Change Small Business Set-Aside Type

The US Army/SDDC Acquisition Center intends to procure Installation Access Control services for the 832nd Transportation Battalion located at Jacksonville, Florida. The primary objective of the service is to facilitate the overall security of the installation/terminal facility and activities by employing contractor personnel to perform security functions 24 hours a day, seven days a week (including federal holidays). Only one access control guard will be required per shift.

This acquisition will be solicited as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside and anticipate awarding a firm-fixed-price contract. The NAICS code for this requirement is 561612 with a size standard of $18.5M. Contract award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. The period of performance will consist of a base year plus four option periods.

A written Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted on or about 14 April 2010. The solicitation package will be made available on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/; select the Contracting Opportunities Search button, then select the desired solicitation (or use the search field by entering the exact solicitation number) and click continue. The solicitation number will be W81GYE-10-R-0007. No hard copies of the RFP will be issued; all amendments will be posted and must be retrieved from this website. No solicitation mailing list will be compiled. Contractors are responsible for all costs for producing and mailing their proposals. The point of contact is Miguel Colunga-Huerta, email miguel.colungahuerta@us.army.mil.

Pursuant to FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and ORCA prior to award of a contract. Contractor shall have the applicable NAICS Code of 561612 listed on their CCR record indicating they are a small business concern for this procurement. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on CCR and ORCA registration at the following websites: http://www.ccr.gov/ and https://orca.bpn.gov/.

This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any bid/proposal preparation costs.