Armed Security Guard Services

AMENDMENT NO. 0006



The purpose of this amendment is as follows:



1) Refer to attached Q&As; 2) Refer to revised Standard Form (SF) 1449 for the following changes to Block No. 20, Option Period V: 10/01/2015 through 01/31/2016 in lieu of 10/01/2015 through 01/31/2016; 3)Refer to revised "REQUIREMENTS", page 7 of the solicitation for the revised date to the period of performance for Option Period V, 4) FAR Clauses 52.219-7, Partial Small Business is no longer applicable to this acquisition; 5) Refer to revised FAR Clauses 52.212-1 "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2008)" AND 52.212-2 "EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)" changes are in bold ink; 6) If your reference would rather submit the questionnaire directly to Procurement, they may do so by emailing the Questionnaire (Attachment 5) to Lachon Langham at Lachon.N.Langham@irs.gov. All questionnaires must be submitted by 2:00 pm CST on September 22, 2010. It is the Offeror_s responsibility to contact Procurement via email to verify that the Questionnaire has been received. 7) The "Phase-In Plan" found on page 36 of the solicitation has been merged into the "Plan of Accomplishment", refer to changes under FAR clauses 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 identified in bold ink.



Note: The revised Performance Work Statement(PWS) will be posted in FBO in a separate amendment to the solicitation.

Amendment No. 0009



The purpose of this amendment is as follows:



1) Refer to revised Standard Form (SF) 1449 for the following changes to Block Nos. 8, 15, 20, 21, 22 & AGS line items (0002A&B, 1002A&B, 2002A&B, 3002A&B, 4002A&B, and 5002A&B);

2) Refer to revised "REQUIREMENTS" which now reads a 30 day transitional period;

3) Refer to revised FAR Clause 52.212-5, which now incorporates by reference FAR Clauses 52.219-7 and 52.219-14;

4) Refer to revised Exhibits 14 & 15 "PATROL VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS";

5) Refer to revised FAR Clauses 52.212-1"INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUNE 2008)" and 52.212-2 "EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999)" changes are in bold ink; and,

6) Questions & Answers.



NOTE: All final questions shall be submitted to Procurement by 4:00 pm CST on Monday, September 13, 2010. Answers to final questions will be posted in FBO on Thursday, September 16, 2010. All questions shall be submitted via email to lachon.n.langham@irs.gov.

Amendment No. 0008



The purpose of this amendment is as follows:



1) Revised milestone schedule;

- Responses to Questions will be posted in FBO on: 09/08/2010 at 2:00 pm CST

- Proposals Received: 09/22/2010 at 2:00 pm CST



2) Attached is the Site Visit Attendees List; and,



3) Attached are Standard Form (SF) 30s for the amendments posted after the solicitation release date. The amendments are numbered 1 through 4. Please, sign and submit these forms and all other SF 30s with your proposal package.

The purpose of Amendment 0007 is to provide:



1) Answers to proposed vendor questions. Any questions not addressed on this document will be posted at a later date by 8/31/2010.

2) The Site Visit instructions for each location

3) Update Past Performance Questionnaire Instructions

This shall be submitted as part of the proposal. The previous request to send the questionnaire via email is no longer valid.

4) Updated documentation listed below due to multiple changes. Please disregard previous versions and replace with these updated copies.

- Solicitation TIRMS-10-R-00004

- Performance Work Statement (PWS)

- Attachments

- Exhibits

- FPS Security Guard Information Manual



REMINDER: This solicitation only includes Fresno, CA and Ogden, UT. The requirement no longer includes Austin, TX. Also, no partial proposals will be accepted. This is a consolidated requirement with the purpose of acquiring services for two locations under one contract.

AMMENDMENT

08/06/2010







The purpose of this amendment is to schedule the site visit dates for each location and revise the milestone schedule. The schedule is as follows:



Site Visit Attendees List Due Date: 08/13/2010 at 4:00p.m. CST



Site Visit for Ogden, UT: 08/19/2010 at 9:00a.m. MST



Site Visit for Fresno, CA: 08/20/2010 at 9:00a.m. PST



Questions Due from Contractor: 08/25/2010 at 4:00p.m. CST



Responses to Questions Due: 08/31/2010 at 4:00p.m. CST



Proposals Received: 09/08/2010 at 4:00p.m. CST



Upon receiving contact information for the site visit attendees the specific instructions for the site visits will be distributed. This will include the meeting location and address, a point of contact and phone number, and any other pertinent information.





