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Background
The Court Security Officer Program is managed by the Judicial Security Division within the United States Marshals Service (USMS). The Office of Court Security (OCS) is responsible for managing and developing an effective nationwide physical security program for federal judiciary court facilities. OCS oversees security services performed by more than 5,700 contracted Court Security Officers (CSO), filling over 4,500 authorized full-time and shared positions within all United States Circuits and districts. CSOs safeguard approximately 430 court facilities throughout the nation. The OCS is comprised of three branches: Applications and Qualifications Branch (AQB); Judicial Security Inspector Field Support Branch (JFSB); and Training and Compliance Branch (TCB). Each branch performs an integral part of the program’s operations, ensuring that individuals performing as CSOs are suitable and fit to protect the nation’s courts. One of the major responsibilities of the USMS is to ensure the safety of all federal courts and court employees against unauthorized, illegal, and potentially life-threatening activities. To accomplish the mission of courthouse security, the USMS contracts with private security contractors to mitigate exposure to risk and defer nefarious actions against the facilities and its occupants. The employees of the contractors, known as CSOs, are deputized as Special Deputy U.S. Marshals authorized to carry firearms and detain and/or arrest individuals while on duty at their given worksites.

Work Details
The Contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, management, supervision, administrative support, office facilities, transportation, materials, supplies, and office equipment. Except for government-furnished equipment listed in Section C.19., the contractor shall provide all personal equipment (body armor, firearms, uniforms) and training necessary to perform court security services for the USMS. These services include but are not limited to entrance control, roving patrol, stationary post assignments; escort duties; securing courtrooms; law and order; preserve order; enforce federal law while performing their duties.
The contractor is responsible for ensuring each CSO is proficient in all skills necessary to perform CSO services at any post. The Contractor is required to prepare and maintain a variety of reports, manage Government provided equipment, test security equipment, provide training and weapons qualifications, assure each CSO applicant meets and maintains all suitability requirements of the contract to include but not limited to: performance standards, medical standards, training, and weapons proficiency requirements.

Period of Performance
The contract period of performance spans from October 1st, 2023 to March 31st, 2029.

Place of Performance
The geographic locations where the contract will be performed include Federal Judicial Circuits 2nd, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th.