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R -- WORLDWIDE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES SOL S-OPRAQ-99-R-0033 DUE 081399 POC Benita Williams, Contracting Officer, (703) 875-5429; Vincent Chaverini, Contracting Specialist, (703) 875-6849 This announcement amends previous (CBD) Submission No. 308403, dated March 15, 1999. The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Overseas Operations, requires a Contractor to provide worldwide personal protective services on a quick reaction basis whenever an operational need arises. Contractor services sought shall provide protection for high level U.S. Government and, if required, certain foreign government officials. Additionally, contractor may be required to provide trained protective security personnel for short or long-term special domestic security assignments. Protective detail makeup shall be determined by security conditions in the locality where assigned. Contract labor categories required shall be: detail leader, assistant detail leader (optional), shift leader (optional), and protective security specialist. In certain situations, contractor may be authorized to use properly trained and qualified local or third country foreign nationals as protective security specialist only. In these instances, contractor shall be required to recruit and train foreign national personnel to operationally ready status. The classified solicitation shall be issued to firms that currently possess Defense Security Service Secret facility security clearances and Secret safeguarding capability in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, DOD 5220.22-M. All contractor personnel who require access to the classified portions of the solicitation shall possess Secret personnel security clearances issued by the Defense Security Service. For contract performance, the detail leader and assistant detail leader (if used) must possess Secret security clearances issued by the Defense Security Service. All other American contractor personnel assigned to this contract must pass a National Agency Check to be conducted by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State. If used, foreign nationals must pass a background security and police records check normallyadministered for Foreign Service National hire(s). The U.S. Government will provide Government Furnished Equipment as necessary to carry out the mission at post. The Contractor shall be required to provide its personnel all logistic support needed to subsist and perform protection duties in the area of performance. Successful offeror shall be required to obtain Defense Base Act insurance at current rates. Contract type at award is expected to be an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery Task Order contract and may be awarded to more than one offeror. Anticipated beginning date of contract is October 1, 1999 for a one-year base period with four additional one-year periods at the option of the Government. It is anticipated that contract performance will be required in South Central Europe at award. Firms may request a copy of the solicitation by calling facsimile (703) 875-5272, Attention: Benita Williams. Small businesses and 8(a) businesses are invited to submit an offer, but any such offers will be evaluated on the basis of full and open competition.**** Posted 06/18/99 (W-SN344582). (0169)

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