SAM Synopsis_Pre Solicitation 21R0300.pdf

U.S. Embassy Bujumbura – Local Guard Program Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

Pre-Solicitation Synopsis Page 1

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Embassy Burundi in Bujumbura. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property;

destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government).

All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract.

The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days.

No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on SAM.gov, the offerors will have approximately thirty (30) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site.

A site visit of the U.S. Mission facilities, if offered, will be scheduled and detailed in the solicitation. Site Visits of the U.S. Mission facilities in Burundi may be provided via a PowerPoint Presentation due to the COVID-19

Pandemic.

INTERESTED VENDORS:

Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) by adding themselves to the Interested Vendors list in SAM. Additionally, vendors are requested to provide notice via email to ModrakER@state.gov.

RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT:

Once the solicitation has been posted, Vendors will need to request access to the documents via SAM's Explicit

Access Request. By requesting access, the vendor is adhering to the following:

Distribution authorized to legitimate bidders only, contains technical or operation information.

THESE RESTRICTED ACCESS DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED NOR IS ANY SECONDARY

DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED.

DATA SHALL BE KEPT IN A LOCKED DESK, LOCKED FILING CABINET, OR LOCKED ROOM WHEN

NOT IN USE. UPON TERMINATION OF USE, THE HARDCOPY PRINTS AND ANY ELECTRONIC MEDIA

SHALL BE DESTROYED BY SHREDDING THE PRINTS AND FORMATTING THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA.

UPON TERMINATION OF USE, ALL MEDIA SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY COMPUTERS.

OFFERORS REQUESTING ACCESS SHALL NOT COPY, SCAN OR POST ANY PART OF THESE BIDDING

DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET.

PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Request form provides his/her full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name. The POC's full name shall be identical to the full name in the

SAM.gov database. The Offeror must also ensure that the submitting POC's full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name, are identical in SAM.gov.

In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or

U.S. Joint Venture Persons. All Joint Venture partners MUST be registered in SAM.Gov at the time of proposal submission and prior to award. The contract will be awarded to the best technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.