Expression of Interest Capability Statement.docx

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Please fill in all information below.

Legal Business Name

Unique Entity Identifier No

Mailing Address

City, State, Zip Code

Country

Website Address

Point of Contact

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Other (Describe):

Have you performed armed guard services under NAICS code 561612?

· Small Disadvantage Business

· Hubzone

· Women Owned Small Business

· Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

· Other

· If No:☐

Registered in SAM

Can you obtain a security license in Minnesota and Wisconsin under your legal business name or a wholly owned subsidiary of your business?

Does your organization have or previously have had a Top Secret Facility Clearance from the Defense Security Service (DSS).

Via Attachment 1 - identify your most relevant project from the past 3-years. If an aggregate is required for relevancy, provided no more than 3 past project forms.

Responses to questions 1-6 below shall not exceed three (3) pages maximum.

1. Describe your organization’s ability to manage a contract of this size with geographically dispersed sites and if this contract was awarded to your firm describe what if any organizational impact would be necessary to add the new contract into your existing portfolio.

2. Describe your organization experience working with staff covered by a mixture of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the Service Contract Act. Include experience working with Unions and negotiating CBA’s.

3. Describe your organization’s ability to assume the financial responsibilities associated with receiving a contract of this size and ability to transition/start up and sustain operations for at least 150 days after award before payment will be received. Specifically, discuss the assurance that resources are available to meet payroll, subcontracting, and operational obligations at this magnitude. Please do not provide financial statements as part of your response.

4. If subcontracting/teaming is anticipated, describe your organization’s experience in successfully managing subcontracts/teaming partners. Include a detailed description of how your organization guarantees the performance and participation of the potential subcontractor/teaming partner, including a description of the type and expected levels of subcontracting/teaming (magnitude), as well as the type of work that a subcontractor/teaming partner may perform for your organization. Include any existing partnerships or mentor-protégé’ agreements you currently have with a large business partner that may facilitate your ability to coordinate performance on a contract larger in size than your past performance projects.

5. Please provide information listing specific project(s) in which the subcontract/teaming partners have experience working together and detail specific meaningful involvement if any affiliate support was used in the performance of the project(s).

6. Provide an example(s) of your organization’s ability to support urgent or short notice requirements and the level of effort in terms of duration, total hours and total number of personnel.

DISCLAIMERS AND INFORMATION:

DHS, FPS reserves the right to use all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested party in any manner DHS, FPS determines appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. An interested party should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response.

All interested parties responding to this sources sought notice must submit their responses no later than 03/04/2025 5:00 PM CST via email to Clarence Grimes at Clarence.Grimes@fps.dhs.gov and Nikki Finney at Nikki.Finney@fps.dhs.gov .

You are strongly encouraged to submit your responses to this notice at least 3 hours before the specified due date/time in order to have time to resolve any transmission problems.

As previously indicated, this is NOT a solicitation, therefore, no cost or pricing information should be provided. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This is a market survey to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the entity’s expression of interest and capabilities statement (as identified above) along with their respective business size based upon the list provided. It is not mandatory for an offeror to respond to this sources sought notice in order to respond to a subsequent solicitation when/if issued.