Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services - NBACC, Ft. Detrick, MD

Amendment 0004 is posted on February 21, 2019 to update RFP Attachment 6, Attachment 6a and SOW Exhibit 11 - Govt Provided Equipment. This amendment also posts additional responses to questions submitted by industry.
The closing date of this solicitation remains March 1, 2019..

This post is to attach additional responses to industry questions that were left off the previous set of responses by mistake.
The closing date of the soliciation remain March 1, 2019..

Amendment 0003 is posted on February 13, 2019 to update several sections of the Statement of Work and provides an updated Post Exhibit. This amendment also posts the responses to questions submitted by industry, as well post the presentation slides and attendee list for the Pre-Proposal Conference held in Philadelphia on 01/23/2019. Finally, this amendment add language to the Solicitation Provisions requiring each offeror to submit an electronic copy of their proposal via CD along with their proposal.
The closing date of the solicitation remains March 1, 2019..

Amendment 0002 is posted on February 6, 2019 to change several sections of the RFP and Statement of Work documents. The purpose of the change to clarify that clearance requirement for this solicitation. Offerors that submit a proposal for this solicitation must have Top Secret clearance at time of the proposal submission date. PSOs that are assigned to work at the NBACC at posts that require Top Secret/ SCI clearance must have this clearance before they can stand post.
The closing date of the soliciation has been extended until March 1, 2019..

Amendment 0001 is posted on January 11, 2019 to update the question submission date for this RFP. The closing date remains unchanged.

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The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division, intends to procure armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), Ft. Detrick, Maryland. This requirement is being solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12. The armed PSOs will protect federal personnel and property at this location. The Contractor shall provide all labor, material, management, supervision, training, licenses, and permits to provide the services in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW).

The Period of Performance is for a one-year base period with four one-year option periods and an optional 6-month extension. Services shall be furnished via an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This acquisition is being solicited under full and open competition. Resultant task orders under this contract will be firm fixed priced. The source selection process to be utilized for this acquisition is best value/trade-off. The technical, non-price factors, when combined, are more important than price. The submission requirements and evaluation criteria will be defined in the solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561612 with size standard is $20.5 million. The Contractor is required to register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov. No contract award shall be made to any contractor that is not registered or in the process of registering with the System for Award Management.

The security clearance requirement is Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI). All offerors are required to possess this clearance at time of the proposal submission date. Each offeror should provide a written statement as a part of their proposal confirming they possess this clearance.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted at the FPS-AD office in Philadelphia A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted at the FPS-AD office in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Janaury 23, 2019 at 11:00 am. All interested parties are invited to attend a briefing of this procurement. The briefing will cover items such as a summary of the evaluation criteria, explanation of relevant past performance, post exhibit, teaming arrangements, etc. Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended. Contractors wishing to attend the conference should email Tom Schrank, at thomas.schrank@ice.dhs.gov with the Point of Contact information and all attendee information. The request shall include company information, such as the Company name, address, DUNS #, Cage Code, Business Size designation, address, phone number, and email address. Please also state whether attendees have previously attended a FPS PSO pre-proposal conference in the past. There will be no dial-in/ VTC provided for this conference.
For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Thomas Schrank, at thomas.schrank@ice.dhs.gov.

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The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division, intends to procure armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services for the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), Ft. Detrick, Maryland. This requirement is being solicited in accordance with FAR Part 12.

It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract with fixed price units (hours) will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period followed by four 12-month options with an additional 6-month option pursuant to FAR 52.217-8. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $20.5 million.

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 from industry will be evaluated using Best Value/Trade-Off Procedures. This requirement is being solicited as full and open competition. The estimated release date of this solicitation is the week of December 17, 2018.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. It is the Contractor's responsibility to monitor the website for the issuance of the RFP, as well as any updates to the solicitation.

The security clearance requirement is Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI).

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted at the FPS-AD office in Philadelphia shortly after Solicitation issuance. This conference will invite all interested parties to attend a briefing on this procurement, including but not limited to a summary of the evaluation criteria: explanation of relevant past performance, teaming arrangements, etc. Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended. For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Thomas Schrank at thomas.schrank@ice.dhs.gov.

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