70 -- ENFORCE REMOVAL MODULE -- SOURCES SOUGHT

Notice Date

November 1, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Justice, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Headquarter's Procurement Division, 425 I Street, N.W. Room 2208, Washington, DC, 20536

ZIP Code

20536

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-INSHQPRO-ENFORCE-01

Response Due

November 14, 2001

Point of Contact

Rodney Gartrell, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-514-5626, Fax 202-616-2414, Email rodney.a.gartrell@usdoj.gov -- Madan Kar, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-514-1420, Fax 202-616-2414, Email madan.m.kar@usdoj.gov

Description

The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is developing an automated system called the ENFORCE Removal Module (EREM) to support its detention and removal (D&R) operations. As a part of this effort, the INS is considering integrating a commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) detention product and in-house application development for the INS-unique removal processes. The INS is interested in finding COTS products that closely match detention functionality documented for EREM in existing concept of operations and functional requirements documents in order to determine the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of employing this design and development approach. In addition, the INS is requesting cost and technical information about such products to assist this evaluation. EREM is in the initial, concept development stage of the system development life cycle (SDLC). It will have two major functions. One function will be to support business processes related to removal. These processes include the management of casework, the management of bonds, and determination of custody. It is anticipated that this first function will be automated through an in-house development effort. The second function will support the tracking of detainees while in INS custody. This includes booking a subject in and out of detention facilities, capturing basic biographic information about the subject, maintaining information about the subject while in INS custody, and maintaining information about detention facilities. EREM will also offer reporting and query capability as well as application system administration. It is anticipated that EREM will eventually phase out an existing legacy mainframe system, the Deportable Alien Control System (DACS). Initially, there may also be interface with DACS. The results of a separate, on-going cost-benefits analysis will determine whether EREM will be either a client/server or a web-based application. A system constraint is that EREM shall store data in and retrieve data from the Enforcement Integrated Database (EID). The EID currently stores data on apprehended subjects as entered by the ENFORCE Apprehension Booking Module and IDENT, a module that identifies subjects based on fingerprints. It uses an Oracle version 7.3.4.5 database that will be upgraded shortly to Oracle 8i. The EID is designed using a normalized data model and incorporates judicious denormalization for application performance enhancement. EREM is part of the INS vision for the Enforcement Case Tracking System (ENFORCE), which shall automate INS enforcement processes end-to-end. For example, information on subjects apprehended by the Border Patrol is entered into ENFORCE through the Apprehension Booking Module. This same information, without passing through an interface, shall be available to Detention & Removal personnel through EREM for detention and subsequent removal processing. Possible interfaces with EREM include the following INS internal and external systems: the Performance Analysis System (PAS); IDENT, an automated biometrics identification module; the Public Health Service's Detention Medical Information System (DMIS); the Automated National System for Immigration Review (ANSIR); the National Crime Information Center (NCIC); and the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service (JPATS). EREM will be a nationwide system supporting up to 13,400 users. The INS detains approximately 20,000 persons at any given time and completes approximately 340,000 detention facility admissions, transfers, and releases annually. The INS uses a variety of types of detention facilities. These include INS owned and operated, private sector contract facilities and facilities owned and operated by other correctional and/or law enforcement agencies. EREM will maintain records on each facility to include name, location, capacities, security levels, per-diem costs where applicable, INS population, accreditation, and federal inspections information. =20 A detention COTS product, including its database, should be well documented. The Government intends to obtain the rights to the source code, executable code, documentation, and related materials required to allow the INS to modify a detention COTS product to meet its needs and to support new requirements as they arise. Responses to this request for information are not offers and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited. Please respond electronically with any general questions and requested information to: Rodney.A.Gartrell@usdoj.gov. Final cost and technical information is due by 2:00pm EST on 11/14/2001.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011105/70SOL002.HTM (D-305 SN5120A9)