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Solicitation

Domestic Guard Services

Federal Solicitation from STATE, DEPARTMENT OF for Virginia. Review the official description, buyer contacts, NAICS/PSC, set-aside, dates and source links.

Solicitation19AQMM21R0010
Notice typeSolicitation
PostedAugust 24, 2026
Response deadlineOctober 5, 2026
Place of performanceArlington, Virginia, USA
ClassificationNAICS 561612 · PSC R430
Set-asideNo Set aside used

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

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ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS SHALL NEED TO a) REQUEST EXPLICIT ACCESS VIA FBO FOR D OCUMENTS POSTED b) THROUGHLY REVIEW PARAGRAPH 4, 5 AND 6 GIVEN HEREIN 1. The U.S. Department of State (DoS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide highly trained and professional security force, hereinafter referred to as the DoS Diplomatic Security, Uniformed Protective Division (UPD), which directly support the Domestic Facilities Protection Office (DS/DO/DFP). This requirement is to manage protection security force to: a) Protect life and property, b) Protect and control classified/sensitive information/property, c) Prevent unauthorized access to facilities or other venues und er charge of DS; d) Maintain order at DoS facilities or other venues under charge of DS. e) Deter criminal activity and when appropriate, apprehend violators in and around all DoS controlled facilities or other venues under charge of DS nation-wide, to include Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. 2. The Contractor shall be expected to provide their organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the solicitation Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, 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 (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government). 3. Required NAICS is 561612 4. Recommended or suggested requirements for this effort are as follows: a) The Offeror should have at least 10 years' overall experience providing 24/7 Armed Uniformed Protective Guard Services to the United States Government or the private sector (must be able to provide evidence of at least 3 Armed Uniformed Protective Guard Services contracts performed during the last 10 years) as part of their experience and past performance. b) The Offeror should be able to demonstrate that at least one (1) of the contracts referred to in paragraph a) above was valued at a minimum of $400 million. c) The Offeror should have employed at least 500 Armed Uniformed Protective guards, inclusive of at least five (5) Explosive Detection Dog Teams, in performance of at least one (1) of its Uniformed Protective Guard Services contracts within the last five (5) years. Meaning, the contract should have included both uniformed armed protective services and EDD teams (teams could have been subcontracted). d) The Offeror should have performed Armed Uniformed Protective Guard Services domestically (within the continental United States) in at least 50 differently situated locations, with at least 15 sites physically located domestically in multiple States, (inclusive of Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) within the last ten (10) years. e) In addition to the above, the Offeror should have performance experience within the last 5 years, providing Armed Mobile Patrol Uniformed Protective Guards. f) The contractor should have experience within the last 3 years providing Armed Uniformed Protective Guards cleared in protecting classified up to Top Secret. g) The Offer or should have past/current experience in Collective Bargaining Agreements/Contract Negotiations. h) The Offeror should have past/current performance experience within the last 3 years operating a Uniformed Protective Guards (UPO's) Centralized Command Center, wherein uniformed protective guards are utilized in dispatching UPO's to calls for service as well monitoring alarms (fire and Intrusion Detection Systems) and making notifications (email and phone) to senior management. i) The Offeror should have experience within the last 3 years providing Armed Uniformed Protective Guards that have handled demonstrations numbering at least 100 demonstrators. 5. 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 expected security complement is anticipated to be approximately no less than 1,270 (excluding Corporate and indirect support). 6. Contractors shall be required to have a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for this contract with Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) and Locals 644, 645, 646, and 647, plus any other union determined to be necessary or needed for the successful completion of this contract. 7. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: a) Offerors will have approximately six weeks to prepare proposals as given in the posted instructions. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site via amendments. b) No pre-proposal site visit will be scheduled. c) Questions regarding the content of this solicitation shall be due by 09/04/2026 as instructed in Section L. There will only be one (1) round of questions. Responses to questions will only be provided to those questions deemed relevant and substantive. 8. Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to ensure vendor's information is accurate on SAM.gov. . 9. Offerors shall be required to request access documents via sam.gov. Only two (2) representatives from each firm will be allowed Explicit Access in an effort to control access to sensitive but unclassified documents. Access will be granted AFTER the documents are posted and when the Government POC receives a sam.gov electronic explicit access request email notice. Contractor is responsible for all aspects of obtaining access. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencySTATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tierSTATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Contracting officeACQUISITIONS - DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
Office addressARLINGTON, VA, 22209, USA

Public points of contact

PrimaryShayani Mukherjeemukherjees1@state.gov

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