Standing Announcement for Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

The Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (ORR/DUCO) is seeking secure care providers to provide temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in ORR custody. The services will be provided by State-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UAC's age and special needs. The secure care provider will manage a specialized population of UAC who have exhibited violent or criminal behavior, serious escape history/risk, extremely disruptive/dangerous behavior in a shelter, and/or disruptive/dangerous behavior in a staff-secure setting. • The care providers must be licensed in the state in which they are located to provide secure care. • The care providers must comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement, the Perez-Olano Settlement Agreement, and other regulations, laws, and ORR policies. • The estimated funding for this opportunity is $15,000,000, with an award ceiling of $8,000,000 and an award floor of $1,000,000. • The opportunity is open to various types of entities, including county governments, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations.