PREA Auditing Service - RFI

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility External Review and Analysis Unit PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA) AUDITING SERVICES Statement of Work (SOW) March 9, 2026 Confidentiality Statement WARNING: This document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). It contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). It is to be controlled, stored, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accordance with DHS policy relating to FOUO information and is not to be released to the public or other personnel who do not have a valid “need-to-know” without prior approval of an authorized DHS official. BACKGROUND DETENTION FACILITY TYPES OBJECTIVES GENERAL REQUIREMENTS PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE TRANSITION PERIOD PLACE OF PERFORMANCE HOURS OF OPERATION RECOGNIZED FEDERAL HOLIDAYS ROLES AND RESPONSIBILIITES OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL TRAVEL GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT (GFE) GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION (GFI) POST AWARD CONFERENCE/PERIODIC PROGRESS EMERGENCY, NATURAL DISASTER AND OTHER OCCURRENCES DATA RIGHTS, WORK PRODUCT, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION STANDARD OF CONDUCT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TASKS TRAINING LABOR CATEGORIES EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS (Key Personnel) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST AVOIDANCE INFORMATION DELIVERABLES ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA NOTICE REGARDING LATE DELIVERY QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MONITORING OF WORK DELIVERABLES BACKGROUND The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)1 Final Rule, 6 CFR Part 115, ICEB–2012–0003; RIN 1653–AA65, Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities (March 7, 2014)2 establishes robust safeguards against sexual abuse and assault of individuals in DHS custody for facilities utilized by: The Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), the entity responsible for managing detainees in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and by extension, the facilities where individuals who are in ICE custody are detained; and The Office of Field Operations (OFO) and the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), organizational elements of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within DHS. CBP detains individuals in holding facilities for the shortest time necessary to process, release, repatriate or transfer. These standards prescribe a wide range of requirements for ICE’s long term immigration detention facilities and ICE’s and CBP’s short-term holding facilities with regard to preventing, detecting, and responding to incidents of sexual abuse and assault, including requirements related to screening, risk assessment, staff training, detainee education, reporting, coordinated response, medical and mental health care, investigation, and data monitoring. DHS divided the standards into three separate subparts - A, B, and C. Provisions contained in Subpart A—Standards for Immigration Detention Facilities, are applicable to ICE’s immigration detention facilities. ICE is the only agency within DHS that falls under Subpart A. Provisions contained in Subpart B—Standards for DHS Holding Facilities Coverage, are applicable to ICE’s and CBP’s holding facilities. Provisions contained in Subpart C—External Auditing and Corrective Action, are specific to DHS’ implementation of the audits and ensuring agency compliance with the standards. Subpart C is applicable to ICE and CBP. DETENTION FACILITY TYPES Facilities that house ICE or CBP detainees are classified as one of the following: Service Processing Centers (SPCs): ICE-owned facilities staffed by a combination of Federal employees and contract staff; Contract Detention Facilities (CDFs): Owned by private companies and contracted directly with ICE; Intergovernmental Service Agreements (IGSAs): Services at IGSA facilities are provided to ICE by States or local governments through agreements and may be owned by the State or local government, or a private entity. There are two types of IGSA facilities: Dedicated IGSA facilities, which house detained migrants only, and non-dedicated (i.e., shared) IGSA facilities, which may house a variety of detainees and inmates; and, 1 Where DHS is referenced in this SOW it should be understood as inclusive of both ICE and CBP agencies, unless otherwise stated. 2 To be referred to herein after as the “DHS PREA Standards.” Holding and staging facilities: Operated by ICE or CBP and are designed for confinement that is short-term in nature, but are permanent structures intended primarily for the purpose of such confinement. Soft-sided facilities: SPCs, CDFs, and D-IGSA and IGSA facilities are confinement facilities that routinely hold persons for more than seventy-two (72) hours pending resolution or completion of immigration removal operations or processes.3 Holding and staging facilities are facilities that contain holding cells, cell blocks, or other secure enclosures that are: (1) under the control of the agency; and, (2) primarily used for short-term confinement of individuals who have recently been detained pending release or transfer to or from a court, jail, prison, other agency, or longer-term housing.4 ICE’s facilities are subject to the DHS PREA Standards as a result of new contracts, contract renewals, or substantive contract modifications; however, contract terminations, facilities with an ‘as needed’ bed capacity, along with many other factors, may affect an agency’s total active facility count. Therefore, the number of immigration detention facilities and holding facilities to be audited will adjust over time. ICE anticipates approximately 22% (25 estimated facilities) of its audits will occur at holding facilities and approximately 78% (90 estimated facilities) will occur at immigration detention facilities.5 Of the immigration detention facilities, ICE r…