The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Federal Protective Service Acquisition Division (FPSAD), intends to procure armed Protective Security Officer (PSO) services at four (4) locations in Washington, DC.

This requirement is being solicited as a commercial service acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 12/15. This procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside.

Pursuant to 13 CFR 128, to be eligible for this SDVOSB set-aside, a concern must –

● Be certified by SBA as an SDVOSB concern; or

● Have both represented that it is an SDVOSB concern and have submitted a complete application for SDVOSB certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

SDVOSBs that are not certified by SBA, and do not have a pending application for certification with SBA on or before December 31, 2023, will not be eligible to receive an award.

It is anticipated that a single award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) type contract with fixed price provisions will result from this Request for Proposals (RFP). The NAICS code for this acquisition is 561612, Security Guard and Patrol Services.  The size standard for NAICS 561612 is $29 million. The resultant ID/IQ contract will consist of a five annual ordering periods.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) shall require the submission of a technical proposal as well as a price proposal. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released to the System for Award Management (SAM) on or about 01/31/2024.  It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor the website for the issuance of the RFP as well as any updates to the solicitation. All contractors must be registered (http://www.sam.gov) in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to the submission of their proposals.

For questions regarding this announcement, please contact Katelyn Santacroce, who can be reached via email at [email protected] and Josh Clemens, who can be reached via email at [email protected].   

A Pre-proposal Conference will be conducted virtually shortly after solicitation issuance. This conference will invite all interested parties to attend a briefing on this procurement, including but not limited to, a summary of the evaluation criteria, explanation of relevant past performance, teaming arrangements, etc.  Attendance is not mandatory; however, it is strongly recommended.