Detainee custody and Transportation Services

This requirement will provide management, transportation, and the escort of non-citizens in a secure manner to provide armed Detention Officer (DO) transportation services within the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Phoenix Field Office (PHO) Areas of Responsibility (AOR). Transportation /detention officer services will entail bus, van, and/or sedan over the road transport services, courtroom security services, and medical escort services and detention officer duties. The mission objective is to pick-up and safely transport non-citizens within PHO AOR as expeditiously and efficiently as possible to/from processing centers, detention facilities, Ports of Entry/Exit, release locations, airports, jails, prisons, court houses, juvenile centers, points of apprehension, hospitals and other points as needed and directed by the ICE/ERO Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The Contractor will be responsible for the security, control, and well-being of detainees and accountable for the detainees personal possessions during transportation / guarding. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary know-how, equipment, personnel, and services to transport detainees of all nationalities. The Contractor shall be required to operate Government-Owned Vehicles (GOV), which will be made available by ICE/ERO, or Contractor-Owned Vehicles (COV), but not a combination of the two. The operation of GOV will be done in compliance with all Federal Government, DHS, ICE, and ERO policies and procedures regarding contractor use of government-owned vehicles. The Contractor shall be capable of providing a uniformed DO staff 24-hoursper day, 7-days per week (including holidays), year-round, for the detention and transportation of detainees in custody and under the responsibility of ICE/ERO on an as-needed basis.