US Mission Yerevan Sources Sought

Notice Type:

Pre-solicitation

Synopsis:

ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in Yerevan, Armenia. 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 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 in Armenia will be scheduled and detailed in the solicitation. A firm date of this site visit will be included in L.1 of the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for entry visa, 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.

Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Kerryn Finik at FinikK@state.gov.

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 SAM.gov database.

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. The contract will be awarded to the best technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

Contracting Office Address:

U.S. Department of State
A/LM/AQM/WWD/LGB
1801 N. Lynn St.

Arlington, VA 22209

Place of Performance:

U.S. Embassy Yerevan

Primary Point of Contact:

Kerryn Finik

Contract Specialist

finikk@state.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Paige Goeke

Contract Specialist

GoekePA@state.gov