PREA Auditing Service - RFI

Background
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to acquire professional auditing services to maintain compliance with the DHS Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards. The contractor will conduct audits of all eligible Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detention facilities, ICE holding facilities, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) holding facilities to assess each facility's compliance with these standards.

The DHS PREA Standards establish safeguards against sexual abuse and assault in confinement facilities used by ICE and CBP.

Work Details
The contractor will perform the following tasks: conduct audits at approximately 115 facilities over a three-year period, ensuring each immigration detention facility is audited at least once every three years, and holding facilities housing detainees overnight are audited within three years of July 6, 2015.

The contractor must prepare for audits, review facility documentation, draft reports, and provide deliverables such as audit reports, corrective action plans, responses to government commentary on reports, annual summary reports, and lists of cleared employees. The contractor will also be responsible for training personnel as required by ICE or CBP.

Period of Performance
Base Period: 09/13/2026 - 09/12/2027; Option Period 1: 09/13/2027 - 09/12/2028; Option Period 2: 09/13/2028 - 09/12/2029; Option Period 3: 09/13/2029 - 09/12/2030; Option Period 4: 09/13/2030 - 09/12/2031.

Place of Performance
Approximately 30% of the work will be performed onsite at DHS immigration detention facilities or holding facilities in the Continental United States (CONUS), while the remaining work will be conducted at the contractor's personal or corporate workspaces. Some audits may occur in Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations such as Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories, and Possessions.

Bidder Requirements
Bidders must have personnel who can obtain CBP background investigations clearance. The contractor's staff must not have received financial compensation from DHS within three years prior to the start of this contract unless it was for conducting other audits or consulting related to detention reform. A privacy lead with specific qualifications may be required if the contract involves IT systems that require privacy documentation.

Incumbent Analysis (see Incumbents section for more detail)
This opportunity appears to have a confirmed incumbent, Creative Corrections, based on prior DHS PREA auditing awards under 70CDCR21D00000007 and related contract actions (including option periods) totaling approximately $5.9M for 09/13/21–06/11/26, with additional option work valued at about $894K (09/13/24–09/12/25) and $1.09M (09/13/25–09/12/26). The prior work involved professional PREA auditing services for ICE and CBP facilities, including conducting audits, preparing reports and corrective action plans, and supporting travel/training—activities that closely align with the current RFI’s requirement to audit ICE immigration detention and holding facilities and CBP holding facilities for compliance with DHS PREA Standards.