Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services at CBP Facilities throughout Puerto Rico

Amendment 000001 replaces the Solicitation Provisions and adds a subcontractor CBA. Questions & Answers are also provided.

This notice is amended to correct the information above as follows:

A pre-proposal conference has been planned for Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:00am AST in San Juan, PR. Vendors who wish to attend shall RSVP via email to Ashley Gerigitan at Ashley.Gerigitan@hq.dhs.gov no later than COB, Thursday, October 17, 2013. Detailed information regarding the conference location will be provided to confirmed attendees.

The purpose of this modification/amendment is to issue solicitation HSHQE2-13-R-00007 for PSO services at CBP Facilities throughout Puerto Rico.

In order to view the solictation files contractors must request explicit access through fedbizopps.gov. By requesting explicit access contractors are consenting to the terms in DHS Form 11000-6 (08-04), "Non-Disclosure Agreement". Any questions regarding requests for explicit access should be addressed to the fedbizopps.gov help desk.

This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12. It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period with four consecutive 12-month options with an additional 6-month option in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $19 Million. This procurement is 100% set-aside for participants of the Small Business Administration competitive 8(a) program.

As an integral part of this security effort, the contractor shall provide and maintain all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish this requirement. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received in response to the RFP will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-Off Procedures.

All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register CCR (http://www.sam.gov). Further, offerors are required to complete their Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.

A pre-proposal conference has been planned for Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 10:00am AST in San Juan, PR. Vendors who wish to attend shall RSVP via email to Ashley Gerigitan at Ashley.Gerigitan@hq.dhs.gov no later than COB, Thursday, October 18, 2013.  Detailed information regarding the conference location will be provided to confirmed attendees.

For any additional questions or concerns regarding this solicitation, please contact Ashley Gerigitan via email at Ashley.Gerigitan@hq.dhs.gov.

The purpose of this modification/amendment is to issue solicitation HSHQE2-13-R-00007 for PSO services at CBP Facilities throughout Puerto Rico.

In order to view the solictation files contractors must request explicit access through fedbizopps.gov. By requesting explicit access contractors are consenting to the terms in DHS Form 11000-6 (08-04), "Non-Disclosure Agreement". Any questions regarding requests for explicit access should be addressed to the fedbizopps.gov help desk.

This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12. It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period with four consecutive 12-month options with an additional 6-month option in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $19 Million. This procurement is 100% set-aside for participants of the Small Business Administration competitive 8(a) program.

As an integral part of this security effort, the contractor shall provide and maintain all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish this requirement. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received in response to the RFP will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-Off Procedures.

All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register CCR (http://www.sam.gov). Further, offerors are required to complete their Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.

Information regarding a pre-proposal conference will be forthcoming. For additional questions concerning this announcement, contact Ashley Gerigitan at Ashley.Gerigitan@hq.dhs.gov.

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division has a requirement for armed protective security officer (PSO) services at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) locations throughout Puerto Rico. It is anticipated the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov between September 6, 2013 and September 27, 2013.

This requirement will be solicited as a commercial item in accordance with FAR Part 12. It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period with four consecutive 12-month options with an additional 6-month option in accordance with FAR 52.217-8.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $19 Million. It is anticipated that this procurement will be 100% set-aside for participants of the Small Business Administration competitive 8(a) program.

As an integral part of this security effort, the contractor shall provide and maintain all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish this requirement. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received in response to the RFP will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-Off Procedures.

All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register CCR (http://www.sam.gov). Further, offerors are required to complete their Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov.

For questions concerning this announcement, contact Ashley Gerigitan at Ashley.Gerigitan@hq.dhs.gov.