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day, while detainees await transfer to the BOP. Ownership of the 737-800 and 737-700 aircraft
have proven to provide JPATS greater operational flexibility, fewer logistical concerns due to a
common platform for all large aircraft, and a reduced security risk. With this additional asset,
JPATS is now able to readily conduct on-demand flights for its partners to overseas locations
such as the District of Hawaii without external resources. JPATS conducted its first mission of
the newly purchased 737-800 in February 2022, and regularly conducts flights as required by
JPATS’ customers.
JPATS Increased Value
JPATS provides value and meets customer expectations by continually reviewing program
performance metrics and accommodating customer requirements. JPATS monitors weekly,
monthly, and quarterly performance, and provides reports to the USMS Director and the JPATS
Executive Committee through the JPATS Working Group. JPATS continues to seek solutions
that add value to the program. For example, JPATS is working toward executing Phase II of the
Cyclical Replacement plan. The solicitation to acquire another Next Gen aircraft was posted in
late FY 2023 and awarded in the first quarter of FY 2024. The delivery of the new aircraft is
expected in early second quarter of FY 2024.
For the contract period of FY 2019 through FY 2023, JPATS transitioned its aircraft
maintenance provider from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Universal Service
Agreement to an industry leading commercial aircraft maintenance vendor. This transition
increased value to JPATS customers by reducing maintenance costs and minimizing aircraft
downtime. Given this success, JPATS re-competed the contract and the same commercial
vendor won the contract for the period FY 2024 through FY 2028. The vendor is a proven
experienced maintainer that provides exceptional maintenance and repair capabilities, quality
aircraft parts service, and contributed to sustaining a 99 percent Boeing 737 mission reliability
rate in FY 2023.
Based upon the Executive Order 14006’s requirement to eliminate the use of private prison
facilities, BOP and the USMS deactivated many private facilities across the United States from
FY 2021 through FY 2023. With Nevada Southern Detention Facility near Las Vegas planned
deactivation and no other housing options available for the JPATS Las Vegas hub, JPATS
assessed future stationing options for its Boeing 737-700 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Based upon an
analysis of national prisoner demands, the Executive Order, and notification of BOP mission
changes at United States Penitentiary (USP) Leavenworth, JPATS recommended a relocation to
Kansas City, Missouri.
In September of 2023, JPATS relocated its Las Vegas aircraft to Kansas City. At the same time,
JPATS completed a Transfer of Function for the 11 positions based in Las Vegas to the Kansas City
site and closed out the General Services Administration (GSA) lease for the operational site at the
Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. Currently, hub beds in USP Leavenworth have not
become available to JPATS. However, JPATS worked with the USMS Prisoner Operations
Division to obtain alternative prisoner housing. This location, along with the primary Oklahoma
City operational site, will optimize route effectiveness and provide higher seat utilization in the
national prisoner transportation network. Stationing aircraft closer to USMS detainee housing and