American Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius, Rogers House(4th Floor) John Kennedy Street, P.O. Box 544

S -- LOCAL GUARD SERVICE SOL S-MP100-00-R-9999 POC John Vieira, 011-230-202-4400, fax 011-230-202-4401 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://statebuy.gov/home.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, vieiraja@state.gov. Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Port Louis, Mauritius will launch, via the internet, a solicitation to require the operation and management of Local Guard Services for its Embassy in Mauritius, in order to prevent unauthorized access, protect life, maintain order, deter criminal attacks against employees, dependents and property and terrorist acts against all US assets, and prevent damage to Government property. The Contractor shall furnish managerial, administrative, and direct labor personnel to accomplish all work as required in the contract. The estimated number of hours for guards is 55,000 per year. These requirements may change depending on funding availability in forthcoming periods. Anticipated performance is for one base period and four one-year periods at the option of the Government. Major duties and responsibilities are to perform access control to limit entry to only authorized personnel or visitors, the operation of walk-through metal detectors, hand-held detectors, electronic and hydraulic barriers and special monitoring devices. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The Government plans to issue the solicitation via the Internet on the Statebuy Interactive Platform (SIP. You can reach the SIP through the URL:http://www.statebuy.gov/home.htm. Proceed to U.S. State Department Business Opportunities to see the listing that will contain the solicitation. You can subscribe to receive email notification and register for other services on this SIP site. See note number 26. LINKURL: http://www.statebuy.gov/home.htm LINKDESC: <A HREF="http://www.statebuy.gov/home.htm">U.S. State Department Business Opportunities </A> Posted 06/05/00 (W-SN461389). (0157)

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