HSCCEC08R00019AMD01.doc

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Federal Protective Service

701 Market Street, Suite 400

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Attn: Debby Abraham, (215) 521-2292, Debby.Abraham@dhs.gov

8. NAME AND ADD

RESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State, and ZIP Code)

HSCEEC-08-R-00019

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

October 16, 2008

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE

FACILITY CODE

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; of (c) By separate letter of telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS,

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

IN ITEM 10A.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, Is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DECRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

A. See Page 2

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

STANDARD FROM 30 (REV. 10-83)

PREVIOUS EDITION UNUSABLE

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 DFR) 53.243

A.

Relief on post 3 of the post exhibit is hereby changed from “Yes” to “No”. A revised post exhibit can be requested by e-mailing debby.abraham@dhs.gov

B.

The reference to the paid lunch break in the post exhibit is hereby changed to “unpaid” as follows: Where indicated, relief periods (lunch, breaks, etc.) are authorized by Contract. The Contractor must provide a replacement guard for each employee on an authorized break. Patrol (rover) guards and supervisors shall not be used for replacement.

All full time productive guards working a minimum 8-hour shift shall be provided a paid 15-minute break for each 4 hours of work. This break should normally be scheduled in the middle of each 4-hour period. A 30-minute unpaid lunch break shall also be provided to those individuals. All guards working a 6-hour shift shall be provided a paid 15-minute break and an unpaid 30 minute lunch break. Part-time productive guards working a minimum of 4 hours shall be provided a paid 15 minute break every 4 consecutive hours worked, the cost to cover relief for the productive hours indicated herein must be included in your offer. A revised post exhibit can be requested by e-mailing debby.abraham@dhs.gov

C.

The following questions and answers are hereby provided for informational purposes only:

1) In Ex. 1, Post Descriptions:

You show the Supervisor working 1 hour a day, 7 days a week. Is this correct? If so, how does this work?

Answer: Yes, supervision is required at this facility one hour a day, seven days a week.

2) You show the Supervisor working UNARMED. Shouldn’t the Supervisor be armed when visiting armed posts? If there is a reason for the guard to be armed, it would, on the surface, seem reasonable for any uniformed guard to be armed.

In an emergency, the Supervisor should be able to step in and perform the work until a replacement is found.

Answer: Supervisor is unarmed. Supervisors shall not step-in for Productive Guards as they are there to supervise.

3) Posts 3a, b & c (our nomenclature) Front Lobby, are shown working 2, 2 & 3 hours per day and the relief column indicates relief is necessary. Is this a typo?

Answer: See paragraph A of this amendment.

4) Can we see the current schedule?

Answer: No, as this has no bearing on the present requirement.

5) How many current Supervisors are there? FT/PT

Answer: Supervision is not specified under the current effort.

6) How many current guards are there? FT/PT

Answer: It is up to potential offerors to determine the number of guards required under this effort. The seniority list is below.

7) What weapon/ammo does the current guard staff carry?

Answer: .38 revolvers. Offerors are required to transition to the firearm platform specified in this RFP (i.e. semi-automatic handgun) within the transition period specified in the Statement of Work.

8) Does the current guard staff have the training described in the RFP?

Answer: No, they would require the firearms training on the semi-automatic handgun.

9) Is OC spray permissible?

Answer: No

10) Is there a seniority list available for the current guard force?

Answer: See attached.

11) Is there a list relating to vacation time allotments for the current guard force?

Answer: This information is not available.

12) When is the contract suppose (Sic) to be awarded?

Answer: When the contracting officer signs the contract.

13) Also, when is the deadline for this contract?

Answer: The closing date and time is clearly specified on the SF 1449.

14) For the 18.5 million is that the ceiling amount or the fixed figure for the contract?

Answer: Neither. It is the size standard for the applicable NAICS.

15) Will you be making the post breakdowns and guard hours worked available soon?

Answer: The post breakdowns and guard hours are in the post-exhibit.

16) Would the DHS ICE consider extending the Technical Page count to no more than fifteen (15) pages?

Answer: The “Technical Proposal” is limited to a maximum of 12 pages as specified in the RFP.

Seniority Date

Full Time:

09/01/1999

Y

08/03/2000

Y

08/15/2002

Y

09/20/2002

Y

09/30/2002

Y

04/04/2003

Y

11/15/2004

Y

06/13/2005

Y

02/15/2006

Y

09/19/2007

Y

06/16/2008

Y

06/25/2008

Y