Armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at the IRS facility in Andover, MA

Amendment 0001 to the Solicitation is hereby issued and attached. In addition, vendor questions and answers are also attached..

The solicitation files are attached. In order to view the solicitation files, contractors must request explicit access through the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov/. By requesting explicit access, contractors are consenting to the terms in DHS Form 11000-6 (08-04), "Non-Disclosure Agreement", attached hereto. Any questions regarding requests for explicit access should be addressed to the fbo.gov federal service help desk.

A pre-proposal conference will be held on Thursday, September 6th at 11:00 am ET at 701 Market Street, Suite 3200, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Anyone interested in attending, please contact Bill Scheier via email at william.scheier@ice.dhs.gov. Your request should include the name of your company and the names of the attendees.

Contractors are requested to submit any questions regarding this requirement via email as soon as possible but no later than 2:00 PM ET, Monday, September 10, 2018 to william.scheier@ice.dhs.gov.

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THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division, East Consolidated Contracting Group has a requirement for armed protective security officer (PSO) services at the IRS regional headquarters located at 310 Lowell St in Andover, MA. It is anticipated the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov on or around August 31, 2018. This requirement is anticipated to be issued as a competitive 8(a) set-aside will be solicited as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12 procedures. It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract with firm fixed price provisions will be established as a result of the solicitation. Resultant task orders under the contract will be firm fixed price. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period with four (4) consecutive 12-month options with an additional 6-month option in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $20.5 Million. As an integral part of this security effort, the contractor shall provide and maintain all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish this requirement in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).

The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received in response to the RFP will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-Off Procedures.

All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register CCR (http://www.sam.gov). Further offerors are required to complete their Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at www.sam.gov.

For questions concerning this announcement, contact William Scheier at william.scheier@hq.dhs.gov

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