Solicitation- Security Guard Services- The Jicarilla Service Unit - Sources Sought

The Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service is soliciting security guard services at the Jicarilla Service Unit in Dulce, New Mexico, with quotes due July 17, 2026, and questions due July 10, 2026. This procurement is a total Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside under the Buy Indian Act with cascading consideration to other small business concerns if insufficient competition or reasonably priced offers are received from the ISBEE tier.

Place of performance is the Jicarilla Service Unit, 500 N Mundo Drive, Dulce, New Mexico 87528. Contractor personnel must hold a valid New Mexico Private Patrol Operator License, pass background investigations under Public Law 101-630, obtain IHS personnel security and suitability clearances, complete fingerprint adjudication, and demonstrate specified health immunizations (MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Annual Influenza, Tdap, COVID-19, and TB screening). Character standards prohibit any felony convictions or two or more misdemeanors involving violence, sexual misconduct, crimes against persons, or crimes against children.

Services are non-personal security guard duties including patrol, monitoring and surveillance, access control, emergency response, and documentation, performed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with 100 percent coverage of 40 hours per week for 52 weeks annually. The contract includes a 12-month base period plus four optional 12-month periods exercisable at Government discretion, with maximum total duration of five years. Pricing must be all-inclusive and fully burdened, covering labor, supervision, uniforms, equipment, travel, lodging, per diem, insurance, administrative costs, and all applicable taxes, calculated as an hourly rate multiplied by 40 hours per week by 52 weeks per year. The NAICS code is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services; PSC is S206, Housekeeping-Guard. Award is based on best value: Experience & Qualifications (30 percent), Personnel Qualifications & Suitability (25 percent), Technical Approach (20 percent), Past Performance (15 percent), and Price (10 percent). Quotes must include three separate volumes (Technical Proposal, Past Performance with up to three references, and Price Proposal) plus signed Standard Form 18 and IHS IEE Representation Form, submitted electronically to Raelynn Ray at raelynn.ray@ihs.gov. The Contracting Officer is Shandiin DeWolfe; Contracting Officer's Representative is Tammie Valdez.