Armed Security Guard Services for the Center for Domestic Preparedness

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Center for Domestic Preparedness Armed Security Guard Services The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP), has developed this Request for Information (RFI) to solicit market research information from industry. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. It is not a Request for Proposal, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, a Solicitation, or an indication the CDP will contract for the items contained in the RFI. This RFI is part of a Government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be announced on Contract Opportunities (available at: https://sam.gov/content/opportunities), at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that Solicitation announcement separately from any response to this announcement. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation. NO PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED OR ACCEPTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS RFI. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this RFI or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this RFI is to receive industry comments on the draft Statement of Work (SOW) including (but not limited to) technical questions and comments, contract pricing considerations and contract type for the competitively contracted services for Armed Security Guard Services for the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is a national training facility located in Anniston, Alabama that prepares state and local emergency response personnel to respond to all-hazards, including terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, by providing advanced, hands-on training. This national training program was developed for state, local, tribal, Federal, private sector and international responders from Fire Service, Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, HazMat, Public Health, Healthcare, Public Communications, Public Works and Government Administrative and other emergency response personnel, their trainers and supervisors. Training courses at the CDP provide specific knowledge and expertise for deterrence, prevention and response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) incidents; mass casualty incidents; and incidents involving hazardous materials by providing advanced, hands-on and classroom-based state of the art training. Armed Security Guard Services, as described in the attached draft SOW, includes but is not limited to providing properly qualified, trained, licensed, armed and certified personnel, their uniforms, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services except such equipment and supplies as provided by the Government necessary to: (1) plan for, and (2) provide continuous (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) static post and roving patrol armed security services to protect the CDP enclave; participation in site security surveys and inspections; provide operation and monitoring of the CDP security CCTV and IDS systems; monitor fire alarm systems; participation in planning for and execution of CDP and COBRATF Emergency Response Exercise (ERP) actions; performing visual inspection/security checks, via motorized and foot patrol of the CDP enclaves, and a full range of management duties including, but not limited to: planning, scheduling, and quality control. The NAICS code is 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services. The Small Business Size Standard for this action is $20.5 million. The incumbent firm fixed priced contract for this requirement is HSFE20-17-C-0203 with APSI-Centerra JV LLC that was awarded as a 100% small business set aside. The Government desires that respondents offer their experience and recommendations on the following questions and issues related to the CDP requirements. The Government recommends that the respondent should first review the draft SOW so that the respondent may have a better insight on the questions below. (1) Is the SOW clear, concise, and/or sufficient enough to develop and submit the required information in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP)? (2) Discuss any other concerns, comments or recommendations you may have with the attached draft Statement of Work. (3) What is the business size standard of your company (small business, SDB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), Large, etc.)? If 8(a) eligible, please provide current status regarding your scheduled graduation date from the 8(a) program under this NAICS code. (4) Respondents to this RFI should describe their interest and ability to perform the requirements summarized within this notice, including examples of prior contract work of similar size, scope and complexity. (5) As part of the procurement process, a Pre-Proposal Site Visit is anticipated, but it may be a virtual pre-proposal site visit or it could be in person at CDP, Anniston, AL, approximately 10 days after the Solicitation/RFP has been issued. Further details regarding the Pre-Proposal Site Visit will be included in the FBO posting of the Final Solicitation/RFP. No inquiries will be answered at this time and respondents shall not be notified of the results of the market research. Again, this document is merely for market research and planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied, or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the Government pay or reimburse for information solicited or produced and may not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. In the event a solicitation is developed, it will be assigned a formal RFP number and the announcement will be published on www.fbo.gov. Vendor comments may be incorporated and used to develop the final SOW as well as the solicitation. Responders to this RFI will not automatically be notified of any potential solicitation; therefore interested parties should be vigilant in looking for and must respond to the official solicitation announcement when it is posted on: www.sam.gov. Submissions must be provided electronically as a Microsoft Word or an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); no other document format or type will be accepted. It is important to note that there is a system wide size limitation on e-mail attachments of 10MB per e-mail message. It is highly recommended that respondents check the total size of the response before sending and, if necessary, submit responses on sequential e-mails. All responses to the RFI shall be submitted by email to Laura Harshbarger, Contract Specialist, DHS/FEMA, Emmitsburg, MD, e-mail address: laura.harshbarger@fema.dhs.gov no later than November 10, 2021, 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. No phone calls accepted.