E-ALERT: Volume 3, Number 6 - Correction
TASK FORCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Residential Reentry Program (Please note: the previous notice did not include the link to the solicitation.)

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has released a solicitation (RFP-NAS-0171-2006) through www.fedbizopps.gov inviting faith-based and community organizations to submit proposals for a new pilot program in which the contractor would design and implement faith-based programming for a single-faith, residential re-entry cellblock at one or more pilot site prisons. The purpose of the Life Connection's residential re-entry program is to facilitate personal transformation for the participating inmates through their own spirituality or faith, and thereby reduce recidivism through promoting the virtues of productive work, respect for others, self-worth, responsibility, and accountability. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments and pre-proposal conference information, will be distributed solely through www.fedbizopps.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Faith-based and community-based organizations are encouraged and have the right to submit offers/bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. (Solicitation: http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFP%2DNAS%2D0171%2D2006/SynopsisP.html)

Dates to note:

April 10: deadline for email registration for the April 18 pre-proposal conference in DC

April 10: deadline for written questions to BOP's contract officer

April 18: pre-proposal conference in DC (transcription of meeting will available)

May 2: noon deadline for applications

Questions may be directed to Ms. Jan Johns at jjohns@bop.gov.

The Task Force welcomes your comments and inquiries.

Please contact us at:

Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20530
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
E-Mail: FBCI@usdoj.gov
E-Alerts archives: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci/ealert.html