Inactive Historically Underutilized Business (HUBZone) Sole Source (FAR 19.13)

Amend 0003: A. The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment 11 PSO Matrix, provide questions received by industry and associated answers for informational purposes only, and extend the closin... Amend 0003: A. The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment 11 PSO Matrix, provide questions received by industry and associated answers for informational purposes only, and extend the closing date of this solicitation. Amendment 0003 extends the closing date of this solicitation to July 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Amend 0002: A. The purpose of this amendment is to revise the due date and time for questions to the RFP and incorporate revised CBAs for VA0888 and VA3039. Questions related to this solicitation shall be directed to Jessica.Nelson@fps.dhs.gov and Nicholas.Milillo@fps.dhs.gov via email no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time, June 17, 2022. Amendment 0001: The purpose of this amendment is to provide a date and time for the pre-proposal conference. A pre-proposal teleconference is scheduled for 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Contractors are required to email a request to Jessica.Nelson@fps.dhs.gov, and Nicholas.Milillo@fps.dhs.gov, no later than 2:30 PM Tuesday, June 14, 2022. RFP: The solicitation files are attached. Please Note regarding the attached solicitation: All attachments are paper-clipped to this document. In order to view the paper-clipped attachments, the PDF file must be opened in the desktop application. The attachments will not show if opened in a web browser. If still unable to see the paper-clipped documents, click on the paper-clip icon on the left hand side of the document and the "attachments" will expand and show all paper-clipped RFP documents. The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations, Federal Protective Service Acquisitions Division (FPSAD), under HUBZone small business set-aside, intends to procure armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at various federal facilities in Northern Virginia. This requirement is being solicited as a commercial acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12 in conjunction with FAR 15. It is anticipated that a single award, fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract 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 $25.5 million. The contract will be awarded for a five-year term, consisting of annual ordering/performance periods. In addition, there will be an additional 6-month optional ordering period pursuant to FAR 52.217-8. The Request for Proposals shall require the submission of a technical and price proposal. 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 prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM (http://www.sam.gov) prior to the submission of their proposals. A Pre-proposal Conference will be conducted virtually 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, teaming arrangements, etc. Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended. 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 via SAM. For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Jessica Nelson, at Jessica.Nelson@fps.dhs.gov (preferred) or (215) 521-2249 and Nicholas Milillo, at (215) 521-3103 or Nicholas.Milillo@fps.dhs.gov.