A. Section C: (H)(2) located on page 13 of the RFP, Staff minimum requires: The vendor shall, "Provide for the appropriate supervision of federal defendants and the orderly running of the facility.  A minimum ratio of one staff member for every twenty-five residents (1:25) shall be ensured at all times."

This is a required minimum in order to be in compliance with the RFP, unless there are exceptions as noted in subsection (a) “unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Chief USPO/USPSO or his/her designee.”

With staffing ratio, it requires that these staff members are solely dedicated to the transitional living portion where you are interested in the RFP for Provisional Shelter.  The ratio is figured with the number of persons each staff member is responsible for and dedicated to.  In other words, if these staff have to handle the issues at the separate emergency shelter area of your program, they would not be considered dedicated to the Provisional Shelter.