Domestic Guard Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19AQMM21R0010
- Agency
-
Bureau of Diplomatic Security
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Place of performance
- Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State Bureau of Diplomatic Security seeks a qualified contractor to provide armed and unarmed uniformed protective guard services for the Domestic Facilities Protection Office nationwide, with proposals due October 9. The procurement is unrestricted (no set-aside), and the contract is structured as Time-and-Materials with firm-fixed price components for Other Direct Costs, valued at $4 million across one base year and four one-year option periods.
Place of performance spans 26 domestic locations nationwide, including the National Capital Region, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, with administrative oversight in Arlington, Virginia. The period of performance runs from June 1, 2027 through May 31, 2028 (base year) plus four option years through May 31, 2032. The base-year ceiling is $1 million; option years carry $3 million total across four years.
The contractor must provide a full complement of armed and unarmed security personnel including fixed and mobile patrols, residential security, explosive detection canine handlers, weapons armorers, administrative support, and management across all 26 locations. Offerors must demonstrate at least 10 years of experience providing 24/7 armed uniformed protective guard services to the U.S. Government or private sector, with evidence of at least three armed guard contracts completed in the prior 10 years. The contractor must establish a training facility within 150 miles of the NCR accommodating at least 25 students, provide approximately 44 new four-wheel drive vehicles with full operating costs, implement a real-time biometric time and attendance system, and maintain a Collective Bargaining Agreement with specified minimum wage rates. The contractor shall not subcontract Standard Services and must complete a 120-day transition period before assuming full operational responsibility. Deliverables including Program Management Plan, Quality Control Program, Final Transition Plan, and Contingency Plan are due within 10 days of award. The NAICS code is 561612; PSC code is R430.
Notice text
ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS SHALL NEED TO
a) REQUEST EXPLICIT ACCESS VIA FBO FOR D OCUMENTS POSTED
b) THROUGHLY REVIEW PARAGRAPH 4, 5 AND 6 GIVEN HEREIN
1. The U.S. Department of State (DoS) has a requirement for a qualified
Contractor to provide highly trained and professional security force,
hereinafter referred to as the DoS Diplomatic Security, Uniformed Protective
Division (UPD), which directly support the Domestic Facilities
Protection Office (DS/DO/DFP). This requirement is to manage protection
security force to:
a) Protect life and property,
b) Protect and control classified/sensitive information/property,
c) Prevent unauthorized access to facilities or other venues und er charge of
DS;
d) Maintain order at DoS facilities or other venues under charge of DS.
e) Deter criminal activity and when appropriate, apprehend violators in and
around all DoS controlled facilities or other venues under charge of DS
nation-wide, to include Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico.
2. The Contractor shall be expected to provide their organizational structure,
management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the
requirement contained in the solicitation Performance Work Statement
(PWS). The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner
that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, property; destruction of assets;
to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks.
Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year
options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government).
3. Required NAICS is 561612
4. Recommended or suggested requirements for this effort are as follows:
a) The Offeror should have at least 10 years' overall experience providing
24/7 Armed Uniformed Protective Guard Services to the United States
Government or the private sector (must be able to provide evidence of at
least 3 Armed Uniformed Protective Guard Services contracts performed
during the last 10 years) as part of their experience and past performance.
b) The Offeror should be able to demonstrate that at least one (1) of the
contracts referred to in paragraph a) above was valued at a minimum of
$400 million.
c) The Offeror should have employed at least 500 Armed Uniformed
Protective guards, inclusive of at least five (5) Explosive Detection Dog
Teams, in performance of at least one (1) of its Uniformed Protective Guard
Services contracts within the last five (5) years. Meaning, the contract
should have included both uniformed armed protective services and EDD
teams (teams could have been subcontracted).
d) The Offeror should have performed Armed Uniformed Protective Guard
Services domestically (within the continental United States) in at least 50
differently situated locations, with at least 15 sites physically located
domestically in multiple States, (inclusive of Hawaii, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico) within the last ten (10) years.
e) In addition to the above, the Offeror should have performance experience
within the last 5 years, providing Armed Mobile Patrol Uniformed Protective
Guards.
f) The contractor should have experience within the last 3 years providing
Armed Uniformed Protective Guards cleared in protecting classified up to
Top Secret.
g) The Offer or should have past/current experience in Collective Bargaining
Agreements/Contract Negotiations.
h) The Offeror should have past/current performance experience within the
last 3 years operating a Uniformed Protective Guards (UPO's) Centralized
Command Center, wherein uniformed protective guards are utilized in
dispatching UPO's to calls for service as well monitoring alarms (fire and
Intrusion Detection Systems) and making notifications (email and phone) to
senior management.
i) The Offeror should have experience within the last 3 years providing
Armed Uniformed Protective Guards that have handled demonstrations
numbering at least 100 demonstrators.
5. All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass
a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate
background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their
suitability for employment under this contract. The expected security
complement is anticipated to be approximately no less than 1,270 (excluding
Corporate and indirect support).
6. Contractors shall be required to have a Collective Bargaining Agreement
(CBA) for this contract with Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of
America (SPFPA) and Locals 644, 645, 646, and 647, plus any other union
determined to be necessary or needed for the successful completion of this
contract.
7. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows:
a) Offerors will have approximately six weeks to prepare proposals as given in the posted instructions. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site via amendments.
b) No pre-proposal site visit will be scheduled.
c) Questions regarding the content of this solicitation shall be due by 09/04/2026 as instructed in Section L. There will only be one (1) round of questions. Responses to questions will only be provided to those questions deemed relevant and substantive.
8. Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award
Management at https://www.SAM.gov. It shall be the Contractor's
responsibility to ensure vendor's information is accurate on SAM.gov.
.
9. Offerors shall be required to request access documents via sam.gov.
Only two (2) representatives from each firm will be allowed Explicit Access in
an effort to control access to sensitive but unclassified documents. Access
will be granted AFTER the documents are posted and when the
Government POC receives a sam.gov electronic explicit access request email
notice. Contractor is responsible for all aspects of obtaining access.
PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 19AQMM26R0010 Final 8.24.26.pdf |
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