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This is an image file 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 image depicts the final approved design for three marked Facility Protection Officer (FPO) vehicles that will be utilized across multiple service regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. The solicitation requires the contractor to provide ten vehicles no more than three years old marked as FPO vehicles, with this design image serving as the approved specification for vehicle identification and branding standards. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; written questions are due by March 4, 2026, with 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 thirty-six-month term, renewable for up to two additional twelve-month periods at the State's option, not to exceed sixty months total.

The estimated state liability during the contract term is $50,000,000 with no guaranteed minimum purchase. The incumbent contractor is eligible to compete, with historical contract data indicating annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 in 2022 to 301,314 in 2025. The contractor bears all costs associated with licenses, permits, training, equipment, uniforms, vehicles, firearms, insurance, and drug screening, including quarterly random testing of ten percent of the workforce. Required insurance includes cyber liability coverage of $3,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 annually, along with commercial general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, professional liability, and crime insurance. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are designated; however, all respondents must certify Iran Divestment Act compliance and attest that they will not knowingly utilize illegal immigrants.