Southwest Border Transportation, Medical Escort and Guard Services

A0009 inadvertently exlcuded three pages from the Schedule B therefore this amendment A0010 includes those attachments to Schedule B. The due date for proposals is still September 14th, 2012.

A0009 extends the due date for proposals is hereby extended to September 14th, 2012.

CBP now projects a continued requirement for approximately 394,000 hours of vehicle operational hours and 614,000 hours of labor operational hours over the course of each year to transport and guard the illegal aliens from their points of apprehension until they are either returned to their country of origin for repatriation or transferred to another agency for long-term detention.

The attached SF30 shall be downloaded to see all changes reflected in A0009.

The due date for proposals is hereby extended to September 7th, 2012. The terms and conditions have been updated.

All interested parties shall note that the Government reasonably expects changes to be forthcoming and, as a result, the due date for proposals to be extended in a similar way to previous amendments.

A bid protest of the solicitation has been filed with the United States Court of Federal Claims.  The information for this bid protest is as follows: 

Case number: 12-299C 

Address: United States Court of Federal Claims

717 Madison Place, NW
   Washington, DC 20005

Clerk of the Court phone number: 202-357-6400

For information related to this case, please contact the clerk's office.

The due date for proposals is hereby extended to August 8th, 2012. The terms and conditions have been updated and Q&As are provided from A0006. The sample task order has been updated

The due date for proposals is hereby extended to July 6th, 2012. The terms and conditions have been updated along with the PWS and QASP. A name-redacted seniority list is now included and the questions and answers have been updated.

THE DUE DATE FOR PROPOSALS IS HEREBY EXTENDED AND SECTION M IS UPDATED.  THE CBAs HAVE BEEN UPDATED AND ARE ATTACHED

Amendment A0004 dated 4/27/12 hereby extends the proposal due date to 5/14/12

The solicitation is amended to extend the due date for proposals to May 4, 2012 and clarify a response to a previous question from A0002.

The solicitation is amended to extend the due date for proposals to April 30, 2012 and change certain sections of the RFP.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure commercial services for secure transportation of detainees, medical escort, and facilities guard services to augment Agents and Officers performing law enforcement duties at and along the Southwest Border. In 2011, CBP apprehensions along the Southwest Border averaged 897 detainees per day that required transportation and guard services. CBP projects a continued requirement for approximately 450,000 hours of vehicle operational hours and 735,000 hours of labor operational hours over the course of each year to transport and guard the illegal aliens from their points of apprehension until they are either returned to their country of origin for repatriation or transferred to another agency for long-term detention. CBP lacks sufficient personnel and vehicular resources to support this requirement without impacting higher priority border security missions.

CBP is utilizing Full and Open competition under NAICS code 561612 in accordance with FAR Part 15 for a resulting performance-based single award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) hybrid type contract for a term of 5 years (one 12 month Base Period and four 12 month Option Periods). The solicitation will include a mix of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Time and Material (T&M) line items.

The scope of the requirement is for services of trained and certified security officers to operate vehicles along the Southwest Border in the transportation of detainees. Transportation services shall be provided by contractors (Transportation Officers) that have a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and can multi-task as both a driver on a detainee transport vehicle and as a facility or medical escort guard. When not driving, a Transportation Officer may be tasked to perform ad hoc guard functions at a facility or medical establishment. Facility/Medical escort services can also be performed by qualified contractor guards that do not require CDL; however, without a CDL, those contractors may not perform as a Transportation Officer. The government will not provide GFP. The contractor will be responsible for providing a full service solution. The resulting contract will provide efficient, flexible, responsive, safe and secure operations in a variety of circumstances, such as the following:

• The gender, physical health, and risk associated with detainees will vary.
• Apprehension locations and the number of illegal aliens apprehended per event and over time will vary.
• Transports will frequently occur in a harsh and isolated environment.

An award will be made on a Best Value basis to the offeror who proposes a solution that is in the best interest of the Government. Performance requirements will be established that include but are not limited to the following areas:

- Operational Efficiency
- Operational Flexibility
- Operational Responsiveness
- Safety and Security

The operational area covers four states (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) and nine (9) Southwest Border Sectors. Each CBP Sector is unique and has varying requirements, as follows:

- Del Rio
- El Centro
- El Paso
- Laredo
- Big Bend (Marfa)
- Rio Grande
- San Diego
- Tucson
- Yuma

All comments concerning this solicitation announcement are to be provided in writing to the attention of Shaun G. Saad, via e-mail to shaun.saad@dhs.gov or kerri.bishop@dhs.gov

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure commercial services for secure transportation of detainees, medical escort, and facilities guard services to augment Agents and Officers performing law enforcement duties at and along the Southwest Border. In 2011, CBP apprehensions along the Southwest Border averaged 897 detainees per day that required transportation and guard services. CBP projects a continued requirement for approximately 450,000 hours of vehicle operational hours and 735,000 hours of labor operational hours over the course of each year to transport and guard the illegal aliens from their points of apprehension until they are either returned to their country of origin for repatriation or transferred to another agency for long-term detention. CBP lacks sufficient personnel and vehicular resources to support this requirement without impacting higher priority border security missions.

CBP will utilize Full and Open competition under NAICS code 561612 and in accordance with FAR Part 15 for a resulting performance-based indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) hybrid type contract for a term of 5 years (one 12 month Base Period and four 12 month Option Periods). The solicitation will include a mix of Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Material (T&M) and Cost Reimbursable (CR) line items.

The scope of the requirement is for services of trained and certified security officers to operate vehicles along the Southwest Border in the transportation of detainees. Transportation services shall be provided by contractors (Transportation Officers) that have a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and can multi-task as both a driver on a detainee transport vehicle and as a facility or medical escort guard. When not driving, a Transportation Officer may be tasked to perform ad hoc guard functions at a facility or medical establishment. Facility/Medical escort services can also be performed by qualified contractor guards that do not require CDL; however, without a CDL, those contractors may not perform as a Transportation Officer. The government will not provide GFP. The contractor will be responsible for providing a full service solution. The resulting contract will provide efficient, flexible, responsive, safe and secure operations in a variety of circumstances, such as the following:

• The gender, physical health, and risk associated with detainees will vary.
• Apprehension locations and the number of illegal aliens apprehended per event and over time will vary.
• Transports will frequently occur in a harsh and isolated environment.

An award will be made on a Best Value basis to the offeror who proposes a solution that is in the best interest of the Government. Performance requirements will be established that include but are not limited to the following areas:

- Operational Efficiency
- Operational Flexibility
- Operational Responsiveness
- Safety and Security

The operational area covers four states (California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) and nine (9) Southwest Border Sectors. Each CBP Sector is unique and has varying requirements, as follows:

- Del Rio
- El Centro
- El Paso
- Laredo
- Big Bend
- Rio Grande
- San Diego
- Tucson
- Yuma

All comments concerning this pre-solicitation announcement are to be provided in writing to the attention of Shaun G. Saad, via e-mail to shaun.saad@dhs.gov