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R -- BRIDGE MODIFICATION FOR PROTECTIVE FORCE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DE-RP01-98NN50115 DUE 103198 POC Mr. Timothy Jackson, Contract Specialist, (202) 426-0129 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to award a bridge contract modification to Wackenhut Services, Inc. under contract number DE-AC01-97NN50115 which expires on October 31, 1998. This acquisition is to continue the Protective Force Support Services, provided to the Office of Safeguards & Security, Headquarters Operations Division, NN-514.1. The general activities within the functional areas will include, training and maintaining an unarmed and possible armed, uniformed security force, hereafter referred to as the protective force, in order to prevent unauthorized access, protect property, protect and control classified and sensitive information and maintain order. The proposed 6 month base period modification will be at 143,413 man-hours and two (2) optional 3 month periods will be at 71,706.50 each and will prevent an adverse impact on the mission of the Office of Safeguards and Security which would occur with the interruption of the work presently being performed under contract number DE-AC01-97NN50115. This acquisition provides a "bridge" from the existing Wackenhut contract to a new competitively awarded contract that will be solicited under RFP number DE-RP01-98NN50174. The DOE Office of Procurement Services expects the follow-on contract to be awarded within six months of the solicitation release date, barring no unforseen complications. Solicitations for the instant procurement are not available. Interested persons have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered non responsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note 22. Posted 08/04/98 (I-SN232557). (0216)

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