TRANSPORTATION_SUPPORT_FOR_TEXAS

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations 287(g) Program 287(g) Texas Transportation PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) June 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. -- 1 of 106 -- 1 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.0.1 The Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Directorate of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) promotes public safety and national security by identifying, arresting, detaining, and removing aliens who undermine the integrity of U.S. immigration laws or pose a danger to communities. 1.0.2 The 287(g) Program, authorized under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), delegates specific immigration enforcement authority to train and supervise state and local law enforcement officers, (Designated Immigration Officers – DIOs). Texas maintains one of the largest and most active 287(g) programs in the nation, with more than thirteen thousand (13,000) credentialed DIOs. 1.0.3 To maximize the effectiveness of these partnerships and ensure the immediate transfer of custody for removable aliens identified through the program, ERO requires a dedicated, statewide, armed ground transportation capability that provides safe, secure, humane, and expeditious transport services 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year (24/7/365). 1.0.4 These contract transportation services are intended to provide pickup of individuals in the custody of state and local law enforcement partners under 287(g) provisions for immigration related offenses and delivery to ICE ERO offices or designated detention facilities within Texas and to ICE offices or designated detention facilities in the neighboring states of New Mexico and Oklahoma. 1.0.5 This PWS establishes the requirements for a single contractor to provide armed ground transportation services for individuals arrested under the 287(g) Program throughout the State of Texas, with centralized 24/7/365 dispatch operations co-located at the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center in the greater Nashville, Tennessee area. 1.0.6 As the number of 287(g) partners grows, ICE ERO anticipates transportation needs in all 254 Texas counties. Response time is the key performance metric under this contract. The contractor shall staff and deploy a sufficient number of two-person armed transport teams in Texas to achieve a statewide average response time of 30 minutes or less from dispatch notification to arrival at the pickup location, as calculated on a monthly basis. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK 2.0.1 The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, personnel, training, certifications, equipment, vehicles, facilities (except space for the dispatch center in the 287(g) National Coordination Center), materials, supplies, and quality control necessary to perform safe, secure, humane, and expeditious armed ground transportation services for individuals placed into ICE custody under the 287(g) Program. 2.0.2 Services shall be provided from any location within the state of Texas and shall include transportation to ICE designated locations, including facilities in Oklahoma and New Mexico, when directed. -- 2 of 106 -- 2 2.0.3 Services shall be performed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year (24/7/365), including all federal holidays and during any periods of lapsed appropriations, with no exceptions. 2.0.4 The Government shall not exercise supervision or control over the contractor’s performance of the services described herein. The contractor’s personnel shall remain accountable solely to the contractor, who, in turn, is responsible to the Government for ensuring that all tasks are performed in accordance with the requirements of this PWS. 2.0.5 Services are intended for transportation of detainees from state, local, tribal, and other 287(g) partners into ICE custody. However, transportation requests may also include transfers between ICE facilities or from other federal partners to ICE facilities based upon ICE operational needs. 2.0.6 While transportation services are intended for all of Texas within the 120-day transition period, initially the highest priority areas will be the counties in and around the following metro areas and should be operationalized immediately (within 30 days): Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Houston. 2.0.7 The transportation services provided in this contract should be scalable in order to accommodate any future contracts or contract amendments, such that the size and scope can be reduced to a smaller footprint in Texas or a footprint that can be expanded beyond Texas and into other states/regions. 2.1 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 2.1.1 The proposed period of performance is four years, structured as: 2.1.2 Base Period: 12 months (includes 120-day transition in). 2.1.3 Option Period: 36 months. 2.2 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE 2.2.1 Primary place of performance: State of Texas (all 254 counties). 2.2.2 Delivery locations: ICE or ICE designated facilities in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, as directed. 2.2.3 Dispatch Center: Space will be available within the ICE 287(g) National Coordination Center in the greater Nashville, Tennessee area. This Coordination Center is in the planning stages and is projected to become operational in 2026. 2.3 TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY 2.3.1 Telework eligibility under this contract: None. -- 3 of 106 -- 3 2.4 HOURS OF WORK 2.4.1 The contractor shall ensure adequate staffing coverage to meet operational requirements 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year (24/7/365). 2.4.…