Prison Population Study

The Nevada State Purchasing Division is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide a prison population study. The study will include projections of the number of persons who will be housed in a facility, on probation, or on parole. The contractor will be required to work collaboratively with the Nevada Department of Corrections, the Division of Parole and Probation, and the Parole Board to understand the unique needs of each department. The contractor will provide projections in an electronic format and will be required to travel to Nevada to provide oral presentations. • The contractor will provide one projection with three separate reports per agency, due on the first Monday of August in even-numbered years and an updated report due on the last Monday of March in odd-numbered years. • The projections will include separate reports for each agency and will be accompanied by population trace vectors and a detailed summary of the major assumptions, methodology, and changes in performance of projections. • The contractor will be held responsible for projecting the population within a specific margin of error due to the nature of the projections and the accuracy that is needed to calculate the funding needed for the various agencies.