SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Pre Solicitation/ Sources Sought - Local Guard Services in support of U.S. Mission Afghanistan - Restricted Access Request Form
- Notice Date
- 11/10/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561612
— Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA17R0053
- Archive Date
- 12/10/2016
- Point of Contact
- Derrick D. Wilson, , Alexander D. Warsaw,
- E-Mail Address
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WilsonDD@state.gov, Warsawad@state.gov
(WilsonDD@state.gov, Warsawad@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Questionnaire Draft Performance Work Statement/ Statement of Work (PWS/SOW) Restricted Access Request form - **Mandatory requirement** All interested vendors are required to complete this form as stated in this notice. Notice Type: Pre-solicitation/Sources Sought Synopsis: ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT. THIS FORM IS INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS NOTICE AND IS DUE BACK TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST, DERRICK D. WILSON VIA EMAIL AT WILSONDD@STATE.GOV AT 12PM (EST) ON NOVEMBER 25, 2016. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services in support of the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the draft Performance Work Statement/Statement of Work (PWS/SOW). The Contractor shall be required to provide static security guard services to protect the outside perimeter walls of the U.S. Embassy Afghanistan and nearby villas housing U.S. Government personnel. Anticipated Period of Performance (POP) is one (1) base year and four (4) one-year option periods. All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: This Pre-Solicitation/Sources sought notice will be posted for a minimum of fifteen (15) days. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on FedBizOpps (FBO), the offerors will have approximately thirty (30) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted via FBO. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Derick D. Wilson, Contract Specialist via email at WilsonDD@state.gov. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management database at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors shall ensure the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Request form provides his/her full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name. The POC's full name shall be identical to the full name in the https://www.FBO.gov database. The Offeror must also ensure submission of POC's full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name, are identical in SAM.gov as the names appear in FBO.gov. In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this procurement is 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services). Interested firms must demonstrate in their qualifications statement that they are qualified to perform the work outlined in the "DRAFT" Statement of Work (SOW) under this NAICS code. The period of performance for the current contract expires April 3, 2017. The current contract for these services was awarded to a large business as a sole source under FAR 6.302-2 "Unusual and Compelling Urgency". The anticipated acquisition strategy is a single award contract containing a hybrid of Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursement, and Labor-Hour (LH) CLINs. As part of this notice, all interested vendors are required to submit a capabilities statement based on the attached draft PWS/SOW which outlines the specific level of support required. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals and does not bind the U.S. Department of State to any agreement, written or implied. Submission of any information to this market survey is purely voluntary. DOS assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred by respondents. Feedback and/or evaluation information will not be provided to any firm regarding their individual capability statements in response to this sources sought. Note that the PWS/SOW is a "DRAFT" and may change when the solicitation is issued; however, the core requirements will not change. Questions, recommendations, and comments are highly encouraged/welcomed. If your company has the capacity to perform the services outlined in the PWS/SOW, please provide and/or address the following capabilities: ( 1) Organization name, address, email address, web site address, telephone number, point of contact, size of business, qualified small business category and certification, type of ownership (including country of ownership) for the organization, DUNS Number, Cage Code, SAM information. (2) Provide a copy of current licenses, work authorizations in compliance with host country law required for the execution of work, including firearms permits and licenses. (3) Demonstrate knowledge of and compliance with host country tax law. (4) Provide copies of all types of insurance coverage required by host country in performance of services, such as automobile liability, comprehensive general liability, worker's compensation, employer's liability, etc. (5) A detailed capability statement and relevant past performance history documenting ability to perform similar requirements of the SOW. In addition, your capability statement and relevant past performance history should identify appropriate levels and types of expertise in a manner that demonstrates understanding of the requirements of the SOW. (6) Please identify your company's social economic status (i.e., 8(a), veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), HUB Zone small business concerns, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small business concerns, economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concerns...etc.) The deadline for submitting questions or comments regarding the Draft PWS/SOW and all capability statements are due at 12PM (EST) on November 25, 2016 (15 days in total). Responses are limited to 8 pages, font size 12, and shall be submitted to Derrick D. Wilson, Contract Specialist via email at WilsonDD@state.gov and shall have the words "LG AFGH Response" in the "subject" line. Sales brochures, videos and other marketing information materials will not be accepted. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. When the solicitation is released, it will be via FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor the website for any information that may pertain to this Pre-Solicitation Notice/Sources Sought Notice or a future solicitation. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. Contracting Office Address: U.S. Department of State A/LM/AQM/DSCD/WPS 1801 N. Lynn St. Arlington, VA 22209 Place of Performance: Afghanistan Primary Point of Contact: Derrick D. Wilson Contract Specialist WilsonDD@state.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Alexander D. Warsaw Contracting Officer WarsawAD@state.gov Attachments/Enclosures: - Draft PWS/SOW - Q/A form - Restricted access request form
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