Physical Security Retrofit and Mitigation Designs
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19AQMM25Q0284
- Agency
-
Office of Acquisition Management
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security Physical Security Division is seeking qualified architecture and engineering firms to create a comprehensive catalog of physical security retrofit and mitigation designs for overseas diplomatic missions. This effort will document and organize non-proprietary threat mitigation technologies developed and validated over the past 20 years into seven sections including blast-resistant walls, perimeter features, window catchment retrofit systems, blast-resistant window systems, rocket and mortar protection, small blast-resistant buildings, and protection from drones. The contractor must produce detailed design documentation including conceptual renderings, basis of design drawings, material specifications, construction considerations, and site-specific guidance for each retrofit type. The evaluation will prioritize technical approach and past performance, with these combined factors significantly more important than pricing considerations. Questions were due by August 27, 2025, and proposals are due by September 14, 2025, with an anticipated award date of September 3, 2025.
This solicitation is designated as a 100% small business set-aside under NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) with a size standard of $22.5 million. The contract structure is firm-fixed-price with a base period of 12 months to develop initial designs, followed by optional periods of 7 months each to add additional design categories. The project will involve creating documentation for 20 different retrofit and mitigation types categorized into Base, Option 1, Option 2, and Option 3 groups with varying levels of design complexity. Performance will take place in the United States, and the small business prime contractor must perform at least 50% of the contract personnel work. Importantly, the government has noted that funds are not presently available for this effort, and no award will be made until funding becomes available, with the government reserving the right to cancel the solicitation at any time.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
UPDATE: Questions and Answers uploaded. Solicitation Amendment uploaded.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a oral solicitation will not be issued.
“Notice to Respondents: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.”
The Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Physical Security Division (PSD) Research and Development Branch (DS/PSD/RD) has developed multiple non-proprietary threat mitigation retrofits and designs. These designs have been developed and validated through testing over the past 20 plus years. This effort will create a catalog of DS/PSD/RD’s work to serve as reference material for Department planners and designers supporting the Department’s overseas missions. DS/PSD/RD is soliciting proposals from qualified architecture and engineering firms to assemble this catalog and create the drawings, conceptual designs, and details required for a designer to implement the threat mitigation technologies into Department construction projects.
See the attached Solicitation (19AQMM25Q0284) to include the Statement of Work (SOW), and the Retro&Mitgations Pricelist (J1 Attachment). ****NOTE: Respondents must send an email to the Contract Specialist for Attachment J2 Annex A zip files, as SAM.gov would support the upload.
Questions are due by 2 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025: Questions and offers are to be sent electronically to Amber Gray, Contract Specialist, Grayal@state.gov and to Lisa Pizarro, Contracting
Officer at PizarroL1@state.gov. Reponses are due 2 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Update #1 ·
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a oral solicitation will not be issued.
“Notice to Respondents: Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs.”
The Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) Physical Security Division (PSD) Research and Development Branch (DS/PSD/RD) has developed multiple non-proprietary threat mitigation retrofits and designs. These designs have been developed and validated through testing over the past 20 plus years. This effort will create a catalog of DS/PSD/RD’s work to serve as reference material for Department planners and designers supporting the Department’s overseas missions. DS/PSD/RD is soliciting proposals from qualified architecture and engineering firms to assemble this catalog and create the drawings, conceptual designs, and details required for a designer to implement the threat mitigation technologies into Department construction projects.
See the attached Solicitation (19AQMM25Q0284) to include the Statement of Work (SOW), and the Retro&Mitgations Pricelist (J1 Attachment). ****NOTE: Respondents must send an email to the Contract Specialist for Attachment J2 Annex A zip files, as SAM.gov would support the upload.
Questions are due by 2 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025: Questions and offers are to be sent electronically to Amber Gray, Contract Specialist, Grayal@state.gov and to Lisa Pizarro, Contracting
Officer at PizarroL1@state.gov. Reponses are due 2 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, September 5, 2025.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 19AQMM25Q0284 Retrofit QA.pdf | ||
| 19AQMM25Q0284 Amendment 1.pdf | ||
| J1. Retro&Mitigations Pricelist.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| 19AQMM25Q0284.pdf |
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