The purpose of this task order is to obtain contractor technical and administrative safety, security and suitability standards support services for the U.S. Coast guard (USCG), national maritime…

The U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center awarded a delivery order valued at $548,175.36 to Protection Strategies Inc. (doing business as PSI) for technical and administrative safety, security, and suitability standards support services. Under this task order, effective September 2 through November 7, 2008, PSI provided critical personnel vetting and credentialing support for merchant mariner credential applications. The contractor's responsibilities encompassed evaluating applications for suitability, accuracy, and authenticity through detailed research and investigation, including records management, database queries, legal document review, law enforcement agency coordination, and comprehensive reporting on safety and security determinations. Work was performed at the contractor's facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Protection Strategies Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializing in personnel security support services across federal agencies. The company leverages two significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts—a $3.5 million General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract and a $19.7 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Office of Procurement Operations—to deliver security solutions to various federal clients. This delivery order was not issued under a set-aside designation and represents PSI's work within its broader portfolio of federal security and personnel vetting contracts supporting the Department of Homeland Security and related maritime security functions.

The purpose of this task order is to obtain contractor technical and administrative safety, security and suitability standards support services for the U.S. Coast guard (USCG), national maritime center (NMC). Contractor tasks shall include evaluating merchant mariner credential applications for suitability, accuracy and authenticity by conducting detailed research and investigation, and completing technically complex reviews of records. Specifically, contractor tasks shall include: managing records and files; querying public and law enforcement database resources; reviewing legal documentation; contacting law enforcement agencies and personnel; and preparing correspondence and reports detailing final safety/security and suitability determinations on credential applications. Period of performance 2 sept thru 7 NOV 2008.