SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Security Guards and Patrol Services – Manama, Bahrain
- Notice Date
- 12/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561612
— Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, Virginia, 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- S-AQMMA-09-R-0043
- Archive Date
- 3/4/2009
- Point of Contact
- Matthew J. Colantonio,, Phone: 7038755245, Sharon D James,, Phone: 7038756077
- E-Mail Address
-
ColantonioMJ@state.gov, jamessd@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 Manama, Bahrain. The U.S. 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 the Performance Work Statement. 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. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options. 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 for employment under this contract. The Project Manager must possess a Level 4 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 Government plans to post the solicitation in this site on or about December 19, 2008. No paper copies will be mailed. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: the synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days. Once the solicitation announcement closes on FedBizOpps, the offerors will have approximately sixty (60) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change. Offerors will be notified. The Question and Answer (Q&A) period opens with the posting of the synopsis. Offerors may inquire about security risks by specific countries during this period. The solicitation, when finalized, will be available on the Internet at www.fedbizopps.gov. All announcements and amendments made to the solicitation will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov. To receive updates, click on “Register to Receive Notification”. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Matthew J. Colantonio at ColantonioMJ@state.gov. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 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 best technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. A pre-proposal conference and site visit are tentatively scheduled, in approximately twenty-one (21) days after the solicitation opens, to the U.S. Embassy and their facilities in Bahrain. A firm date will be announced at the time the solicitation is posted. Travel to Manama - Offerors are responsible for entry visa, all travel arrangements, local transportation, and accommodations in manama. Due to space limitations, only two representatives from each firm will be allowed for the conference and site visit.
- Web Link
-
FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=132a95770ad2c7b6fd80c02dafbf55cc&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: American Embassy Manama, Manama, Bahrain
- Record
- SN01713901-W 20081206/081204221936-132a95770ad2c7b6fd80c02dafbf55cc (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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