Supplier Information Request (SIR): Central Service Area Contract Armed Security Officer Services
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 693KA8-26-R-00003
- Agency
-
Headquarters
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services
- PSC
- S206 Housekeeping- Guard
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing to procure armed 24/7 Contract Security Officer services for the Central Service Area using an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle, with proposals due May 19, 2026 (extended from May 14 per Amendment 0001) and contract award anticipated July 30, 2026.
Performance spans one base year plus four one-year options, with services commencing September 30, 2026 following a two-month transition period from award. Work occurs at 17 FAA facilities (TRACONs, ATCTs, and ARTCCs) across eight states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas.
The procurement employs a tiered evaluation process prioritizing small business concerns before other-than-small businesses in the source selection. NAICS code 561612 applies; small business size standard is $29 million in annual average receipts. Offerors must possess all required state and local security officer licenses, weapons permits, and CSO certifications at proposal submission; individual CSO licenses are required 30 days prior to standing post. The contractor furnishes all labor, supervision, materials, equipment, training, and management including uniforms, firearms (9mm, .38 Special, or .40 S&W), and ammunition. All CSOs must be U.S. citizens, meet Guard II labor category qualifications including high school diploma/GED and age 21 minimum, possess three years security experience within five years (or equivalent military service, associate degree plus one year security experience, or completion of state POST training), and pass pre-employment investigations, FBI fingerprint checks, OPM Tier 1 investigations, and triennial medical examinations with random drug screening (10% of CSOs quarterly). Firearms training requires 32 hours initial (8 classroom, 24 live fire) plus annual re-qualification at minimum 80%. Seven facilities are subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements; three facilities (DTW, ZAB, ZID) fall under Service Contract Act wage determinations.
The contract structure includes Firm Fixed Price monthly CLINs for Basic Services (two CSOs per shift, one as Site Supervisor) and Labor Hour CLINs for Temporary Additional Services, Emergency Security Services (50% pay premium), Training (billable within Other Direct Costs rather than direct labor hours per Amendment 0002), Random Screening, Roving Patrol, Travel, and Other Services. Offerors must propose on all contract sites to be eligible for award and must demonstrate at least five consecutive years of documented armed 24/7 CSO experience in four or more states concurrently serving large Security Level 4 facilities with over 450 employees and 150,000 square feet.
Amendment 0001 (May 7, 2026) extended the proposal deadline, updated Service Contract Act wage determinations, and posted industry Q&A responses. Amendment 0002 (May 12, 2026) clarified that site-specific training hours are billable within Other Direct Costs Training lines of Basic Services rates, not under direct labor hours. Evaluation emphasizes Past Performance Confidence (most important factor), Management Proposal (50% weight split between Approach and Transition), and Technical Proposal (split between Staffing and Quality Assurance). Price is evaluated for reasonableness and completeness but not scored. Offerors must submit proposals in three volumes: administrative documents with certifications and three years audited financials; pricing in Excel format; and management/technical/past performance narrative (60-page limit, Times New Roman 12-point minimum).
Notice text
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Update #4 · Latest ·
Amendment 0002- posted May12th, 2026:
Am 0002 contains three (3) attachments: 693KA8-26-R-00003 Am 0002 [coversheet]; 693KA8-26-R-00003-Am 0002-Question 21 Updated Answer 20260512; and 693KA8-26-R-00003 Attachment J.5 CSA Pricing Workbook Am 0002.
Amendment 0001- posted May 7th, 2026:
Am 0001 contains five (5) attachments: 693KA8-26-R-00003 Am 0001 [coversheet]; 693KA8-26-R-00003-Am 0001-Questions and Answers 20260507; 693KA8-26-R-00003 Attachment J.2 SCA WDs Am 0001; 693KA8-26-R-00003 Attachment J.5 CSA Pricing Workbook Am 0001; and 693KA8-26-R-00003 -Section L Am 0001
Initial SIR Information:
1. General
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team (FST) has a requirement for Security Officer (SO) services in several states throughout the continental United States under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program. These services 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 Proposals (SIR)/(RFP) is for SO Services in the Central Service Area (CSA). A complete listing of facilities included 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 an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Labor Hour (LH) Contract Line Items CLIN(s). The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with SO services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2026. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial two-month transition period from contract award to the start of security officer services. This does not represent a guarantee and the transition period may be greater or less than two months.
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.
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.
FAA uses the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) contracting regulations, not the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
4. Set-aside type:
Tiered Evaluation Process. See FAA AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7 at
https://fast.faa.gov/docs/procurementGuidance/guidanceT3.2.2.3.pdf#nameddest=guidanceT3_2_2_3_B_7
For this procurement the tiered order of precedence in descending order is as follows:
- Small Businesses
- Other Than Small Busine
Once offers are received, FAA will evaluate a single tier of offers according to the order of precedence specified in the SIR. If no award can be made at the first tier (Small Businesses), the evaluation will proceed to the next lower tier until award can be made. If no award can be made at the first tier, offerors from the first tier continue on in the evaluation and are evaluated against offerors from each subsequent tier.
In accordance with (IAW) AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7.a.(3), the CO must consider the tiers of small business concerns prior to evaluating offers from other than small business concerns. Offers from other than small business concerns will only be considered after the determination that an insufficient number of offers from responsible small business concerns were received.
5. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals
(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA Contracting Officer Donald Sumner atDonald.C.Sumner@faa.gov on or before [See Section L].
(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 for 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.
6. Questions
Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Donald Sumner at Donald.C.Sumner@faa.gov no later than [See Section L]. 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 [See Section L].
