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************************ I M P O R T A N T U P D A T E ************************ July 26, 2021 Number 1: Proposal Due Date Changed to August 06, 2021 -- 3:00 p. m. -- Washington, D.C. Local Time This i... ************************ I M P O R T A N T U P D A T E ************************ July 26, 2021 Number 1: Proposal Due Date Changed to August 06, 2021 -- 3:00 p. m. -- Washington, D.C. Local Time This is the final Proposal Due Date Extension! Number 2: Due to SI system issues the Proposal ARE NOT Required to be uploaded to Dropbox. Proposal Hard Copies--6 Business; 6 Technical; and Thumb Drive(s), continue to be Required. Bidders are to make a good faith effort to email said Proposal to: rileyh@si.edu Number 3: For purposes of verifying that said Proposal arrive on time the actural Delivery of Hard Copies will be Determinative. Address to use: Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Contracting c/o Mr. Henry Riley, Esq. Attorney Contracting Officer Office of Contracting 600 Maryland Ave. S.W. Suite 500E Washington, D.C. 20024 ============================================================================================== July 23, 2021 -- Part 2 Wage Rates to be used preparing Proposals are attached and and hereby made a part of this Solicitation. ============================================================================================== July 23, 2021 -- Part 1 Attachment J5 is attached and and hereby made a part of this Solicitation. (Guidelines for the successful contractor/bidder. ============================================================================================== July 19, 2021 - 10:30 p.m. Attached is a is a listing of locations where Services are anticipated to be provided. ============================================================================================== July 19, 2021 - 8:00 p.m. Onsite Visit Log added to Attachments ============================================================================================ July 19, 2021 - 7:45 p.m. Privacy and Security Clause Added to "J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments" as "Attachment J4", and hereby made a part of this Solicitation. =============================================================================================== *****IMPORTANT***** July 16, 2021 Proposal's Due Date has been Extended to: July 30, 2021 3:00 p.m. - Local Time - Washington, D.C. ================================================================================================ July 15, 2021 - Afternoon Questions and Answers: Second, Third, and Forth Set Posted. ================================================================================================ *****IMPORTANT***** July 15, 2021 - Morning Change to the Proposal (Technical and Business) Submittal Requirements Bidders are to Submit the following by the Due Date and Due Time: Technical Proposal: As defined in the Solicitation; Business Proposal: As defined in the Solicitation; Seven Hard Copies of the Technical Proposal; Seven Hard Copies of the Business Proposal; (NOTE: Said Hard Copies are to be delivered to--and utilizing, the following address: Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Contracting c/o Mr. Henry Riley, Esq. Attorney Contracting Officer Office of Contracting 600 Maryland Ave. S.W. Suite 500E Washington, D.C. 20024. (DO NOT SEND BY UNITED STATED POSTAL SERVICE.) Proposal and the Business Proposal. (Bidder may choose to include one or more Thumb Drives as deemed necessary to hold both documents.) One Electronic Copy of the Technical Proposal uploaded to Drop Box: Bidder is responsible to follow the directions in the Solicitation to obtain a Link to the Drop Box; One Electronic Copy of the Business Proposal uploaded to Drop Box: Bidder is responsible to follow the directions in the Solicitation to obtain a Link to the Drop Box; One Electronic Copy of the Technical Proposal emailed to: rileyh@si.edu; One Electronic Copy of the Business Proposal emailed to: rileyh@si.edu; The Business Proposal should be sent in a separate email from the Technical email. Electronic Documents must utilize any of--or a combination of, the following formats: If a word document: It must be in a Microsoft Word document; If a spreadsheet: It must be an Excel document; A PDF document. The above must be received by: July 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ET (local Washington, D.C.’s Time =========================================================================================== July 13, 2021 - Afternoon NOTE: In order to use the Drop Box Link to upload your Proposal you must use one of the following Browsers: Edge Chrome Firefox Safari A unique Link will be provided to you upon your requesd, (While pre-testing the uploading feature of Drop Box, it was discovered that using other Browsers will result in an uploading error/failer.) ============================================================================================== July 13, 2021 - Morning A Drop box Link request period has been Extended. A Drop Box Link may be requested now through July 20, 2021--3:00 p.m. - Washington, D.C.'s time. ============================================================================================== July 09, 2021 Frist Questions and Answers Document added as an attachment to this Posting. ================================================================================================ July 08, 2021 IMPORTANT UPDATE The period to submit Questions has been Extended to: July 16, 2021 - 5:00 p.m., (Washington, D.C., Time). The Due Date for Proposal Submittal has been Extended to: July 23, 2021. ================================================================================================== June 10, 2021 -- UPDATE Formal Solicitation Published Solicitation (including Attachments) can be found: In this Posting; and In a DropBox -- Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/27li2r92vlmdapo/AADOg-NVX8ATyyrlUV1xoC5na?dl=0 Proposals Due on July 16, 2021, no later than 3:00 p. m., Washington, D.C.'s Time. =========================================================================== Revision: The formal Solicitation will be Posted on or about June 14, 2021 =============================================================================================== The Smithsonian Institution (“Smithsonian”) is providing this Notice of a Pending Solicitation. The formal Solicitation will be Posted on or about May 17, 2021. The Smithsonian will be seeking Proposals for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (“IDIQ) to assist the Office of Protective Services (“OPS”) in supporting its integrated, enterprise electronic security system, the physical security infrastructure and IT networking components. The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (“NAICS”) are 561621 and 238210, size standard is $15 million. The Physical Security Program, Personnel and Physical Security Division, Office of Protection Services, Smithsonian Institution has a requirement for a single award Task Order based IDIQ contract—with no Minimum Contracting Work/Amount Guarantee. The objective is to award a One (1) year contract with Nine (9) one-year options to assist OPS in maintaining and supporting its integrated, enterprise electronic security system, the physical security infrastructure and IT networking components. The OPS Security Management System comprises, but is not limited to, COTS access control, intrusion detection, duress alarms, elevator control interface, video surveillance and assessment, video recording and storage, delayed egress, intercommunication systems, fire alarm interface, equipment cabinetry, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), operated and active bollards, gate operators, and related components at OPS-overseen facilities in the United States and Panama. Eighty-five (85) percent of work is anticipated to be in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, which includes Maryland and Virginia. The remaining fifteen (15) percent of the work is anticipated to be other geographical locations where Smithsonian Institution facilities which includes, but not necessarily limited to, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Panama. Task Orders placed under this IDIQ may include, but not necessarily limited to, services such as design, labor, staffing, procurement of supplies and materials (to include system components), supervision, equipment, and all related services (except when specified as Government furnished,) to support, install, upgrade, repair, and maintain the OPS physical and electronic security devices and infrastructure to include, but not limited to, hardware, software, and any other security-related items for the Office of Protection Services as specified in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, special contract requirements, specifications, drawings, attachments and exhibits contained in the contract or incorporated by reference. Staffing services may include, but not necessarily limited to, Project Management, Engineering, Technician, AutoCAD Specialist, and/or Information Technology support to include network and IT security. The selected Contractor must be capable of responding to and working on multiple, large and small task orders concurrently.