Regional Armed Guard Services

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. There will not be a solicitation, specifications, or drawings available at this time.  This notice is a market research tool used for planning purposes only to determine the availability and capability of small business sources.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic (NAVFAC MIDLANT) Contracting is seeking Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified HUBZone Small Business, and certified 8(a) Businesses with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel and capability to perform a proposed contract. Upon review of industry response to this Sources Sought Notice, the Government will determine whether a set-aside acquisition in lieu of full and open competition is in the best interest of the Government.

A Firm-Fixed Price (FFP)/Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with recurring and non-recurring work services is anticipated. The total contract term including the exercise of any options, shall not exceed 66 months. The contract will include a 60-day PHASE-IN period scheduled to begin upon award.

Source Selection procedures will be used to evaluate and select the proposal that is most advantageous to the Government. The Contractor shall provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, material, and equipment required to provide Regional Armed Security Guard services at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia; Naval Support Activity Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lafayette River Complex, Norfolk, Virginia; Craney Island Fuel Terminal, Portsmouth, Virginia; USS Constitution located in Boston, Massachusetts and Naval Weapons Station Earle (Colts Neck,) New Jersey.

General Work Requirements:

The contractor shall provide all services as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Examples of services include:

0401000 Force Protection  

The intent of Sub-Annex 0401000 is to provide Armed Security Guard and other security-related services, and may be working alongside existing Government security forces that have law enforcement responsibilities.  Specific duties include:  entry control point services, identification checks, vehicle inspections, emergency closure procedures, roving guard services, perimeter patrol, interior patrol, building checks, crowd control, security screening, and traffic control.  The Navy Police/Security/Emergency Services organizations will be responsible for all law enforcement, investigative, and crisis response functions on the base.  The contractor’s security force will provide security guard services as specified above, and not law enforcement duties as they are inherently governmental.

All Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified HUBZone Small Business, and certified 8(a) businesses are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.  All qualified firms are encouraged to respond. The appropriate NAICS Code is 561612, size standard $29,000,000.

It is requested that interested parties submit a brief capabilities package not to exceed 5 pages. This capabilities package shall address, at a minimum the following:
 

 (1) Examples of projects worked within the last five years of similar size, scope and complexity as the work indicated. Knowledge of the state regulations within the Areas of Responsibility (AOR). Indicate whether your firm worked as a prime or subcontractor, contract value, brief description of how the referenced contract relates to the work described, and a Government / Agency point of contact.

Size: A project with a yearly value of at least $8,000,000 for recurring services.

Scope:The Offeror must have provided all labor, supervision, tools, material, and equipment required to provide Regional Armed Security Guard Services as described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).   

Complexity:  The Offeror must have been responsible for responding simultaneously to requirements for several customers or installations.

(2) Company profile, to include number of offices and number of employees per office, annual receipts, office location(s), available bonding capacity, Unique Entity ID (UEI) number, and CAGE Code.

(3) Please indicate if you are a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, certified HUBZone Small Business, and certified 8(a) Business.

(4) In order to assist us in determining the geographic boundaries of the contract(s) necessary to cover the services of the proposed requirement within our AOR, please identify the geographic area in which you can operate in an efficient and economical manner.

The capabilities package for this sources sought notice is not expected to be a proposal, but rather a short statement regarding the company’s ability to demonstrate existing, or developed, expertise and experience in relation to this contract. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the capabilities package. Submission of a capabilities package is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Navy in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be submitted electronically to susan.c.roberts4.civ@us.navy.mil. Responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on 15 November 2023. Questions regarding this sources sought shall be emailed to Susan C. Roberts as indicated above.