Local Guard Ottawa and Toronto

Please note that this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. U.S. Embassy Ottawa and Consulate in Toronto will be included in this solicitation. The Embassy of the United States in Ottawa will launch, via the Internet, a solicitation to require operation and management of Local Guard Services in order to prevent unauthorized access, protect life, maintain order, deter criminal attacks against employees, dependents to U.S. Government property. The contractor shall furnish managerial, administrative and direct labor personnel to accomplish all work as required in the contract. The estimated number of annual hours for all levels of guards is 109,275. These requirements may change depending on funding availability in forth coming periods. Anticipated performance is for one base period and four one year periods at the option of the USG. Major duties and responsibilities are to perform access control to limit entry to only authorized personnel or visitors, the operation of walk-through metal detectors, hand-held detectors and special monitoring devices and Surveillance Detection Operation. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The USG plans to issue the solicitation on or about September 1, 2007. The requirement will be issued via the Internet-FEDBIZOPPS; no paper copies will be mailed. Note: the response date in the FEDBIZOPPS is not a firm date; please see the RFP for the actual date.