Armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services in NW Washington, DC.   3

Amendment 0002

Under amendment 0002 the Solicitation proposal due date is hereby extended to 11/14/2023, 2PM EST.

Questions & Answers are hereby provided for informational purposes only and does not amend or change the solicitation. If there is any conflict between the solicitation and the information contained in the answers to questions, the solicitation governs.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Amendment 0001

This amendment deletes C. SOW Exhibits Attachment 2 in its entirety. A Revised C. SOW Exhibits Attachment 2 is hereby incorporated into the solicitation. The revised C. SOW Exhibits Attachment 2 updates Exhibit 10 Contractor Provided Equipment, 4. Communications Equipment Requirement are updated (1 cell phone per PSO & Supervisor, and no radios under this requirement).

The following FAQs document is also added for informational purposes only, under the attachment section of SAM.gov. If there is any conflict between the solicitation and this additional information, the solicitation governs.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Note: The Revised C. SOW Exhibits Attachment 2 is attached within the paperclip icon on the left side of this Amendment.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division (FPSAD), intends to procure armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at five (5) locations in NW Washington, DC.

This requirement is being solicited as a commercial service acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12/15. This procurement is a 100% Competitive 8(a) Small Business set-aside. All 8(a) small businesses must be certified and active. It is anticipated that a single award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) type contract with fixed price provisions will result from this Request for Proposals (RFP). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard for NAICS 561612 is $29 million. The resultant ID/IQ contract will consist of five annual ordering periods. The Government may also exercise the option at FAR 52.217-8 for up to an additional 6 months.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) shall require the submission of a technical and price proposal.

A Pre-proposal teleconference is scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 11/07/2023. Contractors are required to email a request to Josh.B.Clemens@hq.dhs.gov and frank.borelli@hq.dhs.gov no later than 9:00 A.M. EST the day of the teleconference. An invite will be sent to interested vendors via Microsoft Teams shortly after for the pre-proposal conference. The purpose of the pre-proposal conference is to provide a comprehensive overview of the RFP, so that offerors can ascertain the general conditions that could materially affect the proposal price. Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended.

The Contractor is requested to submit any questions regarding this requirement via email no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time, 11/07/2023 to Josh.B.Clemens@hq.dhs.gov and frank.borelli@hq.dhs.gov. Vendors are requested to withhold their questions until after the pre-proposal conference. Prospective contractors may contact the Government while preparing a proposal in order to obtain clarification of the statement of work or to obtain other information needed to prepare a proposal. Any clarifying information issued by the Government will be provided to all prospective contractors.

Those 8(a) small businesses that are certified and active wishing to receive the current post exhibit must submit a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement to Josh.B.Clemens@hq.dhs.gov and frank.borelli@hq.dhs.gov, which is included under this RFP as Exhibit 3. Upon receipt of a completed DHS Form 11000-06, the post exhibit shall be sent via email.

Please review the below link from the SBA's website that provides interim guidance for 8(a) program participants in light of the US District Court Ruling, (Ultima Servs. Corp. v. Dep't of Ag. (E.D. Tenn.)).

https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program

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