Amendment 0003: National Security Officer Services Program –Western Service Area

The purpose of this amendment is to provide changes to Sections J and L. Refer to Summary of Changes in Section A Amendment 0002 and the revised Sections.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team has a requirement for security officer services throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program.  These services are being procured in order to provide physical security safeguards for FAA employees, facilities, and United States Government property and assets from loss, theft, damage, unauthorized use, criminal acts, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism.

This Screening Information Request/Request For Offer (SIR)/(RFO) is for Security Officer (SO) Services in the Western Service Area (WSA). A complete listing of included facilities can be found in the attached SIR documents.

The Contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, transportation, training, and management necessary to provide SO services in accordance with the stated requirements. The Contractor must implement all necessary scheduling and personnel and equipment control procedures to ensure timely accomplishment of all SO service requirements.

2.  Contract Type and Period of Performance

The resulting award will be Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (FFP IDIQ) with four Time and Material (T&M) Contract Line Item (CLINs), one Cost Reimbursable (CR) CLIN, and one Not to Exceed (NTE) CLIN. The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with security officer services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2022. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial three-month transition period prior to the start of security officer services. 

3.  Nature of Competition

This acquisition will involve the use of streamlined acquisition procedures employing best practices for competitive negotiated procurements as authorized by the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS). The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services.

Adequate competition exists when two or more responsible Offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government’s expressed requirement.

Each Offeror may propose as a prime contractor for only one FAA Service Area (NESA, SESA, CSA, WSA), but have the ability to pursue subcontracting opportunities on other Service Area awards without restriction. The FAA will not recognize proposals as a prime contractor for multiple Service Areas.

All responses to this SIR must follow all submission instructions found in the attached SIR documents. The FAA will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of any response to this solicitation. 

4. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals

(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA on February 16, 2022 no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, and be sent to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson atkeri.henderson@faa.gov.

(b) Offerors must request receipts for proposals if one is desired. All Amendments issued, if any, must be signed and submitted with the Offeror’s proposal.  

(c) Offerors assume full responsibility of ensuring that proposals are received by the date and time specified above. Any proposals received after the date or time listed above will not be considered for award.

5. Questions

Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson at keri.henderson@faa.gov no later than January 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions and responses that clarify the SIR will be provided to all Offerors; however the source of the questions will not be shared. The FAA plans to publish responses to questions no later than January 28, 2022.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide changes to Sections C,I,J,L and M and respond to offeror's questions. Refer to Summary of Changes in Section A Amendment 0001 and the revised Sections.

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team has a requirement for security officer services throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program.  These services are being procured in order to provide physical security safeguards for FAA employees, facilities, and United States Government property and assets from loss, theft, damage, unauthorized use, criminal acts, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism.

This Screening Information Request/Request For Offer (SIR)/(RFO) is for Security Officer (SO) Services in the Western Service Area (WSA). A complete listing of included facilities can be found in the attached SIR documents.

The Contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, transportation, training, and management necessary to provide SO services in accordance with the stated requirements. The Contractor must implement all necessary scheduling and personnel and equipment control procedures to ensure timely accomplishment of all SO service requirements.

2.  Contract Type and Period of Performance

The resulting award will be Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (FFP IDIQ) with four Time and Material (T&M) Contract Line Item (CLINs), one Cost Reimbursable (CR) CLIN, and one Not to Exceed (NTE) CLIN. The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with security officer services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2022. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial three-month transition period prior to the start of security officer services. 

3.  Nature of Competition

This acquisition will involve the use of streamlined acquisition procedures employing best practices for competitive negotiated procurements as authorized by the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS). The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services.

Adequate competition exists when two or more responsible Offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government’s expressed requirement.

Each Offeror may propose as a prime contractor for only one FAA Service Area (NESA, SESA, CSA, WSA), but have the ability to pursue subcontracting opportunities on other Service Area awards without restriction. The FAA will not recognize proposals as a prime contractor for multiple Service Areas.

All responses to this SIR must follow all submission instructions found in the attached SIR documents. The FAA will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of any response to this solicitation. 

4. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals

(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA on February 16, 2022 no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, and be sent to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson atkeri.henderson@faa.gov.

(b) Offerors must request receipts for proposals if one is desired. All Amendments issued, if any, must be signed and submitted with the Offeror’s proposal.  

(c) Offerors assume full responsibility of ensuring that proposals are received by the date and time specified above. Any proposals received after the date or time listed above will not be considered for award.

5. Questions

Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson at keri.henderson@faa.gov no later than January 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions and responses that clarify the SIR will be provided to all Offerors; however the source of the questions will not be shared. The FAA plans to publish responses to questions no later than January 28, 2022.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team has a requirement for security officer services throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program.  These services are being procured in order to provide physical security safeguards for FAA employees, facilities, and United States Government property and assets from loss, theft, damage, unauthorized use, criminal acts, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism.

This Screening Information Request/Request For Offer (SIR)/(RFO) is for Security Officer (SO) Services in the Western Service Area (WSA). A complete listing of included facilities can be found in the attached SIR documents.

The Contractor must furnish all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, transportation, training, and management necessary to provide SO services in accordance with the stated requirements. The Contractor must implement all necessary scheduling and personnel and equipment control procedures to ensure timely accomplishment of all SO service requirements.

2.  Contract Type and Period of Performance

The resulting award will be Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (FFP IDIQ) with four Time and Material (T&M) Contract Line Item (CLINs), one Cost Reimbursable (CR) CLIN, and one Not to Exceed (NTE) CLIN. The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with security officer services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2022. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial three-month transition period prior to the start of security officer services. 

3.  Nature of Competition

This acquisition will involve the use of streamlined acquisition procedures employing best practices for competitive negotiated procurements as authorized by the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS). The principle North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services.

Adequate competition exists when two or more responsible Offerors, competing independently, submit priced offers that satisfy the Government’s expressed requirement.

Each Offeror may propose as a prime contractor for only one FAA Service Area (NESA, SESA, CSA, WSA), but have the ability to pursue subcontracting opportunities on other Service Area awards without restriction. The FAA will not recognize proposals as a prime contractor for multiple Service Areas.

All responses to this SIR must follow all submission instructions found in the attached SIR documents. The FAA will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of any response to this solicitation. 

4. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals

(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA on February 16, 2022 no later than 5:00 pm Eastern Time, and be sent to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson atkeri.henderson@faa.gov.

(b) Offerors must request receipts for proposals if one is desired. All Amendments issued, if any, must be signed and submitted with the Offeror’s proposal.  

(c) Offerors assume full responsibility of ensuring that proposals are received by the date and time specified above. Any proposals received after the date or time listed above will not be considered for award.

5. Questions

Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Keri Henderson at keri.henderson@faa.gov no later than January 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Questions and responses that clarify the SIR will be provided to all Offerors; however the source of the questions will not be shared. The FAA plans to publish responses to questions no later than January 28, 2022.