Inactive SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

Amendment 0002 The following is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend or change the solicitation. If there is any conflict between the solicitation and this additional informatio... Amendment 0002 The following is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend or change the solicitation. If there is any conflict between the solicitation and this additional information, the solicitation governs. Amendment 0001 The following is provided for informational purposes only and does not amend or change the solicitation. If there is any conflict between the solicitation and this additional information, the solicitation governs. 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 various federal facilities in Maryland. This requirement is being solicited as a commercial service acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12/15. This procurement is a 100% Women Owned Small Business set-aside. 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 a five annual ordering periods. The Request for Proposals (RFP) shall require the submission of a technical and price proposal. A Pre-proposal teleconference is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 04/18/2023. Contractors are required to email a request to Josh.B.Clemens@fps.dhs.gov and Frank.Borelli@fps.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 as soon as possible but no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time, 04/19/2023 to Josh.B.Clemens@fps.dhs.gov and Frank.Borelli@fps.dhs.gov. 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 women owned small businesses wishing to receive the current post exhibit must submit a completed Non-Disclosure Agreement to Josh.B.Clemens@fps.dhs.gov and Frank.Borelli@fps.dhs.gov, which is included under this RFP as Exhibit 3 within C. SOW Exhibits Attachment 2. Upon receipt of a completed DHS Form 11000-06, the post exhibit shall be sent via email. 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.

Inactive SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

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) s... 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 nine (9) locations throughout Maryland (Bethesda, Gaithersburg, and Rockville). This requirement is being solicited as a commercial service acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12/15. This procurement is a 100% Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside. 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 a five annual ordering periods.. The Request for Proposals (RFP) shall require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released to the System for Award Management (SAM) on or about 02/07/2023. 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 (http://www.sam.gov) in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the submission of their proposals. For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Contracting Officer Kristin Blackmore, who can be reached via email Kristin Blackmore, at Kristin.L.Blackmore@fps.dhs.gov. 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.