RFP_30501-01726_Notice_of_Intent_to_Award.pdf

Date: October 1, 2025

Dear Respondents:

Thank you for your responses to RFP 30501-01726 Security Guard Services. The State has completed its evaluation of all responses, and the subject procurement records are open for public inspection from October 2, 2025 through October 8, 2025 between 8:00AM Central Time and 4:30PM Central Time. If you have any questions, contact the Solicitation Coordinator listed below.

The following respondent is recommended for contract award:

• Metropolitan Security Services, Inc., dba Walden Security

This notification by the State of intent to award shall NOT create rights, interests, or claims of entitlement in any respondent. This notification is not an acceptance of any offer, and the State retains the right to reject any response.

As provided in the CPO’s Procurement Procedures Manual, the open file for this solicitation consists of the following:

• A copy of the solicitation and any amendments or clarifications thereof;

• A copy of any approved Rule Exception Request;

• Any Conflict of Interest Disclosure documentation;

• Any evaluator attestations;

• A list of all vendors solicited to participate in the procurement;

• A copy of each evaluated response;

• A copy of each evaluation sheet;

• A copy of any clarifications sent to respondents;

• A copy of any negotiations (including BAFOs and Target Pricing);

• A copy of all correspondence between the vendor and the State regarding clarifications or negotiations;

• Any Cost Proposal and Scoring Guide or Bid Abstracts and Bid Analysis with the total evaluation cost amount and score for each evaluated response;

• Any completed Proposal Score Summary Matrix;

• A copy of all technical scores;

• A copy of all cost scores;

• A copy of all SME reports;

• The Evaluation Notice/File Open for Inspection letter;

• A copy of the protest procedures and the exact dollar amount of the Protest Bond;

• Documentation of any decision to determine a response bypassed or non-responsive;

• Any correspondence or documentation detailing the evaluation process, clarifications, and negotiations; and

• A copy of any pre-proposal conference and site-visit sign-in sheets.

NOTE: Any other records not contained in the open file may be obtained by submitting an Open Records Act Request through the following link:

https://www.tn.gov/generalservices/about-dgs/public-records-requests.html

I appreciate your interest in doing business with the State of Tennessee and hope that you will respond to future solicitations.

WILL HARMON |Sourcing Account Specialist

Central Procurement Office

Tennessee Tower, 3rd Floor

312 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN 37243

p. 615-741-3285 will.harmon@tn.gov mailto:will.harmon@tn.gov