Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services throughout Eastern Washington and Idaho

January 21, 2016. This posting is amended to clarify the format of the Exhibit 13, Post Exhibit.  The closing date remains the same.

January 15, 2016.  This posting is amended to provide Amendment 00003.  Amendment provides updated post exhibit, updated CBAs, and responses to requests for clarification.  The closing date remains the same.

January 13, 2016 - This posting is amended to provide/post Amendment 0002. The hour and date of receipt of offers is extended.

December 10, 2015 - This posting is amended to provide/post Amendment 0001. The hour and date of receipt of offers is not extended.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Federal Protective Service (FPS) has a requirement to acquire armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services in Eastern Washington and Idaho. The armed PSOs will protect federal personnel and property at federally owned and leased buildings. 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. The contract will be issued as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract as defined in FAR 16.504. This acquisition is being solicited as 100-percent set aside for small businesses. Task orders will be issued on a labor hour basis. The source selection process to be utilized for this acquisition is best value/trade-off. The technical, non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The estimated PSO hours for the Eastern Washington and Idaho Statewide area are 752,500 for a 60 months period. 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.

All questions must be submitted in writing to betron.onyike@hq.dhs.gov by December 18th, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (PT).

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Federal Protective Service (FPS) has a requirement to acquire armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services in Eastern Washington and Idaho. The armed PSOs will protect federal personnel and property at federally owned and leased buildings. 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. The contract will be issued as an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract as defined in FAR 16.504. This acquisition is being solicited as 100-percent set aside for small businesses. Task orders will be issued on a labor hour basis. The source selection process to be utilized for this acquisition is best value/trade-off. The technical, non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The estimated PSO hours for the Eastern Washington and Idaho Statewide area are 752,500 for a 60 months period. 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.

All questions must be submitted in writing to betron.onyike@hq.dhs.gov by December 1st, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (PT).

The solicitation will be issued on or about November 16, 2015.