FPO Request Form Summary

This is an FPO (Facility Protection Officer) Request Form attachment related to a Request for Proposals issued by the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, Central Procurement Office, on behalf of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security for comprehensive facility protection services. The solicitation seeks armed Facility Protection Officers, supervisors, contract managers, assistant contract managers, recruiters, and quality control managers to safeguard state-owned and state-leased facilities across multiple regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. A pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; written questions are due by March 4, 2026, with official responses issued March 25, 2026; proposals are due April 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST; technical evaluations will be completed by April 23, 2026; cost proposals will open April 24, 2026; optional negotiations may occur May 1-8, 2026; and a Notice of Intent to Award will be released May 11, 2026. The contract will have 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.

Historical contract data indicates annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 hours in 2022 to 301,314 hours in 2025, demonstrating significant service scale. The estimated state liability during the contract term is fifty million dollars ($50,000,000); however, no minimum purchase is guaranteed, and 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. The incumbent contractor, providing services under Contract #73187 from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025, is eligible to compete. 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. All respondents must certify compliance with Iran Divestment Act requirements and attest that they will not knowingly utilize illegal immigrants in contract performance.