Solicitation - HSHQE3-11-R-00004 Award: HSHQE3-12-D-00004

See Amendment 7 - confirm validity of pricing to todd.m.wanner@dhs.gov by noon EST December 21, 2011.

See Amendment 6 - closing date remains August 17th, 12 PM EST

See Amendment 5 - closing date is extended until August 17th, 12 PM EST.

A seniority list will be provided via Amendment 6.

See Amendment 4.  Closing date remains August 12th at 2 PM.

See Amendment 3  and email todd.m.wanner@dhs.gov for an updated Post exhibit.

Closing date remains August 12th at 2 PM

See Amendment 2 - Proposal due date extended until August 12th.

See Amendment 1 - Proposal due date extended until August 5th.

The Presolicitation Notice stated a Top Secret Facility Clearance would be required. 

The posted RFP requires a Secret Facility Clearance.  Top Secret is not required.

The Solicitation is posted via this Modification/Amendment to the Pre-Solicitation Notice.

Exhibit 1 (Guard Post Exhibit) is not included.  Interested vendors shall email todd.m.wanner@dhs.gov for a copy of the Exhibit.

It is anticipated that the request for proposals will be issued late May or early June 2011.

This requirement will be issued as a small business set-aside.

DHS Region 3 has a requirement to obtain protective security officer (PSO) services at over 60 federally owned or leased facilities throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  A competitive 5-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract consisting of a 1-year base and four 1-year option periods for PSO services is contemplated in order to maintain continuity of operations and ensure that FPS meets its mission requirements of safeguarding federal employees and federal property, as well as citizens at these various locations.  The required class of security guard services is Guard II and the Government requires a mix of fixed and roving armed PSOs, providing interior and exterior coverage, with some posts requiring 24-hour coverage across the 60+ locations.  These essential security services include access control to facility entrances and exits, employee and visitor identification checks, monitoring security equipment and roving patrols of the interior and exterior of federal facilities.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 561612, which falls under the scope of Protective Guard Services.  A top secret facility clearance is required.  The anticipated period of performance for this requirement encompasses a base period of 12 months (October 1, 2011 - September 30, 2012) and four one year optional periods.