SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Local Guard Services, U. S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561612
— Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Contracting Office
- U.S. Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia, 22219, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA12R0120
- Point of Contact
- Winkle W Nemeth, Phone: 571-345-2357, Larry A. Pruitt, Phone: (571) 345-2359
- E-Mail Address
-
nemethww@state.gov, PruittLA@state.gov
(nemethww@state.gov, PruittLA@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide local guard services at the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Embassy requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. The U.S. Department of State intends to award a time and materials contract, with firm-fixed price and cost reimbursable elements, for local guard services, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires. The Government will solicit this requirement as a full and open competition using the acquisition procedures outlined in FAR Part 15. The solicitation, when finalized, will be available on the Internet at www.fedbizopps.gov. The Government plans to award one contract as a result of this acquisition. The anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options, which shall be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government. The estimated number of annual hours for guard services at this location is 200,920 hours. All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability to work under this contract. The Project Manager must possess a Level 3 language proficiency, which requires an ability to speak English with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, and professional topics. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: the synopsis will be posted for at least fifteen (15) days. The Government plans to post the solicitation in mid July to early August. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on FedBizOpps, the offerors will have approximately sixty (60) days to submit proposals. A contract is expected to be awarded within 120 days of proposal submission. All dates are subject to change, and any change will be posted on FedBizOps. A site visit is will be scheduled within twenty-five (25) days of solicitation release. The date of the site visit will be in Section L.1 of the solicitation, when released. All interested parties must register in order to be granted access to the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires. Offerors are responsible for all travel arrangements, visas, local transportation, and accommodations in Argentina. Due to space limitations, only two (2) representatives from each firm will be allowed for the site visit. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the site visit (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Winkle Nemeth at nemethww@state.gov, if interested in attending. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Question and Answer (Q&A) period opens with the posting of the synopsis and ends on the date specified in Section L.9 of the solicitation. All announcements and amendments made to the solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov. To receive updates, click on "Register to Receive Notification." All proposals from responsible vendors will be evaluated if received on time. All prospective offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for award. In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the offeror who submitted a technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Contracting Office Address: Department of State A/LM/AQM/WWD/LGB 1801 N. Lynn St. Arlington, Virginia 22209 Place of Performance: U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina Primary Point of Contact: Winkle W. Nemeth, Management Analyst nemethww@state.gov Phone: (571) 345-2357 Secondary Point of Contact: Larry Pruitt, Contracting Officer pruittla@state.gov Phone: (571) 345-2359
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/SAQMMA12R0120/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Record
- SN02794620-W 20120707/120705234944-e76894705d3c5dbd8960ca5682ef038f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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