WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services

The Federal Aviation Administration is procuring Armed Security Guard Services at its William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with proposals due October 29 and questions due October 5. The procurement is a Competitive 8(a) total set-aside using best value tradeoff procedures, foreclosing award to non-8(a) firms.

Place of performance includes the primary WJHTC facility in Atlantic City and a remote facility at 1300 Elwood/Pleasant Mills Road in Elwood, New Jersey. The requirement covers approximately 5,059 acres with 11 miles of perimeter fence, over 200 buildings, and access control, perimeter patrol, visitor and vehicle screening, incident response, and emergency management operations across 24/7 and Monday-Friday shifts.

The contractor must staff a Contract Program Manager (5+ years law enforcement experience, Bachelor's degree required), six Contract Guard Supervisors (3+ years law enforcement experience, Associate's degree required), and armed guards and computer operators providing approximately 74,000 hours annually at FAA facilities and 20,000 hours at the Transportation Security Laboratory. Annual post assignments include roving patrols, fixed posts, vehicle screening, and dispatch operations.

Armed personnel must obtain New Jersey firearms permits and Security Officers Registration Act certification; possess Top Secret or Secret facility clearances as applicable to assigned posts; pass initial medical examination, drug screening, and triennial medical re-certifications plus 10 percent random annual drug testing; achieve 80 percent minimum on semi-annual firearms qualifications using the DHS course of fire; and complete 16+ hours of initial training and annual refresher training covering human interaction, use of force, first aid/CPR, emergency procedures, active shooter response, and security systems. Personnel assigned to Transportation Security Laboratory posts may require Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information access. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens, minimum age 21, and English-language proficient.

The contractor must furnish uniforms, equipment, seven operational vehicles (6 pickup trucks, 1 SUV), 9mm semi-automatic firearms, ammunition, ballistic protective equipment (7 sets Level IV body armor, 7 Level IIIA helmets, 5 Level IIIA shields), radio communications systems (FCC Type Accepted), and maintain daily desk logs, incident reports, visitor logs, and lost-and-found records. The Contractor Guard Manual must address 26 specified topics, and a personnel recall system must deploy 8 additional guards within one hour for surge operations.

The contract structure includes a 2-month transition period, a 12-month base period, and four optional 12-month extension periods, beginning February 1, 2027. The NAICS code is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services; PSC is R430, Support-Professional: Physical Security and Badging. Evaluation will use best value tradeoff procedures, weighing technical approach and price. Service Contract Labor Standards compliance is mandatory under two Collective Bargaining Agreements covering Armed Security Officers, Lieutenants, and Computer Operators, with hourly rates and shift differentials specified. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for September 29 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time; written confirmation of attendance is due September 22. Real ID identification is required for facility access.