Amendment_2_RFP32110-22726.pdf

This is Amendment #2 to Request for Proposals #32110-22726 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services for comprehensive facility protection services to safeguard state-owned and state-leased facilities across multiple regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. The amendment updates the RFP schedule of events with revised critical dates: the pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; the written questions and comments deadline is March 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; the response deadline is April 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; technical response evaluations will be completed by May 26, 2026; cost proposals will open and be scored on May 27, 2026; optional negotiations may occur between June 3-10, 2026; the State Notice of Intent to Award will be released on June 11, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.; the protest period ends June 18, 2026; the contractor signature deadline is June 25, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; and 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 and potential 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), with no minimum purchase guaranteed. The contractor bears all costs associated with licenses, permits, background checks, training, equipment, uniforms, vehicles, firearms, insurance, and drug screening. Required insurance includes cyber liability coverage 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 incumbent contractor, currently providing services under Contract #73187, is eligible to compete. The 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), with contract award to the responsive and responsible respondent offering the best overall value.