Uniform Security Guard Services, General Facilities-Federal

Palm Beach County issued Request for Proposal F-22-045/IM for Uniformed Security Guard Services at General Facilities using federal funding. The procurement seeks security guard services across multiple classification levels, including Uniformed Security Guards Levels I, II, III, IV, V, and VI, as well as Site/Field Supervisors, with Levels I, IV, and Site/Field Supervisors designated as mandatory services and the remaining levels as optional. Proposers must provide hourly-based pricing for each security guard classification, with rates varying by contract year. Required qualifications include a minimum of five years of security experience, continuous employment or management of no fewer than fifty security guards for a two-year period, three non-residential client references, existing contracts with combined annual value of at least $1,000,000, and possession of a Florida State Class "B" or "BB" Security Agency License. All security personnel must undergo physical examinations, psychological screening, personality assessments, and background investigations including credit checks. The evaluation criteria allocate 35 points for experience and qualifications, 25 points for project approach and understanding, 25 points for key personnel and operations, and 15 points for price proposal. The proposal deadline was May 12, 2022, at 4:00 p.m., with a Selection Committee meeting scheduled for May 27, 2022, potential oral presentations on June 10, 2022, Notice of Intent to Award on June 15, 2022, and Board of County Commissioners award on August 23, 2022, with contract commencement on August 23, 2022.

The solicitation imposes a Performance and Payment Bond requirement equal to twenty percent of the total offer price and mandates compliance with Palm Beach County's Criminal History Records Check Ordinance, federal debarment and suspension requirements, and drug-free workplace certification, along with comprehensive insurance coverage including $3,000,000 in commercial general liability and professional liability. The incumbent contractor, Universal Protection Services, LP dba Allied Universal Security Services, has held the previous contract since July 12, 2017, with the current contract value totaling $8,444,702.00 and hourly rates ranging from $17.23 for unarmed guards to $22.74 for judicial location supervisors. The new contract carries an estimated total value of approximately $2,700,000 annually with an initial two-year term ending July 11, 2024, plus three optional one-year renewal periods at the County's sole discretion, and is federally funded under the SuperCircular and applicable federal regulations. A 30-day transition period follows contract award, and proposers are limited to submitting a list of five clients if they have more than five previous contracts. The RFP included a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on March 25, 2022, and was amended to extend the proposal deadline from April 18, 2022, to May 12, 2022, with Amendment No. 2 addressing changes to physical requirements, credit check language, and clarifications on contractual matters.