Comprehensive Medical Services -FDC Houston

Scope of Work

This solicitation is for Comprehensive Medical Services at FDC Houston (Federal Detention Center, Houston, Texas), issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Field Acquisition Office. The detailed technical scope is contained in Attachment 2, Performance Work Statement (PWS), which is referenced but not included in the text provided, so the specific clinical service requirements are not specified in these documents.

The Government contemplates award of a single indefinite delivery/requirements (IDIQ) type contract with firm-fixed unit prices, consisting of:

• Base Year: 12 months (Item 0001)
• Option Period 1: 12 months (Item 0002)
• Option Period 2: 12 months (Item 0003)
• Option Period 3: 12 months (Item 0004)
• Option Period 4: 12 months (Item 0005)
• Additional FAR 52.217-8 extension option: not to exceed 6 months (Item 0006)

PSC code is Q201 for all line items. NAICS is 622110 with a size standard of $47M. The contract is described as non-personal services, meaning no employer/employee relationship is created between BOP and contractor personnel.

Key Requirements

• Commence full performance of community-based services within 30 calendar days of award or the effective performance period start, whichever is later.
• Submit a complete security clearance investigation package for each institution-based provider within 30 calendar days of award (or within 30 days of a replacement provider becoming necessary).
• Submit a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) for approval before starting performance.
• Specialty care appointments should be available within 14 calendar days of referral, whenever possible.
• Submit/invoice medical claims within 90 calendar days of an inmate's discharge or outpatient encounter.
• Resubmit corrected claims within 30 calendar days of rejection.
• Submit a written monthly estimate of Fiscal Year Obligations, itemized by date of service, provider, inmate name, register number, estimated amount, and billed amount, no later than the 15th of each month (billing review process to begin by the 10th).
• Submit early estimates for August (due by July 15) and September (due by August 15) to ensure end-of-fiscal-year funding coverage.
• Provide copies of labs, x-rays, EKGs, progress notes, and ER working notes to accompany the patient or be faxed immediately to the COR; a physician's written report is due to the COR within 10 business days of discharge/procedure/consultation; pending labs/consultations must be faxed within 10 calendar days of discharge.
• Complete and submit the Federal Bureau of Prisons Vendor Cybersecurity Attestation Form (Attachment 7) at the time of solicitation response, annually, and upon significant changes to services, environment, or data processed.
• Comply with prohibition on non-U.S. citizens accessing or developing DOJ IT systems.
• Meet contractor/subcontractor security and investigative requirements per BOP Program Statement 3732.01 (May 22, 2018), including vouchering, law enforcement checks, fingerprinting, and National Crime Information checks (the excerpt cuts off mid-list, so full investigative procedures are not specified in these documents).
• Maintain a Schedule of Required Insurance (H.04); specific coverage types and limits are not specified in these documents.
• Address and resolve any Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) if the offeror also holds a separate BOP medical claims adjudication contract/agreement (see Eligibility section below).

Note: Amendment 001 (effective 09/17/2026) corrected a clerical error in Attachment 1, updating "Optometrist" to "2d1." The meaning of "2d1" is not specified in these documents.

Submission Instructions

• Response deadline: November 17, 2026, 14:00 ET (per Standard Form 33, Item 9), listed on SAM.gov as 19:00 GMT.
• Offers are to be submitted as sealed offers to the address in Item 8 of the Standard Form 33; the number of required copies is left blank in the fillable form and is not specified in these documents.
• All communications, including technical questions, must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Scott Hewitt-Shiley, at shewittshiley@bop.gov and BOP-ADM-FAO-CMS-S@bop.gov. Questions will not be answered by phone or in person.
• Offerors are cautioned against discussing proposal preparation or technical questions with government technical personnel; doing so may result in non-consideration of the offer.
• Instructions to Offerors incorporate FAR Deviation 52.212-1 and an addendum (Section L), but the detailed content of L.01 through L.04 (Submission Instructions, Technical, Past Performance, and Business proposal preparation instructions) is not included in the provided text, so specific formatting, page limits, or volume requirements are not specified in these documents.
• Offer acceptance period: 60 calendar days from receipt of offers unless a different period is inserted by the offeror (per SF 33 Item 12).

Risks and Red Flags

• Funds are not presently available for this solicitation; no award will be made until funds are confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
• The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation at any time, before or after closing, with no reimbursement of proposal preparation costs to offerors.
• This is a Requirements-type IDIQ contract (52.216-21 Requirements clause, DEVIATION DEC 2025), meaning actual order volume is not guaranteed; specific minimum/maximum order quantities or estimated annual values are not specified in these documents.
• Tight 30-day turnaround for submitting complete security clearance investigation packages for institution-based providers, which may pose onboarding risk for new entrants.
• OCI restriction could disqualify firms with existing BOP medical claims adjudication relationships.
• Monthly billing estimate and claims administration requirements are detailed and administratively burdensome, requiring itemized tracking by encounter and register number.
• Insurance requirements (Schedule of Required Insurance, H.04) and full security investigation procedures are referenced but not fully detailed in the provided text.
• The Performance Work Statement (Attachment 2), Staffing details (Attachment 1), Outcome Measures (Attachment 5), and Cybersecurity Attestation Form (Attachment 7) are referenced but not included in the provided text, limiting full assessment of technical scope and staffing requirements.
• Amendment 001 reflects a clerical correction to staffing/position requirements in Attachment 1, suggesting the original solicitation package may have contained errors; offerors should verify they are using the most current attachment.