SBSAwaiver1243.pdf

This document is a Request for Waiver from the Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA) program issued by the State Department of General Services (DGS). The DGS is seeking to waive the SBSA requirement for a contract to provide security guard services for various state-owned facilities. The contract will cover an initial 1-year term with up to four 1-year renewal options. Responses are due by 2:00 PM on June 30, 2022. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for June 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM.

The request indicates that the DGS has determined that there are an insufficient number of qualified small businesses available to compete for this contract, which has an estimated value of $18 million annually. The current incumbent is a large business provider. The DGS is requesting the waiver in order to open the contract to full and open competition, which they believe will result in the best value for the state.