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R -- COURT SECURITY SERVICES FOR THE SEVENTH AND NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITS SOL MS-00-R-0005 DUE 051000 POC Catherine Kellington, 202-307-9365 Court security services for the protection of Federal Judiciary facilities in the Seventh (WI, IL, and IN) and Ninth Judicial Circuits (WA, MT, OR, ID, CA, NV, AZ, AK, HA, and GU). The contractor shall provide at a minimum, qualified court security officers (CSOs) that have successfully completed federal, state, county, municipal or military law enforcement academy training and that have a minimum of three calendar years experience as a certified law enforcement officer with arrest authority, background investigation and physical fitness requirements. Resulting contract will be an indefinite quantity contract with one base period of twelve months and four option years. All options will be evaluated for award purposes. To be considered for award, the contractor is required to submit an offer on all facilities within this circuit. Only written requests for the solicitation will be honored. A cost of $100.00 will be charged for each request for solicitation. The offeror shall provide a check in the amount$100.00 made out to the United States Marshals Service (USMS) with each request for a copy of the solicitation. If the offeror submits a proposal that is accepted by the USMS for evaluation the check will be returned. The written request shall also provide the contractor's business size classification. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Services are expected to commence on or about October 1, 2000. The anticipated issue date for the solicitation is on or about March 15, 2000. Posted 02/28/00 (W-SN429262). (0059)

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