Local Guard Program - Tallinn, Estonia

++ Amendment 001 and Q&A have been posted ++ + Changed secondary point of contact. + ## THE SOLICITATION HAS BEEN POSTED ## ***** Solicitation posting date has been revised again. See below: ***** **** Solicitation posting date has been revised. See below of updated date. **** *** Schedule revised to conduct more market research. All U.S. Small Businesses currently licensed and capable of providing security serivces in Estonia are encouraged to respond to recently posted sources sought notice. *** ** Acquistion Schedule Revised. See bolded text below; ** ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT See bolded text below for changed to acquisition schedule. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn, Estonia. The U.S. Embassy Tallinn 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 (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government). 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 Government plans to post the solicitation in this site on or about May 15, 2013. 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 is posted on FedBizOpps, the offerors will have approximately forty-five (45) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site. A site visit is will be scheduled approximately two weeks after the solicitation is released at the U.S. Embassy and their facilities in Tallinn. A firm date of this site visit will be included in L.1 of the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for entry visa, all travel arrangements, local transportation, and accommodations in Tallinn. Due to space limitations, only two (2) representatives from each firm will be allowed for the site visit. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Larry A. Pruitt Jr. at pruittla@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.