SOLICITATION NOTICE
The United States Probation Office for the Southern District of Illinois is soliciting proposals to provide treatment services for federal defendants and persons under supervision using Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for services beginning October 1, 2025.
The term for this Blanket Purchase Agreement is twelve (12) months with a start date of October 1, 2025, with a provision that shall allow the Government to unilaterally extend the agreement for an additional four (4) years, at four (4) twelve (12) month intervals, at the Government’s discretion.
Section L provides specific directions for potential offerors in completing the proposal. The offeror should fully read Section L and follow the directions set forth. The minimum standards for the services listed are contained in the Clauses and Terms of Agreement. All proposals will be evaluated by the criterion explained in Section M. Note if you intend to subcontract any services, instructions are included in Section L the offeror should follow.
Interested vendors must respond on time, and clearly show:
- they can provide services within the catchment area with a facility available for use,
- such services will be provided by a professional meeting the criteria required, and
- prices of such treatment shall be as low or lower than those charged the vendor’s most favored customer for comparable quantities under similar terms and conditions.
Please note those instances wherein multiple counties are referenced as a catchment area; the vendor must only have one site somewhere within one of the counties identified as the catchment area.
If you have any questions regarding the RFP, please submit your questions in writing no later than August 1, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. via e-mail to ILSPTreatmentServices@ilsp.uscourts.gov. You may NOT call with ANY questions regarding the RFP, regardless how minor the question. All responses will be returned via e-mail, as well as ALL questions and responses posted on the web site under “BPA Questions and Answers.” All final responses will be posted by August 5, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., however, responses will be posted to the website as questions are received. Therefore, please check the web site occasionally while working on the RFP, and prior to submitting the RFP, for any clarification issues.
Proposals are due by Friday August 8, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Proposals may be e-mailed in pdf format to ILSPTreatmentServices@ilsp.uscourts.gov. All e-mail submissions must reference in the subject line, the Solicitation number indicated in Section A, Block 1 of the Solicitation/Offer/Acceptance. Hard copies will not be accepted, unless otherwise noted. It is the responsibility of the offeror to confirm the government’s receipt of the proposal.