REMINDER: This solicitation only includes Fresno, CA and Ogden, UT. The requirement no longer includes Austin, TX. Also, no partial proposals will be accepted. This is a consolidated requirement with the purpose of acquiring services for two locations under one contract.

AMMENDMENT No. 0005

07/23/2010





The purpose of this amendment is to update the clauses in the solicitation, add two additional attachments that were initially not included, and also to postpone the site visit until further notice. The specifics of each are addressed as follows:



1) Clause 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to has been deleted



And replaced with:



Clause 1052.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a) Concerns Alternate I (APR 2005) Alternate III (Deviation) (May 1998)

Note: This also includes some added verbiage from 52.219-18 (June 2003)



2) Clause 52.219-18 Alternate I (Nov 1989) has been deleted.



3) The Attachments and Exhibits have been labeled differently to easily distinguish which document is an attachment and which is an exhibit. The documents required as part of this project are listed below. Items B, D, and E have been updated per this amendment. Items A and C remain unchanged.



A) Solicitation letter TIRMS-10-R-00004 7-16-10

B) TIRMS10R00004 rev 7-22-10

C) PWS Combined Fresno and Ogden 7-16-10

D) Exhibits for TIRMS-10-R-00004 (zip file)

E) Attachments for TIRMS-10-R-00004 (zip file containing 6 docs)

i. Attachment 1 Post Assignment Records Fresno, CA

ii. Attachment 2 Post Assignment Records Ogden, UT

iii. Attachment 3 CBA Fresno, CA

iv. Attachment 3a CBA Fresno, CA Supplemental 6-1-10

v. Attachment 4 Wage Determination Ogden, UT

vi. Attachment 5 Past Performance Questionnaire form



4) The site visit is temporarily postponed. All offerors will be notified of the revised procurement milestone schedule, which will include the revised site visit dates and the proposal due date, in a follow up amendment.





REMINDER: This solicitation only includes Fresno, CA and Ogden, UT. The requirement no longer includes Austin, TX. Also, no partial proposals will be accepted. This is a consolidated requirement with the purpose of acquiring services for two locations under one contract.

Solicitation posted



The period of performance for this requirement includes a base period, four one-year options and a one month option period beginning November 29, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Option I is from 10/01/2011 through 09/30/2012. Option II is from 10/01/2012 through 09/30/2013. Option III is from 10/01/2013 through 09/30/2014. Option IV is from 10/01/2014 through 09/30/2015. Option V is from 10/01/2015 through 11/28/2015. ALL REQUESTS SHALL BE IN WRITING; NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Facsimile or email requests are acceptable.



Additional contact person:

Josh Haker

Joshua.L.Haker@irs.gov

972-308-1997

Amendment No. 0004



The purpose of this amendment is to extend the release date of the solicitation from July 9, 2010 to on or about July 16, 2010.



There are no other changes at this time.

Amendment No. 0003



The purpose of this amendment is to extend the release date of the solicitation from July 2, 2010 to on or about July 9, 2010.



There are no other changes at this time.

Amendment No. 0003



The purpose of this amendment is to extend the release date of the solicitation from July 2, 2010 to on or about July 9, 2010.

Amendment No. 0002



The purpose of this amendment is to extend the release date for the solicitation from June 17, 2010 to on or about July 2, 2010.

Amendment No. 0001



The purpose of this amendment is to extend the release date of the solicitation from May 3, 2010 to on or about June 17, 2010. In addition, remove Austin, Texas from this requirement.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for a contractor to provide all management, supervision, manpower, vehicle, equipment and supplies necessary to perform armed security guard services at the IRS Centers in Austin, TX, Fresno, CA and Ogden, UT for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, including holidays. The period of performance for this requirement includes a base period and four one year options beginning October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Note: The solicitation will be available on or about May 3, 2010. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) prior to submitting a proposal. Contractors not registered in the CCR at the time proposals are received risk their proposals being rejected. To register in the CCR the website is: www.ccr.gov. This requirement is set aside for SBA 8(a) contractors. The North American Industry Classification System Code for this acquisition is 561612. ALL REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION SHALL BE IN WRITING; NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Facsimile or email requests are acceptable.