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This document is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the Arizona Department of Administration's State Procurement Office, specifically Solicitation No. BPM006719 for Statewide Emergency Response Services and Solutions. The proposal is from 1596 Strategic Response Solutions, LLC, a Mentor Protégé Joint Venture comprised of Cotton Commercial USA, Inc. (Mentor) and Vision Quest Solutions, Inc. (Protégé), located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The company has 18 years of business experience in Arizona and 29 years of experience providing similar emergency response services.
The proposal details the company's capacity to provide comprehensive emergency response services, including security, medical, fire and EMS consulting, staffing, and support across various Arizona locations. Key capabilities include security technology planning, logistics, inventory management, temporary medical clinic oversight, ambulatory services, wildland firefighting, training, and emergency response planning. The company demonstrated its scalability through previous projects, such as providing security and medical services at the VAI Resort in Glendale (with ability to surge to 150 personnel) and supporting border integrity projects in Yuma and Tucson (with capacity to deploy up to 120 emergency responders). The organization holds multiple Arizona state licenses and certifications, including a Private Security Guard Agency License and various instructor certifications from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
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Request for Proposal
Solicitation No. BPM006719
Statewide Emergency Response Services and Solutions
Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office
Solicitation Attachment – Organization Profile | Revision No. 1 | Revised 11-22
Attachment 8 – Organization Profile
Organization name: 1596 STRATEGIC RESPONSE SOLUTIONS, LLC Year established: 2025
Principal address (street, city, state, ZIP):
3605 Locust ST Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
Branch or division: Emergency Response Parent company or owner:
Mentor Protégé Joint Venture Mentor: Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.
Protégé: Vision Quest Solutions, Inc.
Years of experience providing Materials or Services similar in type and quantity as required by this Solicitation: 29 years
Years of experience performing Services similar in size and scope as required by this Solicitation: 29 years
Years the organization has conducted business in Arizona: 18 years
Contract Representatives
Name Title Phone number Email address
1. Charlie Ford President 605.430.8102 cford@vqops.com
2. Forrest Jackson Executive Vice President 281.932.0171 forrestj@cottonteam.com
3. X X X X
Licenses/Certifications
Description Issuer Number Expiration
4. Arizona State Business License – VQS Arizona Corporation Commission 23050050 Annual Renewal
5. Private Security Guard Agency License – VQS State of Arizona 1727760 5/14/2026
6. Arizona Instructor – Training Instructor Arizona Department of Public Safety 1735396 10/5/2026
7. Arizona Instructor – Firearms Instructor Arizona Department of Public Safety 1735275 10/1/2026
8. Arizona Instructor – Training Instructor Arizona Department of Public Safety 1727761 5/14/2026
Arizona Instructor – Firearms Instructor Arizona Department of Public Safety 1731869 10/25/2026
General Dual State of Arizona ROC 327903 2/28/2026
Financial Information (attach financial statements with income/balance sheets as Supplements)
Rating/Issuer Score/Rank Date
9. Business Information Report Snapshot / Dun and Bradstreet
(VQS)
Paydex Score: 80 (Low Risk) Delinquency Predictor: 84 (Low-Moderate Risk) Financial Stress Percentile: 83 (Low- Moderate Risk) Supplier Evaluation Risk Rating: 3 (Low Risk)
7/12/2023
10. X X X
Capacity
Location Work performed Number of staff Capacity
Request for Proposal
Solicitation No. BPM006719
Statewide Emergency Response Services and Solutions
Arizona Department of Administration State Procurement Office
Solicitation Attachment – Organization Profile | Revision No. 1 | Revised 11-22
11. VAI Resort in Glendale, AZ
Security, Logistics, Inventory, Security Technology Planning and Implementation, Security Response Plan Design and Implementation, Staffing, Training, Management
Providing Security, Medical, and Fire & EMS consulting and staffing services for the largest resort in Arizona. The VQS team has worked from program(s) design to implementation from construction through to full scale operations. The VQS team has the ability to surge in order to provide up to 150 licensed personnel in AZ to accommodate any security, medical, or Fire and EMS need.
12. Yuma, AZ
Security Services, Medical Services, Staffing, Temporary Medical Clinic Oversight and Staffing, Ambulatory Services, Procurement, Wildland Firefighting, Training, Medical Support Planning, Quality Assurance and Control, Response/Evacuation, Patient Care
Vision Quest was the sole provider of security, medical, and Fire and EMS services for a remote project that supported border integrity & National Security. The VQS team was able to provide 100% staffing at all times for all critical services and had a surge mechanism built in to be able to provide 100 Emergency responders in the event of an Emergency.
13. Tucson, AZ
Security Services, Medical Services, Staffing, Temporary Medical Clinic Oversight and Staffing, Ambulatory Services, Procurement, Wildland Firefighting, Training, Medical Support Planning, Quality Assurance and Control, Response/Evacuation, Patient Care
Vision Quest was the sole provider of security, medical, and Fire and EMS services for a remote project that supported border integrity & National Security. The VQS team was able to provide 100% staffing at all times for all critical services and had a surge mechanism built in to be able to provide 120 Emergency responders (Security, Fire & EMS, and Medical Staff) in the event of an Emergency. The Tucson Package Project was the largest border infrastructure ever awarded, and include up to 70 miles of austere, and remote terrain.
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