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This is an image file (New Attachment K – Final Approved Design 2 SUV.jpg) referenced in 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/quality control managers, and related personnel to safeguard state-owned and state-leased facilities across Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. The image appears to depict an approved vehicle design for facility protection operations, consistent with the contract requirement to provide ten marked FPO vehicles no more than three years old. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; written questions are due March 4, 2026, with official responses issued March 25, 2026. Proposals are due April 1, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, with technical evaluations completed by April 23, 2026, cost proposal opening April 24, 2026, optional negotiations May 1-8, 2026, and Notice of Intent to Award released May 11, 2026. The contract is effective January 1, 2027, with an initial thirty-six-month term, renewable for up to two additional twelve-month periods at the State's sole option, with 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 guaranteed minimum purchase. The contractor bears all costs including licenses, permits, background checks, training, equipment, uniforms, vehicles, firearms, insurance, and drug screening. The incumbent contractor, providing services under Contract #73187 from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025, is eligible to compete; historical data indicates annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 in 2022 to 301,314 in 2025. Evaluation awards points based on general qualifications and experience (15 points maximum), technical qualifications and approach (55 points maximum), and cost proposal (30 points maximum). The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including cyber liability 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 a valid Tennessee Contract Security Company License, physical office locations in each of Tennessee's three Grand Divisions, and proof of Tennessee Department of Revenue sales tax registration before contract execution.