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Maintain Institutional Emergency Readiness. A. The Service Provider shall submit an institutional emergency plan that will be operational prior to start of the Agreement. The plan shall receive the concurrence of the Contracting Officer prior to implementation and shall not be modified without the further written concurrence of the Contracting Officer. B. The Service Provider shall have written agreements with appropriate state and local authorities that will allow the Service Provider to make requests for assistance in the event of any emergency incident that would adversely affect the community. C. Likewise, the Service Provider shall have in place, an internal corporate nation-wide staff contingency plan consisting of employees who possess the same expertise and skills required of staff working directly on this Agreement. At the discretion of ICE, these employees would be required to respond to an institutional emergency at the Facility, when necessary. D. The emergency plans shall include provisions for emergency response by law enforcement agencies. The Facility shall have a plan to provide actions to be taken to ensure an immediate response by the nearest law enforcement agency who can provide emergency services up to and including disturbance control. E. Any decision by ICE or other federal agencies to provide and/or direct emergency assistance will be at the discretion of the Government. The Service Provider shall reimburse the Government for any and all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. F. The Contracting Officer and COTR shall be notified immediately in the event of all serious incidents. Serious incidents include, but are not limited to the following: activation of disturbance control team(s); disturbances (including gang activities, group demonstrations, food boycotts, work strikes, work-place violence, civil disturbances/protests); staff use of force including use of lethal and less-lethal force (includes inmates in restraints more than eight hours); assaults on staff/residents resulting in injuries requiring medical attention (does not include routine medical evaluation after the incident); fights resulting in injuries requiring medical attention; fires; full or partial lock down of the facility; escape; weapons discharge; suicide attempts; deaths; declared or non-declared hunger strikes; adverse incidents that attract unusual interest or significant publicity; adverse weather (e.g., hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, heat waves, tornadoes); fence damage; power outages; bomb threats; central inmate monitoring cases admitted to a community hospital; witness security cases taken outside the facility; significant environmental problems that impact the facility operations; transportation accidents (i.e. airlift, bus) resulting in injuries, death or property damage; and sexual assaults. G. Attempts to apprehend escapee(s) shall be in accordance with the Emergency Plan, which should comply with ICE Detention Operations Manual regarding

Maintain Institutional Emergency Readiness. A. The Service Provider shall submit an institutional emergency plan that will be operational prior to start issuance of the AgreementNTP. The plan shall receive the concurrence of the Contracting Officer COTR prior to implementation and shall not be modified without the further written concurrence of the Contracting Officer. B. CO. The Service Provider shall have written agreements with appropriate state and local authorities that will allow the Service Provider to make requests for assistance in the event of any emergency incident that would adversely affect the community. C. . Likewise, the Service Provider shall have in place, an internal corporate nation-wide staff contingency plan consisting of employees who possess the same expertise and skills required of staff working directly on this Agreementcontract. At the discretion of ICE, these employees would be required to respond to an institutional emergency at the Facility, when contracted facility if deemed necessary. D. . The emergency plans shall include provisions for emergency response by law enforcement agenciestwo or more disturbance control teams. The Facility Protective clothing and equipment for each team member and 30 percent of all additional facility staff members shall have a plan to provide actions to be taken to ensure an immediate response provided by the nearest law enforcement agency who can provide emergency services up to Service Provider, and including disturbance control. E. maintained in a secure location outside the secure perimeter of the facility. Any decision by ICE or other federal agencies to provide and/or direct emergency assistance will be at the discretion of the Government. The Service Provider shall reimburse the Government for any and all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. F. The Contracting Officer and COTR shall be notified immediately in the event of all serious incidents. Serious incidents include, but are not limited to the following: activation of disturbance control team(s); disturbances (including gang activities, group demonstrations, food boycotts, work strikes, work-place violence, civil disturbances/protests); staff use of force including use of lethal and less-lethal force (includes inmates in restraints more than eight hours); assaults on staff/residents resulting in injuries requiring medical attention (does not include routine medical evaluation after the incident); fights resulting in injuries requiring medical attention; fires; full or partial lock down of the facility; escape; weapons discharge; suicide attempts; deaths; declared or non-declared hunger strikes; adverse incidents that attract unusual interest or significant publicity; adverse weather (e.g., hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, heat waves, tornadoes); fence damage; power outages; bomb threats; central inmate monitoring cases admitted to a community hospital; witness security cases taken outside the facility; significant environmental problems that impact the facility operations; transportation accidents (i.e. airlift, bus) resulting in injuries, death or property damage; and sexual assaults. G. Attempts to apprehend any escapee(s) shall be in accordance with the Emergency Plan, which should shall comply with the 2008 PBNDS regarding Emergency Plans. The Service Provider shall submit to the COTR a proposed inventory of intervention equipment (e.g., weapons, munitions, chemical agents) intended for use during performance of this contract. In accordance with ICE Detention Operations Manual regardingpolicy, the use of electromuscular disruption (EMD) devices is prohibited. The COTR, prior to issuance of the NTP, shall provide concurrence of the intervention equipment. The approved intervention equipment inventory shall not be modified without prior written concurrence of the CO. The Service Provider shall obtain the appropriate authority from state or local law enforcement agencies to use force as necessary to maintain the security of the facility. The use of force by the Service Provider shall at all times be consistent with all applicable policies of the 2008 PBNDS on Use of Force.

Maintain Institutional Emergency Readiness. A. The Service Provider shall submit an institutional emergency plan that will be operational prior to start of the Agreement. The plan shall receive the concurrence of the Contracting Officer prior to implementation and shall not be modified without the further written concurrence of the Contracting Officer. B. The Service Provider shall have written agreements with appropriate state and local authorities that will allow the Service Provider to make requests for assistance in the event of any emergency incident that would adversely affect the community. C. Likewise, the Service Provider shall have in place, an internal corporate nation-wide staff contingency plan consisting of employees who possess the same expertise and skills required of staff working directly on this Agreement. At the discretion of ICE, these employees would be required to respond to an institutional emergency at the Facility, when necessary. D. The emergency plans shall include provisions for emergency response by law enforcement agencies. The Facility shall have a plan to provide actions to be taken to ensure an immediate response by the nearest law enforcement agency who can provide emergency services up to and including disturbance control. E. Any decision by ICE or other federal agencies to provide and/or direct emergency assistance will be at the discretion of the Government. The Service Provider shall reimburse the Government for any and all expenses incurred in providing such assistance. F. The Contracting Officer and COTR shall be notified immediately in the event of all serious incidents. Serious incidents include, but are not limited to the following: activation of disturbance control team(s); disturbances (including gang activities, group demonstrations, food boycotts, work strikes, work-place violence, civil disturbances/protests); staff use of force including use of lethal and less-lethal force (includes inmates in restraints more than eight hours); assaults on staff/residents residents/detainees resulting in injuries requiring medical attention (does not include routine medical evaluation after the incident); fights resulting in injuries requiring medical attention; fires; full or partial lock down of the facility; escape; weapons discharge; suicide attempts; deaths; declared or non-declared hunger strikes; adverse incidents that attract unusual interest or significant publicity; adverse weather (e.g., hurricanes, floods, ice/snow storms, heat waves, tornadoes); fence damage; power outages; bomb threats; central inmate monitoring cases admitted to a community hospital; witness security cases taken outside the facility; significant environmental problems that impact the facility operations; transportation accidents (i.e. airlift, bus) resulting in injuries, death or property damage; and sexual assaults. G. Attempts to apprehend the escapee(s) shall be in accordance with the Emergency Plan, which should comply with ICE Detention Operations Manual regarding