SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- HSHQPA-05-R-102704
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- DHS - Direct Reports, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement Operations, Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Washington, DC, 20528
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Solicitation Number
- HSHQPA-05-R-102704
- Response Due
- 11/12/2004
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2004
- Point of Contact
- Charlotte Rupprecht, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-254-5856, Fax 202-254-6167,
- E-Mail Address
-
Charlotte.Rupprecht@dhs.gov
- Description
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253©(1) of the United States Code and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) , with Hallcrest Systems, Inc. DHS has the need for immediate and accurate information and evaluation of the requirements for, current status of, institutional roadblocks to, and technology strategy and technology roadmap for a system for doing comprehensive background checks for applicants to sensitive positions in industries considered to be significant to homeland security, especially in the area of critical infrastructure protection. It is believed that enhanced background-checking standards and technology can help mitigate threats by insiders—employees, contractors, suppliers, etc.—and thereby upgrade the overall security of the critical infrastructure and other significant business enterprises. Hallcrest will perform and document the following work/services I. Literature Search and Review II. Structured Interviews with Industry Representatives and Other Experts III. Surveys and Focus Groups. Hallcrest Systems, Inc. is unique in having a twenty-nine year history of providing security and human resource research and consulting services to law enforcement, other government organizations and private sector clients. Hallcrest is widely regarded as the nation’s preeminent firm in the area of private security research and consulting. For more than two decades, Hallcrest has specialized in studying all sectors of the U.S. security industry and its relationships with public law enforcement. Without the services of Hallcrest Systems, Inc., the time and effort to assemble an equivalent body of expertise and respond to the science and technology needs of the Department of Homeland Security would be severely hampered. In addition Hallcrest Systems, Inc. is already under contract to DHS to produce a study on comprehensive background checks for private security guards. The considerable amount of time and effort required for another company to obtain the same level of knowledge, expertise, contacts within the security field and methods for assessing the present state of background checking would significantly retard the completion of this high priority effort. The period of performance shall be nine (9) months from the date of award. The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price contract. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations and no solicitation package will be issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (28-OCT-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DHS-DR/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/HSHQPA-05-R-102704/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate Washington D.C.
- Zip Code: 20528
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20528
- Record
- SN00700359-F 20041030/041028212247 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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