WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 692M15-25-R-00012
- Agency
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Technical Center
Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Competitive 8(a)
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Place of performance
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Aviation Administration's William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace seeks armed security guard services at Atlantic City, New Jersey under a Competitive 8(a) set-aside, competed as a Total Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) procurement, with proposals due November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time per Amendment 0001. Amendment 0002, issued October 28, 2026, left that date unchanged and revised SIR Sections L.11.1.2 and L.11.3.1 on submitting evidence of the Top Secret Facility Clearance. The Contracting Officer is Sarah McCarty (sarah.mccarty@faa.gov). The mandatory site visit (September 29, 2026) and written question deadline (October 5, 2026) have passed.
Offerors must hold a Top Secret Facility Clearance issued by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, with evidence of final or interim clearance required at time of bid. Individual clearance requirements are tiered. Computer operators, roving patrol guards, and vehicle screening guards at FAA posts do not require personnel clearances, while Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) and Chemistry & Explosives Branch posts are subject to DHS visit authorization requests, and TSL posts may require Top Secret clearances with Sensitive Compartmented Information access. The SOW requires Top Secret or Secret facility clearances "as applicable." All armed personnel must be U.S. citizens at least 21 years old, hold valid New Jersey firearms permits and SORA certification, meet Lautenberg Amendment requirements, and qualify semi-annually at 80% on a DHS course of fire. The SOW also requires 10% random annual drug screening of armed personnel.
Place of performance covers the WJHTC campus of approximately 5,059 acres, over 200 buildings, and 11 miles of perimeter fence, including TSL. Amendment 0002 adds a remote facility at 1300 Elwood/Pleasant Mills Road in Elwood, New Jersey, and the October 15 SOW cites a remote facility in Hammonton, New Jersey. The Q&A estimates approximately 70 armed guards (55 full-time, 15 part-time), with six Contract Guard Supervisors and a Contract Program Manager with five-plus years of law enforcement experience and a bachelor's degree. Surge capacity requires deploying up to eight additional personnel within one hour.
The contract is a single firm-fixed-price award with a two-month transition beginning approximately March 1, 2027, a base period of May 1, 2027 through April 30, 2028, and four optional 12-month periods through April 30, 2032. Pricing covers three primary armed CLINs (FAA, TSL, and CEB), seven surge CLINs at not-to-exceed rates, and six optional post CLINs. Service Contract Labor Standards compliance certification is required with proposals, and the FFP buildup is due within 60 days of award, with no equitable adjustment for buildup errors. Armed Security Officer base wages are $29.22 per hour under the Hana (CBA-2025-180) and Centerra (CBA-2025-181) agreements, rising to $31.00 by May 1, 2027. The contractor furnishes seven vehicles, firearms and ammunition (excluding long guns), body armor, helmets, shields, and VHF radios.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
AMENDMENT 0002 10/28/2026
The purpose of this announcement is to post Amendment 0002 to the SIR. The proposal due date of 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 4 November 2026 remains unchanged.
AMENDMENT 0001 10/21/2026
The purpose of this announcement is to post Amendment 0001 to the SIR which provides answers to vendor questions and revises the SIR as a result. The proposal due date is changed to 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 4 November 2026.
SIR 9/14/2026
(1) INTRODUCTION: The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace has a requirement for Armed Security Guard Services.
(2) CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: A single contract will be awarded with a 2-month Transition, a 12-month Base period and four (4) 12-month Option periods.
(3) NATURE OF COMPETITION: The effort will be competed as a Total Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) set-aside using best value tradeoff procedures.
(4) STANDARD LANGUAGE: This announcement does not obligate the Government to award any effort resultant from this Solicitation/Screening Information Request (SIR). The FAA will not pay any costs associated with responding to or providing a submission in response to this posting.
(5) MANDATORY SITE VISIT: A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 AM Eastern Time on 29 September 2026. As specified in Section L.4 of the SIR, Offerors planning to attend the mandatory site visit must confirm attendance in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 22 September 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(6) FACILITY ACCESS: The Real ID requirement is fully enforced for everyone attempting to enter the WJHTC. Contractors will not be permitted to attend the mandatory site visit without proper Real ID identification or identified alternative. See SIR for further instructions.