Update #3 ·
Amendment 0001- posted May 7th, 2026:
Am 0001 contains five (5) attachments: 693KA8-26-R-00003 Am 0001 [coversheet]; 693KA8-26-R-00003-Am 0001-Questions and Answers 20260507; 693KA8-26-R-00003 Attachment J.2 SCA WDs Am 0001; 693KA8-26-R-00003 Attachment J.5 CSA Pricing Workbook Am 0001; and 693KA8-26-R-00003 -Section L Am 0001
Initial SIR Information:
1. General
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team (FST) has a requirement for Security Officer (SO) services in several states throughout the continental United States under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program. These services 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 Proposals (SIR)/(RFP) is for SO Services in the Central Service Area (CSA). A complete listing of facilities included 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 an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Labor Hour (LH) Contract Line Items CLIN(s). The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with SO services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2026. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial two-month transition period from contract award to the start of security officer services. This does not represent a guarantee and the transition period may be greater or less than two months.
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.
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.
FAA uses the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) contracting regulations, not the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
4. Set-aside type:
Tiered Evaluation Process. See FAA AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7 at
https://fast.faa.gov/docs/procurementGuidance/guidanceT3.2.2.3.pdf#nameddest=guidanceT3_2_2_3_B_7
For this procurement the tiered order of precedence in descending order is as follows:
- Small Businesses
- Other Than Small Busine
Once offers are received, FAA will evaluate a single tier of offers according to the order of precedence specified in the SIR. If no award can be made at the first tier (Small Businesses), the evaluation will proceed to the next lower tier until award can be made. If no award can be made at the first tier, offerors from the first tier continue on in the evaluation and are evaluated against offerors from each subsequent tier.
In accordance with (IAW) AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7.a.(3), the CO must consider the tiers of small business concerns prior to evaluating offers from other than small business concerns. Offers from other than small business concerns will only be considered after the determination that an insufficient number of offers from responsible small business concerns were received.
5. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals
(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA Contracting Officer Donald Sumner atDonald.C.Sumner@faa.gov on or before [See Section L].
(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 for 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.
6. Questions
Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Donald Sumner at Donald.C.Sumner@faa.gov no later than [See Section L]. 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 [See Section L].
Update #2 ·
1. General
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Facility Security Team (FST) has a requirement for Security Officer (SO) services in several states throughout the continental United States under the National Security Officer Services (NSOS) Program. These services 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 Proposals (SIR)/(RFP) is for SO Services in the Central Service Area (CSA). A complete listing of facilities included 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 an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Labor Hour (LH) Contract Line Items CLIN(s). The period of performance is one base year and four one-year options with SO services anticipated to begin on September 30, 2026. It is the FAA’s intention that any new awardee will have an initial two-month transition period from contract award to the start of security officer services. This does not represent a guarantee and the transition period may be greater or less than two months.
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.
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.
FAA uses the FAA Acquisition Management System (AMS) contracting regulations, not the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
4. Set-aside type:
Tiered Evaluation Process. See FAA AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7 at
https://fast.faa.gov/docs/procurementGuidance/guidanceT3.2.2.3.pdf#nameddest=guidanceT3_2_2_3_B_7
For this procurement the tiered order of precedence in descending order is as follows:
- Small Businesses
- Other Than Small Busine
Once offers are received, FAA will evaluate a single tier of offers according to the order of precedence specified in the SIR. If no award can be made at the first tier (Small Businesses), the evaluation will proceed to the next lower tier until award can be made. If no award can be made at the first tier, offerors from the first tier continue on in the evaluation and are evaluated against offerors from each subsequent tier.
In accordance with (IAW) AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7.a.(3), the CO must consider the tiers of small business concerns prior to evaluating offers from other than small business concerns. Offers from other than small business concerns will only be considered after the determination that an insufficient number of offers from responsible small business concerns were received.
5. Address, Time and Date for Submission of Proposals
(a) Proposals must be received by the FAA Contracting Officer Donald Sumner atDonald.C.Sumner@faa.gov on or before [See Section L].
(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 for 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.
6. Questions
Questions pertaining to this SIR must be submitted in written form via email to Contracting Officer Donald Sumner at Donald.C.Sumner@faa.gov no later than [See Section L]. 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 [See Section L].
Update #1 ·
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY; NO PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED NOR WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME
THIS SUPPLIER INFORMATION REQUEST (SIR) IS CURRRENTLY ANTICIPATED TO BE POSTED ON OR AROUND APRIL 15, 2026, BUT THIS DATE IS MAY CHANGE TO AN EARLIER OR LATER DATE
Description of Required Services:
FAA has a need for Contract Security Officer (CSO) services for the Central Service Area (CSA). The CSA is comprised of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
The CSOs will be responsible for providing security officer services to safeguard FAA employees and FAA facilities. Some of the duties will include, but are not limited to, protecting United States Government property and assets from loss, theft, damage, unauthorized use, criminal acts, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism.
The scope of the required services to be performed by the CSOs can be found in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW is subject to change if the FAA determines it is in its best interest to issue a solicitation at a future date. This service area includes locations within the continental United States (CONUS).
Anticipiated set-aside type:
Tiered Evaluation Process.
For this procurement the tiered order of precedence in descending order is anticipated to be as follows:
- Small Businesses
- Other Than Small Busine
Once offers are received, FAA will evaluate a single tier of offers according to the order of precedence specified in the SIR. If no award can be made at the first tier, the evaluation will proceed to the next lower tier until award can be made. If no award can be made at the first tier, offerors from the first tier continue on in the evaluation and are evaluated against offerors from each subsequent tier.
IAW AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7.a.(3), the CO must consider the tiers of small business concerns prior to evaluating offers from other than small business concerns. Offers from other than small business concerns will only be considered after the determination that an insufficient number of offers from responsible small business concerns were received.
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| Market Survey-Central Service Area Contract Armed Security Officer Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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