The Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau/BOP) is an agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ). It consists of 122 institutions throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico; 6 regional offices, a Central Office (headquarters), 2 staff training centers, and 26 Residential Reentry Management offices.
The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of 153,000 adult Federal offenders. Approximately, 84 percent of these inmates are confined in Bureau-operated facilities, while the balance is confined in secure privately managed or community-based facilities and local jails.
The Bureau provides educational services that assess the foundational skills of inmates and offers additional opportunities which potentially lead to a nationally and internationally recognized high school equivalency credential for all Federal prisoners who participate in the literacy program.
The Bureau intends to make an award for an adult achievement test. The vendor must clearly demonstrate that the adult achievement test will assess the inmate learner’s basic skills in Reading, Language Arts, and Mathematics.
