In-House, Background-Investigative Services (Multiple Award)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15A00025Q00000094
- Agency
- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561611 Investigation and Personal Background Check Services
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20002, United States
- Points of contact
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- Sheray A. Millhouse sheray.millhouse@atf.gov (202) 648-9071
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) seeks in-house background investigative services via a multiple-award Request for Quotations, with quotations due June 9, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This is a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS 561611 (Investigation and Personal Background Check Services), with a $25 million size standard.
ATF intends to award up to one additional Basic Ordering Agreement during this second solicitation period, following Amendment #0002 issued May 26, 2026. Place of performance is ATF headquarters in Washington, DC, though telework may be authorized at the Contracting Officer's discretion. The period of performance spans 60 months with 12-month ordering periods.
The procurement requires personnel to conduct background investigations, review investigative coverage, apply federal suitability factors, and support ATF's Personnel Security Division. Offerors must possess a four-year bachelor's degree, demonstrate federal background investigative experience or equivalent, and understand Tiered Investigations including Tier 5 coverage requirements. All contractor personnel must obtain a favorably adjudicated Tier 5 background investigation post-award and comply with strict personnel security, confidentiality, and information technology security requirements.
ATF has predetermined fully-burdened hourly rates: Special Investigator I at $50/hour, SI II at $56/hour, SI III at $58/hour, and SI IV at $61/hour. The estimated requirement is 2,000 hours per year per BOA, yielding an estimated value of $725,000 per BOA over the 60-month period.
Evaluation is based on four factors in descending order of importance: past performance, qualifications and experience, capabilities, and price. ATF reserves the right to conduct interviews with qualified offerors. All communication must be submitted in writing via email to Contracting Officer Cheryl Hickman at Cheryl.Hickman@ATF.gov, copied to SIAdministration@ATF.gov; phone calls and voicemails will not be entertained.
Notice text
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Update #6 · Latest ·
[5/28/2026: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to: 1) attach the corrected Amendment (the "...SF-30...0002C" file), listing the relevant attachments on pg. 12 of 29 of it; 2) attach the responses to questions submitted after the initial due date; & 3) remove older versions of the Surveys.]
[5/26/2026: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach AMENDMENT #0002 and its three (3) Attachments - Interested offerors shall read Block 14 of the "...SF-30...0002" file that's attached to learn of the updates to this RFQ.]
[9/18/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach AMENDMENT 0001 - Interested offerors shall read Block 14 of the "...SF-30_0001" file that's attached to learn of the updates to this RFQ, to include the EXTENSION. This Notice also updates the file name for the "...SF-18..." file that's attached.
NOTE: Interested offerors are NOT required to resubmit their quotation packages under AMENDMENT 0001; rather, ATF will consider their initial submissions as their Acceptance of the UPDATED terms & conditions of this RFQ.]
[9/17/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the responses to the questions received for this buy.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected ATT.3, thus removing the “+” from the file name.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected solicitation, RFQ_ATT.0_..., with FAR clause 52.223-22 removed from Section 4.2, "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS," due to a FAR Deviation.]
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Update #5 ·
[5/26/2026: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach AMENDMENT #0002 and its three (3) Attachments - Interested offerors shall read Block 14 of the "...SF-30...0002" file that's attached to learn of the updates to this RFQ.]
[9/18/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach AMENDMENT 0001 - Interested offerors shall read Block 14 of the "...SF-30_0001" file that's attached to learn of the updates to this RFQ, to include the EXTENSION. This Notice also updates the file name for the "...SF-18..." file that's attached.
NOTE: Interested offerors are NOT required to resubmit their quotation packages under AMENDMENT 0001; rather, ATF will consider their initial submissions as their Acceptance of the UPDATED terms & conditions of this RFQ.]
[9/17/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the responses to the questions received for this buy.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected ATT.3, thus removing the “+” from the file name.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected solicitation, RFQ_ATT.0_..., with FAR clause 52.223-22 removed from Section 4.2, "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS," due to a FAR Deviation.]
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Update #4 ·
[9/18/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach AMENDMENT 0001 - Interested offerors shall read Block 14 of the "...SF-30_0001" file that's attached to learn of the updates to this RFQ, to include the EXTENSION. This Notice also updates the file name for the "...SF-18..." file that's attached.
NOTE: Interested offerors are NOT required to resubmit their quotation packages under AMENDMENT 0001; rather, ATF will consider their initial submissions as their Acceptance of the UPDATED terms & conditions of this RFQ.]
[9/17/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the responses to the questions received for this buy.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected ATT.3, thus removing the “+” from the file name.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected solicitation, RFQ_ATT.0_..., with FAR clause 52.223-22 removed from Section 4.2, "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS," due to a FAR Deviation.]
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Update #3 ·
[9/17/2025: Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the responses to the questions received for this buy.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected ATT.3, thus removing the “+” from the file name.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected solicitation, RFQ_ATT.0_..., with FAR clause 52.223-22 removed from Section 4.2, "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS," due to a FAR Deviation.]
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Update #2 ·
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected ATT.3, thus removing the “+” from the file name.]
[Used SAM’s “Edit” feature to upload/attach the Corrected solicitation, RFQ_ATT.0_..., with FAR clause 52.223-22 removed from Section 4.2, "INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS," due to a FAR Deviation.]
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation (request for quotations {RFQ}) for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 via https://www.acquisition.gov/far/subpart-12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this Notice.
This solicitation document/RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-05 via https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This announcement constitutes the only written solicitation for which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is requesting quotations; no other written solicitation will be issued.
Interested offerors shall read ALL attachments and follow the “INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS” (within the most-recent posting) under FAR 52.212-1 (SECTION 4.2) to: submit questions properly via the attached (ATT. 3_…) file; and respond properly to this RFQ with its complete-quotation package. Since all communication must be written, thus via email, to be considered, ATF will not entertain phone calls or voicemails.
If there are issues saving the files, try selecting "Save As" vs. "Save" – Also ensure all responses are visible before submitting to ATF.
(Note: Award Information for the previous Notice #s, 15A00023R00000047 & 15A00024R00000070, can be found via www.FPDS.gov.)
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ATT.0_SF-30_15A00025Q00000094_0002C.pdf | ||
| ATT.3_Questions+Responses-U.pdf | ||
| ATT.1_Survey_Factor 4-Past Performance (In-House).docx | DOCX document | |
| ATT.3_Questions+Responses-U.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| ATT.0_SF-30_15A00025Q00000094_0002.pdf | ||
| ATT.2_Survey_Factors 1-3_QualsExp+Capab+Price (In-House).docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ_ATT.0_SF-30_15A00025Q00000094_0001.pdf | ||
| RFQ_ATT.0_SF-18_15A00025Q00000094C.pdf | ||
| RFQ-ATT. 3_Questions+Responses.pdf | ||
| RFQ-ATT. 3_Questions.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFQ_ATT.0_15A00025Q00000094C.pdf | ||
| RFQ-ATT.+3_Questions.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| RFQ_ATT.0_15A00025Q00000094.pdf | ||
| RFQ-ATT. 1_Survey-Factor 1-PastPerf - 9.8.25.pdf | ||
| RFQ-ATT. 2_Survey-Factors 2-4 - 9.8.25.pdf |
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