Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. IntroductionMontgomery County, Maryland is issuing this solicitation for a Master Facilities Confinement Study that willimpact both correctional operations and the larger criminal justice system in Montgomery County, Maryland.At all times this should be seen as a multi-agency endeavor involving key stakeholders in the day-to-daypractice of both correctional operations and wider criminal justice interface with the full range of partneragencies and organizations. Offerors should read this RFP in the context of collaborative criminal justiceoperations, which characterize the way business is conducted in this public policy area in MontgomeryCounty, Maryland.Criminal justice/stakeholder participation must always be a point of consideration. At a minimum this wouldinclude referencing and understanding involvement of the following key stakeholder components:-Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (County)-Montgomery County Department of Police (County)-Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (County)-State's Attorney's Office Prosecutor (County)-Montgomery County Circuit Court (County/State)-District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County (State)-District Court Commissioners District Court of Maryland (State)-Office of the Public Defender Montgomery County Office (State)-Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission (County)-Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Screening, Reentry and SubstanceAbuse Programs (County)-Maryland Division of Parole and Probation Montgomery County Offices - Department of PublicSafety and Correctional Services, DPSCS (State)-CountyStat, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (County)-Office of Management and Budget (County)-Department of Technology Services (County)-Department of General Services, Division of Building Design and Construction (County)-Office of Intergovernmental Relations (County)-Office of the County Attorney (County)-Montgomery County Council (County) and-Municipal Police Departments City of Gaithersburg, City of Rockville, Takoma Park and Village ofChevy Chase.This is not a list of desirable linkages, but indeed a stakeholder list that is fully functional in MontgomeryCounty. Cross-agency collaboration is a core element of criminal justice practice. Sensitivity to both corecorrectional practices and other stakeholder agencies is a mandated requirement in submitting a responseto this RFP. To be even more direct while the project at hand is supporting the construction of a newcriminal justice complex with strong jail components - systemic criminal justice operations must beconsidered at all times. This is not to be a theoretical, textbook consideration, but must reflect documentedbest practices that impact population outcomes and carry a strong potential for improving cross-agencycollaboration. While all stakeholder agencies have their own core mission with strong legal, operational andorganizational elements, working together speaks volumes about efficiency, cost containment and bestpractices without challenging either public safety outcomes for the residents of Montgomery County orcontradicting the legal mission of any individual stakeholder agency. He Master Facilities Confinement Study will focus on the following issue areas:-Analysis supporting a process leading to the construction of a new CJC that will replace the existing MCDCand Police CPU operated and managed by the DOCR for all law enforcement agencies that conductoperations in Montgomery County. The CJC will serve critical correctional and criminal justice needsincluding but not limited to arrest booking, central jail intake, offender arrival, offender initial appearance,video bond review, initial classification, and releases from the Montgomery County DOCR-Analysis addressing the appropriate timetable for expansion of the MCCF. The MCCF has a maximumcapacity of 1,200 and at the present time is not overcrowded. The facility was built with sufficientinfrastructure (building systems, HVAC, kitchen and laundry capacity, etc.) to accommodate two additionalhousing units totaling 128 additional beds. This Master Facilities Confinement Study shall advise the Countyin the capital planning section when those beds need to be projected to come on line to handle public safetyneeds of the criminal justice system. The infrastructure is in place already this Study will advise when thebed space should be ready and when that process should begin-Analysis addressing screening options at the PRRS. The 164 bed facility is a stand-alone, minimumsecurity facility for offenders who are nearing release. Not all beds are filled with County prisoners. TheMaster Facilities Confinement Study shall consider screening options that might expand local bed spaceutilization or other possible uses for 10-20 beds at the PRC site-Analysis and report meeting all specific program requirements from the Maryland Department of PublicSafety and Correctional Services (MDPSCS) Division of Capital Construction and Facilities Maintenanceto secure State of Maryland participation in the funding of this new major CJC. These requirements includebut are not limited to: assessment of current conditions, inmate population projections, alternative toincarceration programs, potential improvements to multi-agency aspects of pre-trial process, sentencingalternatives and capital improvement plan
