U. S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P. O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831

R -- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SERVICES THAT INCLUDE A PARAMILITARY PROTECTIVE FORCE, INFORMATION SECURITY, PERSONNEL SECURITY, AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACROSS THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION SOL DE-RP05-99OR22690 POC Marlena Clark (423) 576-0759 WEB: DE-RP05-99OR22690, http://www.doe.gov/procurement/oro_home.html. E-MAIL: Clarkmc@oro.doe.gov, Clarkmc@oro.doe.gov. The Department of Energy/Oak Ridge Operations Office (DOE/ORO) is seeking a contractor to assist the DOE/ORO in providing multi-disciplinary services that include a paramilitary protective force, information security, personnel security, and counterintelligence across the Oak Ridge Reservation at East Tennessee Technology Part (ETTP), Y-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Federal Building Complex, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), Transportation Safeguards Division Maintenance Facility, Central Training Facility (CTF), and other Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) facilities. The following qualification criteria shall apply and must be satisfied by all offerors: 1)Certification of offeror's intent to implement First Right of Refusal; 2) Certification of offeror's intent to honor accrued employee benefits, including pension plan, length of service, vacation, severance pay seniority; 3) The offeror must be free from foreign ownership, control or influence pursuant to the provisions of DOE Acquisition Regulations 904.70; 4) The protective force employees and Central Training Facility employees shall be employees of the prime offeror; and 5) the successful offeror shall establish an office located in the local commuting area other than on the DOE sites/facilities. Offerors who fail to satisfy the qualification criteria will receive no further evaluation or consideration. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will contain specific instructions regarding these qualification criteria and the evaluation criteria. The RFP will be made available via the ORO Procurement and Contracts Division Home Page located at www.doe.gov/procurement/oro_home.html on or approximately December 11, 1998 with an approximate response date of January 15, 1999 and oral presentations will follow soon thereafter. The union agreements applicable to this procurement may be obtained by contacting the DOE Public Reading Room on (423) 576-0759 located at the American Museum of Science and Energy, P. O. Box 2001, 300 S. Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831. The union agreements will also be made available on the ORO Procurement and Contracts Division Home Page. The RFP will provide specific dates and information regarding the oral presentations and evaluation criteria and other documents deemed appropriate and necessary for proposal preparation. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded July 1, 1999 to begin the 90-day transition period and that the contract term will consist of a three-year base period plus seven option years. "See Note 26." Posted 10/27/98 (W-SN265619). (0300)

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