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S -- SECURITY GUARD SERVICES DUE 020599 POC Contact Dave Brown at (202)433-8494 or Contracting Officer, Roscoe Crawford, at (202) 433-5387 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist, Dave G. Brown@fmso.navy.mil. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking capabilities statements from responsible small business firms interested in performing security guard services for the four building USDA Headquarters(HQ) Complex in Washington D.C. (building space approximately 2.8M sq. ft.) and the four interconnected buildings that comprise the USDA Beltsville Office Facility in Beltsville, Maryland (building space approximately 350K sq.ft.). Responses to this announcement will be used primarily to determine whether or not sufficient small business capability and interest exist to set-aside this requirement exclusively for small business firms. The applicable SIC code and size standard are 7381/$9M. The Contractor must be licensed by the State of Maryland to provide armed security guard services. The Contractor must demonstrate capability to manage and provide an armed,uniformed protective security force to operate 51 security posts, which includes 10 posts that are manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Estimated annual productive hours required are 2,080 productive hours of project management, 17,172 productive hours of supervision, and 181,627 security officer productive hours (includes only the actual working time of employees performing services as specified on the individual Guard Post Orders). The Contractor must also demonstrate the capability to provide additional services of up to fifteen (15) qualified, trained, and experienced guards for any given eight (8) hour shift if ordered. Additional services may be performed at the USDA Headquarters (HQ) Complex, the USDA Beltsville Office Facility, and other USDA sites located throughout the Washington/VA/MD Metropolitan area as specified in the solicitation. The Contractor must demonstrate that they process the capability to provide management, supervisory, administrative, and professional security guard personnel who are qualified, trained, and experienced. The employment qualification requirements for security guards exceed Guard II standards and include, but are not limited to, education (HS diploma or GED), communication skills, experience (3 years minimum), medical, and background checks. All security officers must possess at least a minimum of one year of security experience as an armed security officer within the last two years. All security officers must be licensed to carry firearms by the State of Maryland. The Contractor must also demonstrate that it has the capability to provide necessary training, administrative support, uniforms, equipment, materials, and supplies necessary to provide all of the required services. The Government anticipates a one year contract with 4 one-year options. Small business firms responding to this synopsis must: (1) state that they are a small business based on the size standard above and state if they are small disadvantaged, woman-owned business or 8(a),(2) Provide the name of the firm involved in security guard services, point of contact with phone number, number of employees of the firm involved with security services, and annual revenue for SIC code 7381, (3)detailed information supporting their capabilities and qualifications to provide the required management and security guard services, (4) specific revelant security guard contracts being performed or recently completed, detailed description of the work, explanation of how work relates to the USDA requirement, size of buildings supported, number of posts and employees working on contract, annual and total dollar value of contracts, contract numbers, points of contact and phone numbers, and (5) any other pertinent information which would enable the Government to assess the firm's capabilities. It is imperative that firms respond with the required information so that capabilities can be evaluated accurately. This synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to pay for the information requested, issue a solicitation, or award a contract. Interested small business firms must submit their complete responses, not to exceed 10 single sided pages, to the attention of the contracting officer no later than 2:00PM EST on February 5th 1999. Responses should be mailed to the above address or faxed to (202) 685-0002. Posted 01/20/99 (W-SN289736). (0020)

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