Guard Services, Belgium

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INTRODUCTION The US Army, 409th CSB/Regional Contracting Office Benelux, Brussels, Belgium is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement to provide security guard services on US Military Installations in Belgium. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The supported requirement is for the following US Military Installations located in Belgium: United States Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux for Chi'vres Air Base, USAG Benelux-Brussels, USAG Benelux-Brussels-Sterrebeek Annex (including both the SHAPE Brussels Health Clinic and the Brussels American School) and Zutendaal Army Preposition Stocks (APS-2). REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Provide armed guard services in support of the USAG Benelux mission as it operates and must secure all US Military Installations in Belgium. The services include labor, management, tools, equipment, supplies, supervision, and transportation necessary for performance of armed guard services in accordance with attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The Belgian private security industry is regulated by the Belgian Law on Private and Special Security which was enacted in 2017. Organizations shall therefore possess a certification of compliance with the Belgian Law concerning guarding on Military Installations in the form of a Ministerial (Authorization) Decree. Please see attached - Draft PWS - Belgian Guard Services for details of anticipated services. The Government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: 1) provide services consistent, in scope and scale, with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules, cost containment, meeting and tracking performance, hiring and retention of key of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide requirement under a firm fixed price (FFP) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type services contract. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS (CAPABILITIES STATEMENT) Interested parties are requested to submit a capabilities statement of no more than five (5) pages in length in Times New Roman font of not less than 10 pitch. Correspondence must be in English. The deadline for response to this request is not later than 31 August 2021 - 15.00 hrs PM (European Time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to sandra.r.vanbeneden.ln@mail.mil and william.b.mann14.civ@mail.mil and usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.409csb-bru-request@mail.mil This documentation must address at a minimum the following items: 1. Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization. 2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability as well as certification of compliance with the Belgian Law. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements as well as certification of compliance for all subcontractors or teaming arrangements. 3. If your company or anticipated subcontractors currently do not have certification to perform work in accordance with Belgian Law, information provided must detail company's capability to obtain certification prior to the estimate performance start date. Details shall include necessary steps taken or anticipated to occur in order to provide assurance that your company has the knowledge and ability to obtain certification in accordance with Belgian Law. 4. What type of work has your company performed in the past in support of the same or similar requirement? 5. Can or has your company managed a task of this nature? If so, please provide details. 6. What certifications (Local Government, Federal Government, Regional, International, Industry, etc.) are required for full performance of these services at the identified locations? Please provide each certification and what part of the service the certification applies to. 7. How long does certification process take to be fully certified to perform these services? Please provide information on individual certification times as well as total time to be fully certified. 8. How long does it take to begin full performance of these services at all identified locations? For example will a gradual, transition plan be required or can full services begin immediately? 9. What cost elements are generally incurred for performance of these services? Specific costs are not requested, only cost categories. For example, cost elements or sub-elements can include categories similar to General and Administrative, Overhead, direct labor, indirect labor, certification,training, materials, insurance, transportation, etc. The estimated period of performance is for a five (5) year period with estimated start to be in the 2nd quarter of 2022. Your response to this Sources Sought, including any capabilities statement, shall be electronically submitted to the Contract Specialist, Sandra Van Beneden and to the general email address, in either Microsoft Word or Portable Document Format (PDF), via email sandra.r.vanbeneden.ln@mail.mil or usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.409-contr-spt-bde.mbx.409csb-bru-request@mail.mil All data received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked or designated as corporate or proprietary will be fully protected from any release outside the Government. NO phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the contracting personnel identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought.