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Attachment L is a visual reference document for the State of Tennessee Department of General Services, Central Procurement Office, acting on behalf of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, depicting Tennessee's three Grand Divisions. This image supports RFP 32110-22726 for comprehensive facility protection services requiring armed Facility Protection Officers, supervisors, contract managers, assistant contract managers, recruiters/quality control managers, and related personnel to safeguard state-owned and state-leased facilities across multiple regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. The contractor must provide all necessary personnel, equipment, training, supervision, and management required to comply with state law, post orders, and operational procedures. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; written questions and comments are due by March 4, 2026, with official state 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 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); however, 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, with historical contract data indicating annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 hours in 2022 to 301,314 hours in 2025. The solicitation does not designate specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or other protected classifications. 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 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. Required qualifications include maintaining a valid Tennessee Contract Security Company License, establishing a physical office location in each of Tennessee's three Grand Divisions, providing proof of Tennessee Department of Revenue sales tax registration before contract execution, and employing personnel meeting extensive training requirements including 24 hours of firearms instruction with 75% proficiency demonstration.