R430--New Unarmed Security Guards JESSE BROWN VAMC CHICAGO IL BASE PLUS 4 OPTION YEARS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, has canceled RFQ 36C25226Q0265 for unarmed security guard services at Jesse Brown VAMC and affiliated community-based outpatient clinics in Illinois and Indiana, effective May 12, 2026, and will re-solicit the requirement in the future.

The procurement was structured as an SDVOSB 100 percent set-aside under NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services). Place of performance included five locations: Auburn Gresham VA Clinic and Lakeside VA Clinic in Chicago, Illinois; Chicago Heights VA Clinic in Chicago Heights, Illinois; Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center in Chicago, Illinois; and Adam Benjamin Jr. Veterans' Administration Outpatient Clinic in Crown Point, Indiana. The base contract period ran from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through July 31, 2031. Coverage requirements totaled 240 hours weekly during the base year, expanding to 390 hours weekly upon addition of two facilities in March 2028.

Key requirements included valid Private Security Agency licenses in both Illinois and Indiana at proposal submission; all security guards must hold Illinois PERC cards and complete 20-hour Basic Security Training; guards must obtain PIV credentials prior to work; Service Contract Act wage determinations applied (Guard I at $18.57 per hour plus 30 percent health and welfare; Guard II at $20.77 per hour plus 30 percent health and welfare); contractors provided communications equipment, mobile technology, background investigation costs, and emergency response within two hours' notice; and guards met physical fitness standards including ability to stand or walk 8–12 hour shifts, climb stairs, lift 40 pounds, and control unruly individuals. The incumbent contract was 36C25221P0868. Transition was required to be fully operational by August 1, 2026. Contracting Officer Lori Eastmead issued the cancellation.