Fax Bid* Arm Security Guard Serv. -DCFS

The State of Louisiana Office of State Procurement is requesting bids for armed security guard services at the Department of Children and Family Services Lafayette Region facility in Abbeville, East Baton Rouge Parish, with bids due June 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST. Contractors must be established businesses with at least three years of satisfactory full-time security guard experience, and all security personnel must hold current Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners registration cards and possess a minimum of one year of security experience (three years desirable).

The scope covers one uniformed, armed security officer stationed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST (42.5 hours per week) at 2729 Veterans Memorial Drive, Abbeville, Louisiana, performing visitor and vendor control, parking lot monitoring, bag checks, building perimeter inspections, emergency response procedures, and general facility security. The contractor must furnish two complete seasonal uniforms per officer, maintain 24-hour paging or answering service with two-hour callback capability, conduct SAMHSA-compliant drug testing at contractor expense, maintain certified payroll records, and submit monthly shift reports. The contractor must pay security guards a minimum wage of $12.28 per hour.

The solicitation requests pricing on 2,080 hours of regular services and 130 hours of overtime on an hourly basis. The contract runs from July 1, 2026 (or award date, whichever is later) through June 30, 2027, with two optional 12-month renewals at the same prices, terms, and conditions for a maximum 36-month duration. Contractors must provide comprehensive insurance (Workers Compensation minimum $1,000,000 Employers Liability, Commercial General Liability minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability $1,000,000 combined single limit) and blanket fidelity bond coverage minimum $100,000 per occurrence. Bid prices are firm for a minimum of 60 days. All bids must be received by the deadline; late submissions will be rejected. Bids may be submitted online through LaGov, faxed to 225-342-9756, or hand-delivered to the Office of State Procurement, 1201 North Third Street, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Contact Buyer Sterling Colomb at 225-342-3793 or sterling.colomb@la.gov (RFx 3000026289).