CSO Services for the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th & 10th Judicial Circuits

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Contracts

Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) intends to award a sole source contract for Court Security Officer Services for the protection of the Federal Judiciary in the 2nd Judicial Circuit (Connecticut, New York, and Vermont), the 4th Judicial Circuit (Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), the 6th Judicial Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee), the 8th Circuit (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas) and the 10th Judicial Circuit (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico). 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. The contractor must provide at a minimum, qualified Court Security Officers (CSOs) that have successfully completed federal, state, county, municipal or military law enforcement academy training; that have a minimum of three calendar years experience as a certified law enforcement officer with arrest authority; background investigation; and physical fitness requirements. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561612. The resulting contracts will be indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts with a time-and-materials pricing arrangement with a four-month base period from October 1, 2011 through January 31, 2011.

The Office of Security Contracts, Judicial Security Division of the United States Marshals Service proposes to enter into contracts for the purpose of continuing Court Security Officer Services by the following current contractor:

2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th Judicial Circuits

AKAL Security, Inc.
7 Infinity Loop
Espanola, NM 87532

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS AVAILABLE.