(7) SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the SIR and/or resulting from attendance at the site visit must be submitted in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 5 October 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(8) PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 29 October 2026. Reference “692M15-25-R-00012 WJHTC Guards [insert Offeror’s Name]” in the email subject line. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that submitted proposals are received by the Government prior to the specified submission date and time. Any proposal received after the specified submission date and time is considered “late” in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals and will not be evaluated. See SIR for further instructions.
(9) SIR ATTACHMENTS: Solicitation 692M15-25-R-00012 is attached below along with all applicable attachments, as outlined in SIR Section J.
(10) The Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law.
Update #2 ·
AMENDMENT 0001 10/21/2026
The purpose of this announcement is to post Amendment 0001 to the SIR which provides answers to vendor questions and revises the SIR as a result. The proposal due date is changed to 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 4 November 2026.
SIR 9/14/2026
(1) INTRODUCTION: The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace has a requirement for Armed Security Guard Services.
(2) CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: A single contract will be awarded with a 2-month Transition, a 12-month Base period and four (4) 12-month Option periods.
(3) NATURE OF COMPETITION: The effort will be competed as a Total Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) set-aside using best value tradeoff procedures.
(4) STANDARD LANGUAGE: This announcement does not obligate the Government to award any effort resultant from this Solicitation/Screening Information Request (SIR). The FAA will not pay any costs associated with responding to or providing a submission in response to this posting.
(5) MANDATORY SITE VISIT: A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 AM Eastern Time on 29 September 2026. As specified in Section L.4 of the SIR, Offerors planning to attend the mandatory site visit must confirm attendance in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 22 September 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(6) FACILITY ACCESS: The Real ID requirement is fully enforced for everyone attempting to enter the WJHTC. Contractors will not be permitted to attend the mandatory site visit without proper Real ID identification or identified alternative. See SIR for further instructions.
(7) SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the SIR and/or resulting from attendance at the site visit must be submitted in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 5 October 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(8) PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 29 October 2026. Reference “692M15-25-R-00012 WJHTC Guards [insert Offeror’s Name]” in the email subject line. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that submitted proposals are received by the Government prior to the specified submission date and time. Any proposal received after the specified submission date and time is considered “late” in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals and will not be evaluated. See SIR for further instructions.
(9) SIR ATTACHMENTS: Solicitation 692M15-25-R-00012 is attached below along with all applicable attachments, as outlined in SIR Section J.
(10) The Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law.
Update #1 ·
(1) INTRODUCTION: The FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace has a requirement for Armed Security Guard Services.
(2) CONTRACT TYPE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: A single contract will be awarded with a 2-month Transition, a 12-month Base period and four (4) 12-month Option periods.
(3) NATURE OF COMPETITION: The effort will be competed as a Total Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) set-aside using best value tradeoff procedures.
(4) STANDARD LANGUAGE: This announcement does not obligate the Government to award any effort resultant from this Solicitation/Screening Information Request (SIR). The FAA will not pay any costs associated with responding to or providing a submission in response to this posting.
(5) MANDATORY SITE VISIT: A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 AM Eastern Time on 29 September 2026. As specified in Section L.4 of the SIR, Offerors planning to attend the mandatory site visit must confirm attendance in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 22 September 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(6) FACILITY ACCESS: The Real ID requirement is fully enforced for everyone attempting to enter the WJHTC. Contractors will not be permitted to attend the mandatory site visit without proper Real ID identification or identified alternative. See SIR for further instructions.
(7) SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS: All questions regarding the SIR and/or resulting from attendance at the site visit must be submitted in writing via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 5 October 2026. See SIR for further instructions.
(8) PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Proposals must be submitted via email to the CO no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 29 October 2026. Reference “692M15-25-R-00012 WJHTC Guards [insert Offeror’s Name]” in the email subject line. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that submitted proposals are received by the Government prior to the specified submission date and time. Any proposal received after the specified submission date and time is considered “late” in accordance with AMS 3.2.2.3-14 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Submittals and will not be evaluated. See SIR for further instructions.
(9) SIR ATTACHMENTS: Solicitation 692M15-25-R-00012 is attached below along with all applicable attachments, as outlined in SIR Section J.
(10) The Acquisition Management System (AMS) applies to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in place of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and various other provisions of Federal acquisition law.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services | Special Notice | |
| WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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