BOP Program Statement 5216.06 § 5

a. Foster Homes. A foster home may house one or two delinquents, but no more than two, in

a family home, where there may also be natural or adopted children. The home must be state -

licensed as a foster home. The foster parents may be a married couple or a single parent.

Because these homes are state licensed and house no more than two delinquents, a Bureau

safety inspection of each home is not required.

The contract for foster care services is with the agency providing the service, not the foster

parents.

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b. Juvenile Facilities. Juvenile facilities may be operated by private agencies or units of

government a nd may be secure or not secure.

1) Secure. The facility is surrounded by a security perimeter, and the juveniles do not have

regular, unescorted access to the community.

2) Not Secure or Community-Based. These two terms are used interchangeably to

describe a facility that is not surrounded by a security fence and/or that allows the

juveniles to have regular, unescorted access to the community.

If an Intergovernmental Agreement is used for facilities operated by a unit of

government, including a city, county, state, or an Indian Tribe, the RRM, in cooperation

with the Residential Reentry Management Branch (RRMB) in the Central Office, must

develop the Statement of Work.

Contracts with facilities operated by non-governmental agencies are to be solicited for

through established procurement procedures using the Statement of Work for Juvenile

Facilities, after it is modified, if needed, to apply it to the particular procurement

requirements. After determining the need for services, the RRM should contact t he

RRMB to discuss the appropriate SOW to use. In turn, the RRMB must work with the

Privatization and Special Projects Branch to coordinate the procurement process.