Overview
- A Navy solicitation under WEXMAC 2.1, renamed for the Territorial Integrity of the United States, states contractors may be required to provide safe and secure confinement and must accept referrals from ICE.
- Construction could begin as soon as next month, with large facilities planned in Louisiana, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Utah, and Kansas.
- The new sites are expected to be primarily soft-sided tent complexes, and one source said capacity targets reach up to 10,000 people per location.
- Contract documents describe on-site courtrooms, administrative space, and ready access to emergency services and airport transfers under Defense Support of Civil Authorities.
- Officials turned to the Navy’s contracting arm to speed procurement following added congressional funding and rising arrests; the Navy and DHS declined to comment, and a recently opened Fort Bliss facility drew numerous federal standard violations.