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It is anticipated that a single award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract with fixed price provisions will be established as a result of the solicitation. The contract will consist of a 12-month base period followed by four 12-month options with an additional 6-month option pursuant to FAR 52.217-8. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services. The size standard is $20.5 million.

As an integral part of this security effort, the contractor shall provide and maintain all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish this requirement. The RFP will require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. All proposals received from industry will be evaluated using Best Value Trade-Off Procedures. This requirement is being solicited as an 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside.

It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the website for the issuance of the RFP, as well as any updates to the solicitation. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov).

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted at the FPS-AD office in Philadelphia, PA shortly after solicitation issuance. This conference will invite all interested parties to attend a briefing on this procurement, including but not limited to a summary of the evaluation criteria: explanation of relevant past performance, supervisory post exhibit, teaming arrangements, etc. Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended. For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Maria Macerato, at maria.macerato@ice.dhs.gov or Tom Schrank at thomas.schrank@ice.dhs.gov