391341 - AIDT/HQ Unarmed Security Guard Services

Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT) is soliciting bids under solicitation 391341 for unarmed security guard services at three Montgomery, Alabama locations, with a mandatory site visit on November 19, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. and bids due December 1, 2026. Suppliers that do not attend the site visit will have their bids rejected, and the State reserves the right to schedule additional site visits if no responsive and responsible supplier attends. Suppliers must also be registered in Alabama Buys before bid close.

The opportunity title and the Agency Specifications file describe unarmed security guard services, while the posting description and the Additional Terms and Conditions describe janitorial services. The Agency Specifications call for a single unarmed officer on site Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with an unpaid lunch break Monday through Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The officer may carry no firearms, tasers, mace, or batons. Duties include patrolling premises and parking areas, covering the front desk in the receptionist's absence, unlocking doors and disarming alarms by 6:45 a.m., securing gates, and filing security incident reports within seven business days. The officer must be able to run to respond to threats and lift at least 50 pounds. The posting lists Mobile County as the jurisdiction, while all three sites are in Montgomery. The posting gives the locations as 1 and 15 Technology Court and 3180 E. South Blvd., while the specifications list 1 and 15 Ed Castile Way and 3180 East South Blvd.

Bidders must carry $2 million in liability coverage with $1 million per occurrence, name the State of Alabama as certificate holder, and submit proof of insurance with the bid or face rejection. Suppliers with five or more employees must provide Worker's Compensation Certificates. Bidders must also provide three supplier references with documentation of comparable or larger square footage projects, and any information the Division of Procurement requests must be furnished within five days. Bidders with negative past performance during the three years before the solicitation may be excluded. Awarded suppliers must submit E-Verify documentation and a Vendor Disclosure Statement upon notice of award. Hard-copy bids require handwritten ink signatures and the completed manual response form.

The contract begins with a 12-month initial term and includes options for four additional 12-month extensions, each requiring written approval from both the State and the supplier at least 30 days before expiration. Award will be made on an "all or none" basis to the lowest responsible bidder meeting all specifications. Price escalations require written approval from both parties and cannot exceed Consumer Price Index increases for the same period. Questions must be submitted through the supplier portal by November 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Central Time.