Local Guard Services - U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines and Consular Agency Cebu

ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services at the U.S. Embassy Manila, U.S. Consular Agency Cebu and approximately five other locations dispersed across four distinct provinces in the Philippines.. This operation requires a secure environment to conduct it's 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 around the mid April 2014 timeframe. 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 announcement closes on FedBizOpps, the offerors will have approximately forty-five (45) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change, and offerors will be notified via a Solicitation Amendment which will be posted on FedBizOps. A site visit will be scheduled approximately fourteen (14) days after the solicitation opens, at the U.S. Missions in Manila and Cebu. A firm date will be announced at the time the solicitation is posted. Offerors are responsible for entry visa, all travel arrangements, local transportation, and accommodations in Manila. 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 by submitting a completed copy of the Restricted Access form attached to this pre-solicitation notice (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Latoya M. Jones at JonesLM2@state.gov. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Form provides his/her full name, which shall be identical to the full name in the FBO.gov database. 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 technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.