U. S. Embassy Freetown- Local Guard Program

***** THIS SOLICITATION IS NOW POSTED*****

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services
to support the U.S. Embassy in FREETOWN. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission.
The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to
meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required
to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of
assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is
one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government).
All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted
by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their
suitability for employment under this contract.
The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15)
days. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on beta.Sam.gov , the offerors will have
approximately thirty (30) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted
on this site.

Site Visits of the U.S. Mission facilities is scheduled for March 16, 2020.Offerors are responsible for entry visa, vaccinations, and all travel arrangements, local transportation, and accommodations. Due to space limitations, only two (2) representatives from each firm will be allowed for the site visit.

INTERESTED VENDORS:
Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of
firm, address) by adding themselves to the Interested Vendors list under Notice Details 

RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Once the solicitation has been posted, Vendors will need to request access to the documents via beta.Sam.gov Explicit
Access Request.   By requesting access the vendor is adhering to the following: Distribution authorized to legitimate bidders only, contains technical or operation information.THESE RESTRICTED ACCESS DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED NOR IS ANY SECONDARY DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED. DATA SHALL BE KEPT IN A LOCKED DESK, LOCKED FILING CABINET, OR LOCKED ROOM WHEN NOT IN USE. UPON TERMINATION OF USE, THE HARDCOPY PRINTS AND ANY ELECTRONIC MEDIA SHALL BE DESTROYED BY SHREDDING THE PRINTS AND FORMATTING THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA. UPON TERMINATION OF USE, ALL MEDIA SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY COMPUTERS. OFFERORS REQUESTING ACCESS SHALL NOT COPY, SCAN OR POST ANY PART OF THESE BIDDING
DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET.

PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors
shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Request form provides his/her full name,
including first, middle (if applicable), and last name. The POC's full name shall be identical to the full name in the
beta.Sam.gov database.

The Offeror must also ensure that the submitting POC's full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last
name, are identical in SAM.gov as the names appear in beta.Sam.gov.
In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons
or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. All Joint Venture partners MUST be registered in SAM.Gov prior to award. The
contract will be awarded to the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.