Court Security Officers for the Central District of IL (7th Judicial Circuit) and Northern District of FL (11th Judicial Circuit)

Amendment A001

Provides responses to questions received from Offerors.  Revised Cost Summary Sheets and Pricing Template.

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) intends to competitively award two contracts for Court Security Officer (CSO) services for the protection of the Federal Judiciary in two judicial districts: the Central District of Illinois (7th Judicial Circuit) and the Northern District of Florida (11th Judicial Circuit). This acquisition is a 100% Set-Aside for the SBA Certified 8(a) small business concerns and will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15: Contracting by Negotiation. The Government's source selection for this acquisition will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15.101-2. Award decision is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price (LPTA).

This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) DJMS-12-R-0020. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 561612: Security Guards and Patrol Services, for which the Small Business Administration's Size Standard is $18.5 million in annual receipts. This requirement is restricted to 8(a) small business. If you are unsure if your company qualifies as a small business 8(a) set-aside, please contact your local Small Business Administration office for assistance.

The Contractor shall provide all the management, supervision, manpower, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided by the Government) and plan, schedule, coordinate, and ensure effective performance of Court Security Officer services, at each designated location within the specified district. The Contractor must provide at a minimum, qualified Court Security Officers that have successfully completed Federal, state, county, municipal or military law enforcement officer with arrest authority, and must be able to pass certain physical fitness requirements as detailed in the Statement of Work.

See attached Solicitation DJMS-12-R-0020 with Attachments.

The resulting contracts will be Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, with task orders issued as fixed price, fully burdened labor hours, time and material, pricing arrangements. It is anticipated each contract will be awarded consisting of one Base Period, and four One-Year Option Periods. The anticipated start date is October 1, 2012. All options will be evaluated for award purposes. The Government retains full discretion on exercising any option.

Offeror's must be registered in CCR to receive award. To register, visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database will make an offer ineligible for award.

The distribution of this solicitation will be accomplished solely through Federal Business Opportunity web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation documents will not be available. The FedBizOpps site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this procurement, including solicitation amendments, will be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition.

All questions concerning the RFP must be submitted in writing. All questions must contain reference to the section/paragraph number of the RFP or SOW which is in question. Please do not include your company name in the wording of the questions, to facilitate a speedy response to questions asked. Offerors are advised that Questions concerning this RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to: Solicitation.DJMS-12-R-0020@usdoj.gov no later than 2:00 p.m., EST., Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Any questions received after the time specified may not be answered. Answers to questions will be provided to all Offerors via an Amendment, giving due regard to the proper protection of proprietary information.

The due date for submission of proposals is no later than 12:00 p.m., EST, Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Proposals received after this date and time will be deemed late and not considered for award. The Government requests that proposals be valid for a period of up to 180 days after submission.

PROPOSALS MAY NOT BE HAND-CARRIED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

The following address shall be used for all delivery methods of proposals i.e. United States Postal Service or commercial companies such as UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, Airborne and United States Postal Service (USPS) Express Mail Next Day, etc:

ATTN: DJMS-12-R-0020
Headquarters United States Marshals Service (USMS)
Office of Security Contracts
CS-3, 4th Floor
2604 Jefferson Davis Highway
Alexandria, VA 22301
Attn: Cheata Sieng, Contract Specialist

As an additional precaution to ensure receipt of all offers, Offeror's submitting proposals will be required to e-mail a notice on its company letterhead to the USMS, Attn: Cheata Sieng, Contract Specialist at Solicitation.DJMS-12-R-0020@usdoj.gov, stating that they are submitting a proposal and to include the method of delivery.

For all correspondence and packages being sent via U.S. Mail, Offerors will need to allow for additional time for mailing to arrive in a timely manner due to all correspondence and packages being forwarded for irradiation prior to delivery at the United States Marshals Service Headquarters.

SYNPOSIS
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) intends to competitively award two contracts for Court Security Officer (CSO) services for the protection of the Federal Judiciary in two judicial districts: the Central District of Illinois (7th Judicial Circuit) and the Northern District of Florida (11th Judicial Circuit). This acquisition is a 100% Set Aside for SBA Certified 8(a) small business concerns and will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15: Contracting by Negotiation. The Government's source selection for this acquisition will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15.101-2. Award decision is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price (LPTA).

The Government intends to award two contracts: one for the Central District of Illinois (7th Judicial Circuit); one for the Northern District of Florida (11th Judicial Circuit). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561612: Security Guards and Patrol Services, for which the Small Business Administration's Size Standard is $18.5 million in annual receipts. To be eligible for award, the contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at www.ccr.gov.

To be considered for award, the contractor is required to include in its proposal, technical and pricing information for each site/facility within the district for which a proposal is being submitted (currently, for example, there are five sites within Central Illinois, and seven sites within Northern Florida, both subject to change).

The contractor must provide all the management, supervision, manpower, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided by the Government) and plan, schedule, coordinate, and ensure effective performance of Court Security Officer services, at each designated location within the specified district. The contractor(s) must provide at a minimum, qualified Court Security Officers that have successfully completed Federal, state, county, municipal or military law enforcement academy training. A CSO must also have a minimum of three calendar years' experience as a certified law enforcement officer with arrest authority; must be able to pass the required USMS background investigation; and must be able to pass certain physical fitness requirements as detailed in the Statement of Work. PLEASE NOTE: the Statement of Work is not included with this synopsis, but will be included in the Request for Proposal.

The resulting contracts will be Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, with task orders issued as fixed price, fully burdened labor hours, time and material, pricing arrangements. It is anticipated each contract will be awarded consisting of one Base Period, and four One-Year Option Periods. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2012. All options will be evaluated for award purposes. The Government retains full discretion on exercising any option.

All responsible SBA-certified 8(a) sources may request a copy of the full Request for Proposal (RFP) upon issuance by the USMS. Please express your interest by contacting all of the following USMS personnel and, upon issuance of the RFP, you will be provided a copy of the RFP. It is anticipated the release date of the RFP will be in early to mid-April 2012. Please provide company name, point of contact with email/phone information, and DUNS number. All emails shall have in its subject line the title "CSO 8(a) Re-compete." Phone calls are strongly discouraged.

Points of Contact:
Debra Bridge debra.bridge@usdoj.gov
Cheata Sieng cheata.sieng@usdoj.gov

Contracting Office Address:
United States Marshals Service
2604 Jefferson Davis Highway
Alexandria, Virginia 22301-1025
United States

Place of Contract Performance:
United States