Local Guard Forces U.S Mission Wellington, New Zealand   3

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in Wellington, and Consulate Auckland, New Zealand. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government).

All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract.

The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on SAM.GOV, the offerors will have approximately thirty (30) to forty (40) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site.

Site Visits presentation of the U.S. Mission facilities in Wellington, New Zealand will be provided on power point with the solicitatiom package. A firm date of this site visit will be included in L.1 of the solicitation.

PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, all questions will be answered via email to Yenny Adams at AdamsYR@state.gov.

Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors using Joint Ventures shall have a proper registration as a Joint Venture including Unique Entity ID. (UEI)

In accordance with 22 U.S.C. 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the best technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.