Office of Safety and Health Support Services

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will solicit proposals to provide on-site resources and technical expertise for TSA field offices nationwide in support of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) program. Services include:

•Baseline and on-going job hazard analyses of all work areas, work processes, emerging technologies, and new TSA workplaces to address any occupational safety and health hazards that may exist.

•Specialized studies and assessments of ergonomic, industrial hygiene, and other workplace safety and health issues in TSA workplaces.

•Formal safety and health inspections of all TSA work places annually to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions in accordance with regulatory requirements.

•Professional OSH support and outreach to assist TSA establishments with local implementation of the OSH program and to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policy.

•New and existing technology and equipment reviews, tests, and analyses for potential radiation, chemical, or biological health hazard exposure to TSA employees and technical guidance development and communication to minimize, if not remove risk of exposure to TSA employees.

•Investigate and track corrective actions resulting from employee notices of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions, formal and informal TSA safety inspections, baseline and on-going job hazard analysis, special assessments, OSHA notices of complaint, and OSHA inspections of workplaces and communicate abatement actions to appropriate authorities for closure purposes.

•Investigate and track corrective actions resulting from employee injuries, illnesses, and damage to motor vehicles, equipment, or facilities, and identify causal/contributory factors to prevent future occurrences.

•Document, manage, analyze, and communicate OSH activities in a TSA-provided electronic system of record, including job hazard analyses, formal annual inspections, specialized studies or assessments, OSHA compliance audits, injuries, illnesses, damage to property, equipment, or facilities; abatement strategies, and corrective actions.

•OSH training development and course delivery through instructor-led and web-based media to support OSH program implementation and employee safety awareness.

Support Contractors shall be required to travel to airports and field locations nationwide in order to provide support services to TSA operations CONUS and OCONUS, including but not limited to:

•TSA Headquarters-includes:
        oHeadquarters Complex, Arlington, VA (3)
        oTransportation Security Integration Facility (TSIF), Arlington, VA (1)
        oHerndon, VA locations (2)
        oFairfax County, VA location (1)
        oAnnapolis Junction, MD (1)

•Mission Support Centers (MSC) located in:
        oAtlanta, GA
        oPhiladelphia, PA
        oSouthfield, MI
        oCoppell, TX
        oSan Francisco, CA

•Federalized Airports-consists of Airport occupied and leased space, and FSD staff offices located in off-site office space

•Federal Air Marshal Services (FAMS) field offices where TSA employees are co-located.

This acquisition is a full and open procurement and will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12. TSA anticipates publishing the RFP on or about June 20, 2011 on the Federal Business Opportunities website (FEDBIZOPPS), with an industry day on or about July 8, 2011 and proposals due on or about July 29, 2011. A firm fixed price (FFP) with award fee contract is anticipated on or about September 20, 2011 with an effective start date on or about October 1, 2011. There will be a vetting period and an ingress transition period ending on or about October 31, 2011. The total period of performance of the resultant contract will be a total of five (5) years; a one-year base period with four (4) one-year option periods.

This notice is not considered to be a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited; no basis for a claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this notice or Government use of any information provided. Request for the solicitation will not be accepted, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.