Immigration & Naturalization Service, Procurement Division, 425 I Street, N.W., Room 2208, Washington, DC 20536

R -- INS APPEARANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POC Andrea Grimsley, Contracting Officer (202) 514-3420. The Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, (Deportation and Detention Program) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to the Vera Institute of Justice, New York, New York, to conduct a demonstration prehearing supervisory program for approximately 340 aliens whom it has placed in either deportation or exclusion proceedings in the New York City area, which will improve rates for appearance for scheduled hearings in immigration court and surrender for removal and make more effective use of INS's limited detention space. The operation of this project will require the Vera Institute to create and manage the prehearing supervisory program, conduct extensive sociological research into the multitide of factors which determine whether an alien not held in detention appears for scheduled immigration court proceedings, analyze and collate that research into a product which will assist INS in making the most effective use of its limited detention space and removing persons in this country illegally in the most effective and cost efficient manner, and establish and maintain close liason with local law enforcement and social service agencies in the New York City area. The estimated period of performance under the prospective contract is three to four years after contract award. Vera Institute of Justice, a pioneer in creating such programs, is the only source with the requisite knowledge needed to implement and manage the supervisory functions of this demonstration project, having designed it under a federal grant. Vera Institute, a non-profit organization which has conducted over 100 similar projects aimed at expanding the practice of justice in public services and improving the quality of urban life, is the only source with the requisite skill and experience, unique capacity to test ideas through program implementation, operation and research, and the only source with the requisite working relationships with law enforcement and social service agencies in New York City, to fulfill the above-described requirements of the INS in a timely fashion. Interested sources should reply to this announcement by mail to: Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, 425 I Street NW, Room 2208, Washington, D.C. 20536, Attn: Andrea Grimsley. Replies may also be directed to Mrs. Grimsley by facsimile at (202) 514-3353. Replies must be made by mail or facsimile only. No telephone replies will be accepted. See numbered Note 22. (0142)

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