Alabama Redstone Arsenal - RFI.pdf

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Please fill in all information below.

Legal Business Name Unique Entity Identifier No Mailing Address City, State, Zip Code Country Toll Free Number Website Address Point of Contact Phone Number Fax E-mail Address My interest in this project is as a (please check one):

□ Prime Contractor ☐ Joint Venture

□ Other (Describe):

Have you performed armed guard services under NAICS code 561612? Yes

Confirm you are a small business under NAICS code 561612 for guard services.

If yes:

□ Small Disadvantage Business

□ Hubzone

□ Women Owned Small Business

□ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business

□ Other 8(a)

If No:☐ Registered in SAM Can you obtain a security license in Alabama under your legal business name or a wholly owned subsidiary of your business?

Does your organization currently possess a Top Secret Facility Clearance from the Defense Security Service (DSS)?

Via Attachment 1 - identify your most relevant project from the past 3-years. If an aggregate is required for relevancy, provided no more than 3 past project forms. If on your most relevant project you were a subcontractor provide details of the level of effort your firm performed to include total annual hours, total number of employees, management/supervision/operational responsibilities.

All responses to questions 1-5 below shall not exceed two (2) pages maximum.

1. Describe your organization’s capability to manage a contract of this magnitude (approximately 120,000.00 annual hours) with geographically dispersed sites to include your company’s organizational structure (roles/responsibilities).

2. Describe your organization experience working with staff covered by a mixture of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the Service Contract Act. Include experience working with Unions and negotiating CBA’s.

3. Describe your organization’s ability to assume the financial responsibilities associated with receiving a contract of this size and ability to transition/start up and sustain operations for at least 150 days after award before payment will be received. Specifically, discuss the assurance that resources are available to meet payroll, subcontracting, and operational obligations at this magnitude. Please do not provide financial statements as part of your response.

4. If subcontracting/teaming is anticipated, describe your organization’s experience in successfully managing subcontracts/teaming partners. Include a detailed description of how your organization guarantees the performance and participation of the potential subcontractor/teaming partner, including a description of the type and expected levels of subcontracting/teaming (magnitude), as well as the type of work that a subcontractor/teaming partner may perform for your organization. Include any existing partnerships or mentor-protégé’ agreements you currently have with a large business partner that may facilitate your ability to coordinate performance on a contract larger in size than your past performance projects.

5. Provide an example(s) of your organization’s ability to support urgent or short notice requirements and the level of effort in terms of duration, total hours and total number of personnel.

DISCLAIMERS AND INFORMATION:

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS) reserves the right to use all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested party in any manner DHS FPS determines appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation.

An interested party should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response.

All interested parties responding to this Sources Sought Notice must submit their responses no later than 4/2/2025 4:00 PM EST via email to Ryan Ferry at Ryan.Ferry@fps.dhs.gov.

You are strongly encouraged to submit your responses to this Sources Sought Notice at least 3 hours before the specified due date/time in order to have time to resolve any transmission problems.

As previously indicated, this is NOT a solicitation, therefore, no cost or pricing information should be provided. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This is a market survey to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the entity’s expression of interest and capabilities statement (as identified above) along with their respective business size based upon the list provided. It is not mandatory for an offeror to respond to this sources sought notice in order to respond to a subsequent solicitation when/if issued.

mailto:Ryan.Ferry@fps.dhs.gov

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ATTACHMENT 1

PAST PROJECT FORM

1. Name of Contractor

1a. Solicitation Number (i.e. the solicitation your firm is responding to)

2. Complete Name of Government Agency, Commercial Firm, or Other Organization for Which Effort Performed.

3. Complete Address of Entity Named in #2 Above

4. Contract Number or Other Reference

5. Date of Project Award

6a. Total Project Price (to include all options):

6b. Current Annual Estimated Price:

7. Period of Performance (to include all options)

8. Level of Security Clearance Required (If applicable)

Completion of blocks 9, 10 and 11 is intended to be utilized to assess the rough order of magnitude performed under the contract. The Government reserves the right to utilize any and all information on the Past Project Form including but not limited to hours, dollars, number of posts, number of PSOs as well as the Past Performance Questionnaires and CPARS Assessments to determine magnitude.

9a. Number of Maximum Productive Protective Security Officer Hours Per Year (Note: If ID/IQ contract, provide the maximum post hours available for the most recent one year ordering period):

9b. Number of Actual Productive Protective Security Officer Hours performed for the most recent one year ordering period:

9c. Number of FTE Protective Security Officers utlized to perform the cited hours in 9b:

9d. Were any of the Protective Security Officer hours cited in 9b unarmed? If so, what was the percentage of Unarmed PSO hours per year?

10. Total Number of Posts Manned with the hours identified in 9b

11. Total Number of Facilities Manned with the hours identified in 9b

12a. Technical Point of Contact (name, title, address, telephone no., and email address)

12b. Contracting or Purchasing Point of Contact (name, title, address, telephone no., and email address)

13. Geographic Location of Work (Country, State or Province, County, City)

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14. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Completion: CPARS is a web-enabled application that collects and manages contractor performance assessments. A CPAR report is required to be completed annually through the conclusion of the contract. Contractors may view their own data at https://www.cpars.gov/.

Contractor Complete the Following by Checking the Appropriate Box:

□ A “finalized” Contractor Performance Assessment Report IS resident in CPARS for this contract for the most recently completed performance period.

□ A “finalized” Contractor Performance Assessment Report IS NOT resident in CPARS for this contract for the most recently completed performance period.

15. Description of Contract Work. In order to establish the relevance of your project to the instant requirement, please describe the scope, magnitude and complexity of this work, comparing and contrasting it to that required under this solicitation. Additionally, describe any unique or unusual requirements of the contract, and performance problems or issues encountered under the performance of the contract. Include discussion of any previous or ongoing Department of Labor investigations of your firm for Service Contract Act or other labor related violations.

For problems/issues noted, describe the method of resolution and/or corrective actions taken. Use a continuation sheet, if necessary.

16. Did this contract require the submission of a subcontracting plan? If so, describe the efforts being made to meet the subcontracting goals contained within the approved plan to include the name(s) of subcontractor(s) used, if any, and a description of the extent of work performed by the subcontractor(s).

https://www.cpars.gov/