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This is an image file attachment 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 image file is labeled "New Attachment K – Final Approved Design Sedan.jpg" and appears to be a vehicle design specification related to the facility protection services contract. The RFP solicits proposals to provide armed Facility Protection Officers, supervisors, contract managers, and related personnel to protect state-owned and state-leased facilities across multiple regions including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Jackson, Lawrenceburg, and Cookeville. The pre-response conference is scheduled for February 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CST; written questions are due March 4, 2026, with state 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 proposals opening April 24, 2026, optional negotiations occurring May 1–8, 2026, and a Notice of Intent to Award released May 11, 2026. The contract is effective 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 extension up to 180 days, not to exceed sixty months total.

The contractor must provide ten vehicles no more than three years old marked as FPO vehicles, with design specifications detailed in the referenced image attachment. The estimated state liability is fifty million dollars with no guaranteed minimum purchase. The contractor bears all costs for licenses, permits, background checks, 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 three million dollars per occurrence and five million dollars annually, plus commercial general liability, workers' compensation, automobile liability, professional liability, and crime insurance. The incumbent contractor, providing services under Contract #73187 from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025, is eligible to compete. Historical contract data indicates annual FPO hours ranging from 124,122 in 2022 to 301,314 in 2025. Evaluation will award points based on general qualifications and experience (maximum 15 points), technical qualifications and approach (maximum 55 points), and cost proposal (maximum 30 points).