Protective Services Office (PSO) Support Services

Subject: Sources Sought, Protective Services Office (PSO) Support Services for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center (ARC). The purpose of this sources sought is to conduct market research to support the procurement of Protective Services Office (PSO) Support Services for NASA ARC. This notice serves to survey the market in an attempt to ascertain whether or not sources are capable of providing the requested services. This notice allows potential contractors/vendors to submit a non-binding statement of interest and documentation demonstrating their capability. The sources sought effort is intended to assess industry capabilities and develop/support the intended direction of acquisition planning. NASA is requesting responses from qualified business concerns; the qualifying NAICS code for this effort is 561612 - Security Guards and Patrol Services. This sources sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classifications (Service Disabled/Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB/VOSB), Hub zone, 8(a), small, small disadvantaged, woman owned small business, or large business) relative to NAICS 561612. Responses to this notice, will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After review of the responses to this notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses to any corresponding solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this notice. Background: NASA is seeking contractors/vendors who can provide Protective Services Office (PSO) Support Services for the Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. The NASA Ames Research Center has a large campus environment consisting of approximately 125 facilities spread over an area exceeding 1800 acres. The facilities range in purpose from general office activities to state of the art research facilities and range in age from relatively new to over 70 years old. The contractors/vendors must demonstrate the ability to meet all requirements for this notice. A summary of the draft services to be performed are listed below. ARC Protective Services primary functions: 1) Security Services: Physical Security and Armed Uniformed Services, Law Enforcement 911 Emergency Communications Center Operations, Resource Protection, Personnel Security Services, Federal Identity, Credential and Access Management, Employee Badging and Visitor Processing, International Visit Coordination, Infrastructure Security, Security Investigations, Locksmith, Lenel OnGuard Security Management System, Information Security, and Communications Security; 2) Fire Services: Structural Firefighting, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), Technical Rescue, Hazardous Materials Response, Emergency Medical Response (EMT-D), Training and Fire Prevention and Engineering; 3) Emergency Management: Comprehensive Contingency Planning, Continuity of Operations Planning, Emergency Operations Center, Exercise planning and execution and Training of Emergency Response/Management Personnel for NIMS compliance. INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a brief description, two-three (2-3) pages (including cover letter) that demonstrates how your company can provide the requested services that are required. Include past experience in providing these services to NASA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private facility. Please specify your availability and your address. The above listed summary is a DRAFT, and is NOT finalized. If any portions seem unclear, prohibited, and/or you are unsure about the draft description of the requirement please list your comments and/or concerns in your response, so they can be addressed. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU HOLD A GSA FEDERAL-SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT THAT COVERS THESE SERVICES AND, IF SO, THE CONTRACT NUMBER. Provide BUSINESS SIZE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small; (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business; (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act; (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB); (e) Include the DUNS number of your firm; (f) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at http://vip.vetbiz.gov. If not, please NOTE that any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM and to receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry; (i) provide current commercial pricing for all services above and any applicable discounts; (g) link to the respondent's General Services Administration (GSA) schedule, or attached file of same, if applicable; (h) citation of any current or past customers (i.e., within the past two (2) years) to include contract number, point of contact telephone number or e-mail address; and (l) other material relevant to establishing core competencies of the firm. Response is due by noon, Jan 11, 2019. Please submit e-mail responses to Mr. Stephen Cox, Contracting Officer, at email address: stephen.b.cox@nasa.gov , and Ms. Mandy Thompson, Contract Specialist, at email address: mandy.l.thompson@nasa.gov. Your response should include a STATEMENT OF CAPABLILITY, GSA SCHEDULE INFORMATION, DUNS#, BUSINESS SIZE, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS information as explained above. Please place "Attention: ARC PSO Sources Sought Response" in the subject line of your email. This notice is to assist NASA in determining sources only. NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exist at this time; however, in the event the acquisition strategy demonstrates that GSA is a viable option for procuring a solution, the RFQ shall be posted to GSA eBuy where only those firms who currently hold a GSA Schedule with the applicable SIN will be able to respond. NASA is neither seeking quotes nor accepting unsolicited quotes, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI.