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The Right Wing's Constructive Solution to Abortion Federal Request for Proposal (RFP) for Facility Conversions I. Summary The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has funded the conversion of Criminal Pregnancy Termination Centers into Pregnancy Termination Incarceration Facilities. DoJ seeks a Partner For the Construction Modifications Necessary to Convert Criminal Pregnancy Termination Centers Into Pregnancy Termination Incarceration Facilities. Proposals meeting the criteria discussed below must be delivered to DoJ by 5:00 p.m. June 25, 2009. II. Background Under the Abortion Criminalization Win-Win Act of 2008 (ACWWA), organizations operating facilities related to termination of pregnancy were declared Enemy Combatant Criminal Conspiracies (ECCC) and their assets, Criminal Pregnancy Termination Centers (CPTCs), confiscated by the US Federal Government. Recognizing that ACWWA had potential to overwhelm the Bureau of Prisons (BoP), Congress appropriated funds to convert these CPTC facilities into Pregnancy Termination Incarceration Facilities (PTIFs), thus preventing the need to massively increase the capacity of existing BoP Incarceration & Capital Punishment Facilities (I&CPF). The Department now seeks proposals from qualified applicants who can partner with the BoP to complete the reconstruction of CPTCs. Prospective Partners For the Construction Modifications Necessary to Convert Criminal Pregnancy Termination Centers Into Pregnancy Termination Incarceration Facilities (PFCMNCCPTCIPTIF) are required demonstrate experience with working with federal agencies, tribes, and local governments to identify specific regulations that apply to PTIF reconstruction. DoJ reviewed the responses to its Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP), and determined that certain initial proposals met the eligibility criteria. DoJ now seeks, by June 25, 2009, proposals from those eligible applicants for conversion of CPTCs into PTIFs. DoJ anticipates making approximately $125,500,000,000 available over a five-year period for this purpose. DoJ will partially fund each budget period and will consider funding the balance of budget requests contingent upon satisfactory progress as certified by the BoP Project Officer, the availability of funds, and DoJ priorities. III. Authority DoJ will, as its annual appropriation allows, award financial assistance to the successful applicant in the form of a cooperative agreement. As authorized by 31 U.S.C. §6305, DoJ will be substantially involved in carrying out this project. Anticipated substantial involvement will include collaboration in carrying out the scope of work, technical assistance, approval of the substantive terms of contracts and subawards made with DoJ funds, change of key personnel, and approval of project phases prior to continuation of the project. IV. Applicant Eligibility Only those applicants that have been invited to participate following the RFIPs are eligible. V. Overview of Required Features of Pregnancy Termination Incarceration Facilities. Once fully operational, each PTIF must support the following services: Incarceration of the following classes of Pregnancy Termination (PT) criminals:
A recently completed BoP analysis has identified a number of specific modifications to CPTF buildings that will account for the great majority of PTIF requirements. This analysis is summarized as follows. See Addendum A-23 for details.
BoP estimates that, per the provisions of the Capital Punishment Expansion and Expedience Act of 2008 (CPEEA), individual MV PTFPs, MDs, and PTSS will be housed for approximately two weeks prior to administration of LIP. In addition, MV PTCs will be housed for the remaining Term of Pregnancy (TOP) plus two weeks prior to administration of LIP. Thus, LIACs must have CPEEA-standard capacity to support this combined volume of LIP. BoP has determined that existing CPTFs will provide sufficient square-footage to accommodate MV PTFPs, PTPs, and PTSS during the two weeks that they will be incarcerated, and also MV PTCs during the average of 4 months that they will be incarcerated. In addition, per ECADA, ECADC must have sufficient installed Disinformation Generation Automation Hardware (DGAH) to generate one item of disinformation correspondence from each Enemy Combatant to a BoP-selected EC Associate per month for at least five years following EC LIP. This is a critical function. Besides preventing ECs from communicating National Security information to their Associates, Disinformation Operations (DO) reduce ongoing security issues as new ECCCs are identified and their members directed to PTIFs for intake. DO also facilitate LIP. All reconstructed PTIF must meet environmental aspects of construction operations (i.e., proper medical waste disposal, control of air emissions, etc.). Note that the majority of CTPC already meet relevant standards, although prospective PFCMNCCPTCIPTIFs will be required to assess the additional demands that LIP will impose. In addition, prospective PFCMNCCPTCIPTIFs are required to explore and implement revenue generating activities to reduce the DoJ’s reliance on federal funding. VI. Project Proposal All applicants must submit a proposal that identifies their ability to complete reconstruction of CPTCs into PTIFs. Project proposals must, at a minimum, include the following items: Executive Summary, Project Activities, and Construction Management Plan as outlined below. DoJ will negotiate a detailed scope of work with the successful applicant. The successful applicant will be asked to submit a Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance following negotiation of the work plan (See www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/SF424.pdf) Please note that the final application will be subject to the Executive Order 12372 Intergovernmental Review Process. (See www.cfda.gov/public/EO12372.htm) Applicants must clearly mark information they consider Confidential Business Information (CBI). DoJ will make final confidentiality decisions in accordance with Department regulations at 40 CJP Part 2, Subpart B. Any disputes that arise during the selection process will be resolved in accordance with 40 CFR 330.63 and Part 31, subpart F. (See web-site at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html.) Please note that DoJ reserves the right to reject all proposals or applications and make no awards. VII. Proposal Submission Interested applicants should submit three copies of the proposal to the following address by June 25, 2009. Federal Bureau of Prisons Attn: PTCLIP 320 First St., NW., Washington, DC 20534 Each proposal should not exceed 30 pages and it should include all of the information requested in this solicitation with a break down of budget for each category. A team of DoJ personnel will evaluate the proposals based on the criteria set forth in Section V and identify two applications for further consideration. An authorized Department Approval Official in BoP will select the final applicant. A DoJ award official will make the final award. DoJ expects to select the final cooperative agreement recipient by August 31, 2009. The project will not be funded until DoJ’s operating budget for 2009 receives final approval. For questions, please contact Henry Hymnler by phone at (202) 555-2468, fax at (202) 555-8642 or e-mail at PTCLIP@doj.gov. |
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