The U.S. Department Homeland Security, Federal Protective Services (FPS), is conducting market research to identify small business contractors capable of providing Protective Security Officer (PSO) Services at various locations throughout Central California. PSO Services are defined in two categories: PSO Basic Services and Temporary Additional Services (TAS). PSO Basic Services are the permanent ongoing services pre-scheduled with monthly fluctuating schedules or any other services added up to any established maximums identified in the contract, and Temporary Additional Services (TAS) are services beyond the basic service requirements. TAS are the short term, non-recurring needs for service. The Federal Protective Service protects Federal facilities and those who occupy them by conducting law enforcement and protective security services and leveraging access to the intelligence and information resources of our network of Federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. FPS mission is to prevent, protect, respond to and recover from terrorism, criminal acts, and other hazards threatening the U.S. Government’s critical infrastructure, services, and the people who provide or receive them. FPS is seeking information from small business contractors who have performed armed PSO efforts in the last three years that were approximately 480k hours per year. Contractors must be fully licensed in California to perform this type of service. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This Sources Sought Notice is released pursuant to FAR Part 10 Market Research and is issued for the purpose of identifying available sources (interested entities) capable of performing the requirement. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and NO CONTRACT will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. The information gathered from this sources sought notice will be utilized in the Government's determination on contract and business type utilized in the solicitation. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561612, Security Guards and Patrol Services, with a small business size standard of $22M. The NAICS is provided for use by businesses in determining their appropriate business size in response to this sources sought notice. For further information on business size definitions please refer to the Small Business Administration's web site at: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf PURPOSE: The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to solicit input and gauge interest among those parties experienced in security support services for the Department of Homeland Security, FPS. The anticipated magnitude of this effort is estimated to be $31.5 million or more per year for the required services to be provided. Interested entities would be required to provide armed Protective Security Officers, as defined in the statement of work and contract exhibits, at federally owned, leased, or occupied facilities protected by the Federal Protective Service at various locations located in Central California to include San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno and Bakersfield and surrounding areas. In furnishing these services, interested entities shall provide all necessary management, supervision, personnel, materials, supplies and equipment except as otherwise indicated, and shall plan, schedule, coordinate, and ensure effective performance of, and conformance to all aspects of the statement of work. OBJECTIVES: This requirement includes providing physical security services (armed PSOs) for all areas identified. A successful entity would be required to provide trained armed security personnel to fulfill the functions of the Statement of Work (SOW). The primary functions required for an effort of this nature will include, but is not limited to the following: · Armed PSOs; patrols and response access control; badging; screening operations; control center operations; traffic control; keys and access control; and visitors processing. This will include approximately 222 full time PSO employees manning approximately 156 posts at 57 facilities. · Providing competent, trained, uniformed security officers who meet the standards for providing guard services in the applicable localities. · Contract management, supervision, manpower (technically trained personnel to provide routine and emergency site security services protection and support services), training, screening, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certifications, insurance, preemployment screenings, reports, files, and any other resources necessary to satisfactorily perform the requirements of this effort. All work performed must satisfy the requirements of all laws, regulations, FPS orders, directives, and guidelines. · Provide security services twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and 365 days per year (24/7/365). The level of effort will be determined by the specific security condition level at any time as well as response to short-term events such as other unforeseen non-emergency or emergency situations. · Responsible for conducting adequate background checks to ensure that personnel hired can obtain and maintain the applicable security clearance. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST/CAPABILITY STATEMENT : With specific emphasis placed on the area of support described above, interested contractors are requested to provide a capability statement (brief discussion) that does not exceed 5 pages in total with sufficient details to provide responses to the following information: 1. Entity name, address, phone number, email address of point of contact, DUNS number, CAGE code (if applicable), business size (in accordance with the SBA size standards), type of ownership for the organization, how long your company has provided these types of services, and a statement as to whether your company already has or had a Facility Clearance from the Defense Security Service (DSS). 2. Describe your organization’s abilities in performing the services as described above. Clearly identify the organizations capability to support the services and staffing capability to support the anticipated magnitude of this effort. 3. Identify at least 3 customers from the past 3-years and a brief description of the work performed for each customer. Responses should clearly describe previous work that would articulate that protective services (armed) were performed on a similar scale to what is described above. Provide the contract number, point of contact, telephone number and email address for each referenced contract. 4. Outline your organization’s capabilities to provide physical security services for organizations with geographically dispersed sites (multiple locations as described above). 5. Describe your organization’s ability to manage a contract of this complexity as well as work with staff covered by a mixture of Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Service Contract Act. Include experience working with Unions and CBA’s. 6. Describe your organization’s ability to assume the financial responsibilities associated with receiving a contract of this projected dollar amount. Specifically, discuss the assurance that resources are available to meet payroll, subcontracting, and material obligations at this magnitude. Please do not provide financial statements as part of your response. 7. Describe your organization’s ability to ensure a seamless contract transition. Provide any past experiences with contract transition of this size and nature. 8. Identify your organization’s ability to recruit and maintain adequately trained and cleared staffing levels accounting for circumstances such as attrition, employee leave, out of service training, unforeseen nonemergency and emergency events, temporary additional services, increased security condition levels, and/or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activations. 9. If subcontracting/teaming is anticipated, describe your organization’s experience in successfully managing subcontracts/teaming partners. Include a detailed description of how your organization guarantees the performance and participation of the potential subcontractor/teaming partner, including a description of the type and expected levels of subcontracting/teaming (magnitude), as well as, the type of work that a subcontractor/teaming partner may perform for your organization. Include any existing partnerships or mentor-protégé’ agreements you currently have with a large business partner that may facilitate your ability to coordinate performance on a contract larger in size than your past performance projects. 10. Include your business size as it relates to the above stated NAICS code and size standard information listed. Specify the socioeconomic category: small business, women-owned, service-disabled-veteran-owned, 8(a) or HUBZone. DISCLAIMERS AND INFORMATION: DHS,FPS reserves the right to use any and all information submitted by, or obtained from, an interested party in any manner DHS,FPS determines appropriate, including, but not limited to, the creation of a competitive solicitation. An interested party should avoid including any classified, business confidential, and/or proprietary information in its response. All interested parties responding to this sources sought notice must submit their responses no later than February 11, 2022, at 0900 AM MST via email to Gilbert Olivas at
[email protected]. Responses are to be no more than 5 pages in length. You are strongly encouraged to submit your Capability Statement in response to this Sources Sought Notice at least 3 hours before the specified due date in order to have time to resolve any transmission problems. As previously indicated, this is NOT a solicitation, therefore, no cost or pricing information should be provided. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. This is a market survey to identify potential sources capable of performing the effort required. Responses should be limited to the entity’s expression of interest and capabilities statement (as identified above) along with their respective business size based upon the list provided. It is not mandatory for an offeror to respond to this sources sought notice in order to respond to a subsequent solicitation when/if issued.