Amendment_1_RFP32110-22726.pdf

This is Amendment #1 to RFP #32110-22726 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services for comprehensive facility protection services. The amendment updates the schedule of events for the solicitation, which seeks armed Facility Protection Officers, supervisors, contract managers, assistant contract managers, and recruiters/quality control managers to safeguard state-owned and state-leased facilities across multiple regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. Key revised dates include a Pre-response Conference on February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; a Notice of Intent to Respond Deadline of February 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; a Written Questions and Comments Deadline of March 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; State Response to Written Questions and Comments on April 6, 2026; a Response Deadline of April 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; Technical Response Evaluations completion by May 5, 2026; Cost Proposal opening on May 6, 2026; optional negotiations from May 13-20, 2026; Notice of Intent to Award release on May 21, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. CST; end of protest period on May 28, 2026; and Contractor Signature Deadline of June 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST. The contract has an effective date of January 1, 2027, with an initial term of thirty-six months, renewable for up to two additional twelve-month periods at the State's sole option, with potential term extension up to 180 days, not to exceed sixty months total.

The estimated state liability during the contract term is fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), though no minimum purchase is guaranteed. The incumbent contractor, providing services under Contract #73187 from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025, is eligible to compete. Historical contract data indicates annual Facility Protection Officer hours ranging from 124,122 hours in 2022 to 301,314 hours in 2025. The contractor bears all costs associated with licenses, permits, background checks, training, equipment, uniforms, vehicles, firearms, insurance, and drug screening, including quarterly random testing of ten percent of the workforce. Required insurance coverage includes cyber liability insurance of three million dollars per occurrence and five million dollars annually, along with commercial general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, professional liability, and crime insurance. The solicitation does not designate specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises; however, all respondents must certify compliance with Iran Divestment Act requirements and attest that they will not knowingly utilize illegal immigrants in contract performance.