Amendment_1_RFP32110-22726.pdf

This is Amendment #1 to Request for Proposals #32110-22726 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services on behalf of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security for comprehensive facility protection services. The amendment updates the RFP schedule of events with revised dates for key milestones. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; the deadline for written questions and comments is March 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; and the response deadline is April 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST. Technical response evaluations will be completed by May 5, 2026, with cost proposals opening on May 6, 2026. Optional negotiations may occur between May 13 and May 20, 2026. The State will release a Notice of Intent to Award on May 21, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. CST, with the protest period ending May 28, 2026. The contractor signature deadline is June 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST. The contract will have an initial term of thirty-six months beginning January 1, 2027, with renewal options for up to two additional twelve-month periods and potential extension up to 180 days, not to exceed sixty months total.

The RFP seeks armed Facility Protection Officers, supervisors, contract managers, and related personnel across multiple regions in Tennessee including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. Evaluation will award points based on general qualifications and experience (maximum 15 points), technical qualifications and approach (maximum 55 points), and cost proposal (maximum 30 points). The incumbent contractor under Contract #73187 is eligible to compete. Historical contract data indicates annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 hours in 2022 to 301,314 hours in 2025. The estimated state liability during the contract term is fifty million dollars, though no minimum purchase is guaranteed. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including 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 as specified in the contract documents.