Armed PSO Services throughout Puerto Rico and U. S. Virgin Islands

The purpose of this modification/amendment is to issue solicitation HSHQE2-13-R-00001 for PSO services throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In order to view the solictation files contractors must request explicit access through fedbizopps.gov. By requesting explicit access contractors are consenting to the terms in DHS Form 11000-6 (08-04), "Non-Disclosure Agreement". Any questions regarding requests for explicit access should be addressed to the fedbizopps.gov help desk.

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service, East Consolidated Contracts Group intends to acquire protective security officer (PSO) services at federally owned and leased facilities throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12. It is anticipated that a single award, labor hour, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery (IDIQ) type contract will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of one 12-month base period followed by four 12-month option periods with an additional 6-month option pursuant to FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $19 million.

As an integral component of the FPS 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. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received from industry will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-off source selection procedures. This requirement will be solicited unrestricted.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.

For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Andrea Chavoso who can be reached at 215-521-2254 or via email at andrea.chavoso@dhs.gov.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service, East Consolidated Contracts Group intends to acquire protective security officer (PSO) services at federally owned and leased facilities throughout Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov between February 15, 2013 and February 28, 2013.

This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12. It is anticipated that a single award, labor hour, indefinite quantity/indefinite delivery (IDIQ) type contract will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of one 12-month base period followed by four 12-month option periods with an additional 6-month option pursuant to FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $19 million.

As an integral component of the FPS 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. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received from industry will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-off source selection procedures. This requirement will be solicited unrestricted.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.

For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Andrea Chavoso who can be reached at 215-521-2254 or via email at andrea.chavoso@dhs.gov.