SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Protective Force Security Service
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585
- ZIP Code
- 20585
- Solicitation Number
- DE-AC01-05SO20222
- Response Due
- 1/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/16/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to solicit a proposal and negotiate a sole source bridge contract with Covenant Homeland Security Solution, Ltd, while the follow-on competitive acquisition and transition is completed. The follow-on competitive acquisition began with a Sources Sought Notice (DE-RI01-06SA00001) which was issued on July 25, 2006. This Sources Sought Notice requested capability statements from qualified small businesses for the ???Office of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) Protective Force services in the National Capital Area for DOE???. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for the follow-on acquisition is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2007. The proposed bridge contract will provide continued high quality Protective Force services to HSS. This support is currently being performed by Covenant Homeland Security Solution, Ltd under contract number DE-AC01-05SO20222 and will expire on January 31, 2007. HSS is responsible for the development, promulgation, and evaluation of security programs, and the oversight of safeguards and security; cyber security; emergency management; and environment , safety, and health programs throughout the Department. Within HSS is the Office of Headquarters Security Operations (HS-1.31), which provides protection of the Department???s facilities in the National Capital Area, the health and safety of assigned personnel, and the classified, sensitive, and unclassified property and matter in those facilities, and ensures the continuity of government (COG) in all circumstances mandated by Presidential Decision Directives. Protection and physical access control is provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at the Forrestal building and satellite facilities in Washington, DC, the Germantown facility and satellite facilities in Germantown, Maryland. The Performance Work Statement (PWS), Position Qualifications, and estimated level of effort for this Covenant Homeland Security Services, Ltd contract are provided on the Department???s Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at: http://e-center.doe.gov/. The statutory authority for permitting other than full and open competition for this contract is Section 303[c][1] of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended by the Competition in Contracting Act, 10 USC 2304[c][1], and implemented by FAR 6.302-1[a][2][ii][B], which authorizes other than full and open competition when there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements; and when it is likely that an award to any other source may result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency???s requirements. Covenant Homeland Security Services has the requisite number of key and non-key personnel possessing the required security clearances, technical skill and training, who are familiar with the program and requirements, and who are available to provide services pending the award of a competitive follow-on contract. In addition, all personnel are required to have DOE ???Q??? level security clearances to perform work under this contract. Based on current experience, it takes at least 6 months and possibly as long as a year for the clearance approval process to be completed. There are approximately 200 individuals working on the existing contract. If this bridge contract does not get approved, not only would there be a significant delay due to the time required to conduct a competitive procurement, but there would be additional delays in order for individuals to acquire the appropriate security clearances. Covenant Homeland Security Service staff has the requisite knowledge and experience and required security clearances, and can proceed without interruption. Firms who want to be considered for the short term sole-source requirement must submit an interest letter that demonstrates: 1) the firm's ability to perform the work as described in the current contract Statement of Work provided at the DOE IIPS website referenced above; and 2) the firm???s ability to provide the requisite personnel with the appropriate DOE ???Q??? level security clearances to perform work commencing February 1, 2007. Interested parties may submit a proposal and rationale as to why they should be considered within thirty (30) days of this notice to the DOE IIPS website If a determination is subsequently made by the Government to compete for these services (planned to be provided under this bridge contract by Covenant Homeland Security Service), a competition will be conducted for the three 3-month option periods. It would not be possible to conduct this competition for the initial 6-month period, and as described above, it is unacceptable to have a break in service for this work. Thus, the bridge contract would continue during the entire 6-month initial period while the competition is being held for the available option period(s) needed until the competitive acquisition under DE-RI01-06SA00001 is completed. A determination by the Government not to proceed with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The intent of this award is to provide the required Protective Force services until the award and transition of a competitive follow-on acquisition is completed as described in the first paragraph above. The North American Industry Classification System (NAIC) Code for this requirement is 561612. The period of performance of this bridge contract is for a total of twelve months, consisting of an initial 6-month period and two 3-month option periods. ***See Numbered Note 22.
- Web Link
-
Click here for further details regarding this notice.
(https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/busopor.nsf/UNID/2A8BC6F784F22AE4852572440042A964?OpenDocument)
- Record
- SN01196417-W 20061216/061214220319 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |