Inactive

Due to the uncertainty of the Federal Budget, USMS is placing this procurement on hold until January 31, 2025. The procurement will be reevaluated no later than January 31, 2025. Updates as warranted ... Due to the uncertainty of the Federal Budget, USMS is placing this procurement on hold until January 31, 2025. The procurement will be reevaluated no later than January 31, 2025. Updates as warranted will be provided on SAM.gov. Any questions that have been submitted and not answered, will be answered once the procurement is reevaluated. ************************************************************************************************************************************************* 10/08/2024 - This update is to include the modified solicitation document that shows the updated due date of November 1, 2024 and the updated CLINS. ************************************************************************************************************************************************ 10/02/2024 - The questions and answers will not be posted due to law enforcement sentitive information. However, they were emailed to all those who requested a full copy of the solicitation. If you did not recieve the Q&A please reach out to Julie Simpson, julie.simpson@usdoj.gov. Also, Attachments A, B and C have been updated and are attached. The solicitation document (15M10424RA47000013) is not able to updated at this time due to system issues. It will be updated by no later than October 15th and provided. ************************************************************************************************************************************************** 9/23/2024 - This posting is being updated to extend the due date of submission until November 1, 2024. USMS received several questions regarding the solicitation, and we are working to get those fully answered. Once all questions are answered, they will be posted in SAM.gov and emailed to those vendors who requested a full copy of the solicitation. There will be some minor updates to the solicitation documents and those will be included in the update on SAM.gov and emailed as well. ***************************************************************************************************************************************** The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), which is a component of the Department of Justice, has approximately 6,500 employees and support contractors located in approximately 400 offices across the U.S. and its territories. The USMS is largely co-located in federal courthouses, although there are increasing numbers of law enforcement task forces led by, or participated in, by USMS staff that are separately located. The USMS’ mission is to defend the Constitution of the United States through protection of the judiciary and the judicial process. This law enforcement responsibility is carried out through the performance of the following functions: Providing court security for judges, etc. Safekeeping protected witnesses of the court Apprehending fugitives trying to escape justice Ensuring prisoners are securely and humanely confined Producing prisoners for court appearances and judicial-related activities in a timely fashion Executing court orders to seize and disposed of forfeited asset, The purpose of this requirement is to obtain a contract for ballistic protective systems (Body Armor) for the subject Deputy U.S. Marshals. This requirement will also allow for the ordering of items a la carte, i.e., for replacement parts. The USMS Training Division (TD) requires the services of a contractor that has the capability to provide body armor components for its Deputy U.S. Marshals. USMS TD is responsible for outfitting its Deputy U.S. Marshals with body armor to be able to perform its daily mission of protecting the courthouses, hunting fugitives, protecting people in the Witness Security Division, etc. The contractor shall provide all items required in the Statement of Work / Specification Sheet, upon issuance of delivery orders. The Government contemplates a Single Award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (SA-IDIQ) contract on a full and open basis in accordance with Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The term of this anticipated contract shall be one year from the date of award. Four (4) subsequent one (1) year option periods may be exercised, at the sole discretion of the Government. The Government reserves the right to not exercise an Option Period, if it is no longer needed, no longer represents competitive pricing, or does not provide adequate service (delivery, billing, item quality, etc.). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This action is considered law enforcement sensitive and subject to FOIA Exemption #7. This action is being posted, however interested offerors must reach out to the Contracting Officer, Julie Simpson at julie.simpson@usdoj.gov for a full solicitation and the full solicitation will only be shared with vendors that are potentially capable of performing this requirement. Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to julie.simpson@usdoj.gov no later than 12:00 PM CST on September 18, 2024. Please include the Title “USMS Body Armor: (Company Name)” in the subject line of your email. The SF-1449, Attachment A - Instructions, Attachment B Evaluation Factors, Attachment C - Pricing Sheet, DOJ Acquisition Innovation Guide, DOJ Policy Instruction - 1301.01.02, and Subcontracting Plan Template are attached. The Statement of Work and Specifications are not included and must be requested from the Contracting Officer, Julie Simpson at julie.simpson@usdoj.gov.