Overseas Installation Services (OSIS) for Department of State

Please see the attached Solicitation Amendment 01 and updated Q & A. Some questions regarding Phase II issues will be answered at a later date. Official RFP Amendment to follow..

Attached please find the U.S. Department of State's official Request for Proposals for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Overseas Security Installation Services acquisition.
As stated in the attached RFP, RFP questions are due June 8, 2019 and Phase I Proposals are due by June 20, 2019 4:00PM.
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Solicitation
Agency/Office:
Office of Acquisitions
Location:
Acquisition Management
Title: Overseas Installation Services (OSIS), Department of State
Description:
The U.S. Department of State (DOS), Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS), Directorate of Countermeasures (C), Security Technology (ST) is seeking an industry partner to work seamlessly with the DS supply chain contractor and other ST technical teams to provide efficient and effective engineering, design and installation services for overseas TSS and infrastructure projects and domestic facilities that support the overseas mission; and to provide life cycle support for operation centers and other High Threat/High Risk DOS facilities.
ST expects to achieve the following objectives:

• Prioritize the selection of posts and systems upgraded in alignment with DOS mission priorities;
• Continually improve technical security capability to reduce security vulnerabilities and ensure a safe working environment for the U.S. foreign affairs community;
• Meet customer requirements for quality, timeliness, and cost efficiency;
• Enhance customer service by coordinating project activities to minimize interference with post activities; and,
• Manage costs effectively to ensure that limited funding can serve as many posts as possible.

The solicitation, when finalized, will be available on or about 03 May 2019. All announcements and amendments made to the solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov. Offerors are not requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation.

No paper copies of the solicitation will be mailed. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: the synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. Once the solicitation announcement closes on FedBizOpps, the Offerors will have approximately fourteen (14) days to submit Phase I (Performance Confidence Assessment) proposals. The Question and Answer (Q & A) period opens with the posting of the solicitation and shall be handled in accordance with the instructions contained in Section L. The contract is anticipated to be awarded within approximately one-hundred-twenty (120) days after 1st Phase proposal submission. All dates are subject to change and Offerors will be notified of any changes.

We will not be handling Question and Answers (Q & A) at this time via phone or email. Q & A will be handled during the Q & A period of the solicitation only.
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238210. This requirement will be solicited under full and open competition. Partial or incomplete offers will not be accepted or considered.

Point of Contact(s):
Point of Contact
Farzad Afrasiabi, Contracting Officer Email: AfrasiabiF@state.gov
Contracting Office Address:
Department of State, Office of Procurement Executive, Acquisition Management, Suite 100, Arlington, VA, 22209
Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:
Yes
Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:
Yes
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action:
No
Solicitation External Reference:
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/1069-6G7099/listing.html
Solicitation External Reference To Packages:
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/1069-6G7099/packages.html

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