JPL, Attn: Thomas May, Mail Stop 190-205, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91109-8099

S -- INSTALLATION SECURITY & PROTECTION SERVICES AT JPL SOL 97/8 DUE 052397 POC Joseph Charles The Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (JPL/Caltech), operating under a prime contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), seeks to determine the interest of potential proposers for installation security and protection (guard) services at JPL proper and its local off-site facilities in the greater Pasadena, CA area. The contractor will be expected to provide staffing and supervision for security and installation protection consisting of an armed and effective force of trained officers, each of whom must pass a national security background investigation for clearance to the Secret or Top Secret level, and perform physical security at JPL. That secrity shall include: (1) protection of life, property, and persons; (2) deter and stop illegal entry onto JPL; (3) protect against sabotage, espionage, destruction, terrorism or robbery; (4) provide periodic checks of classified document control points, while providing security requirements for sensitive compartmented projects; and (5) staff fixed posts, mobile patrols, and foot patrols covering an area of approximately 178 acres (156 Government-owned and 21.45 leased). The contractor will cover three shifts, sevens days a week to include holidays, and must provide relief personnel to cover shift changes, training time, days off, sick leave, and vacation time. The trained personnel shall respond to JPL in times of natural or man-made disasters to provide the level of security during a disaster as is required to maintain the safety of the Laboratory, its personnel, and assets. As required by NASA Contract NAS7-1260, and the current level of service provided, the contractor will be expected to: (1) Provide the security support for sensitive flight hardware movement and testing on JPL, and flight hardware in transit from JPL to the designated launch site(s), as directed through JPL by NASA; (2) Based on the current level of service provided, provide six (6) trained and armed field supervisors, thirty-eight (38) officers, and six (6) console operators/dispatchers; (3) Furnish quality uniforms and equipment; and (4) Provide and sustain a trained force. Special training includes, but is not limited to: (1) firearms training (NASA-approved firearms training and the State of California POST 832 training); (2) hazardous material first-response capability; (3) firearms safety; (4) traffic control; (5) report writing; (6) CPR/First-Aid; (7) vehicular car stops; (8) disaster prepardness training; (9) dispatcher; and (10) chemical training. Compliance with the provisions of Executive Order No. 12933 relative to the incumbent workforce would be required. It is emphasized that the requested information is for preliminary planning purposes only, and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that JPL will solicit you for such a procurement in the future. Neither JPL nor the Government will be responsible for any costs incurred by you in furnishing this information. Written expressions of interest should be submitted no later than May 23, 1997 to: JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Attn: Joseph Charles, Mail Stop 180-108, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099. Such expressions of interest should include a description of the interested parties' qualifications. Prospective contractors are advised that any information provided shall be deemed to be furnished with unlimited rights to JPL. JPL assumes no liability for the disclosure, use or reproduction of such data. Only those expressions of interest received no later than May 23, 1997 in response hereto, will be included on the source list in the event a Request for Proposal (RFP) for this effort is issued. No additional information is available at this time; therefore, telephone inquiries will not be honored. This synopsis is not a solicitation or RFP. (0129)

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