R--SECURITY SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE

This is a notice of intent for NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD to issue a draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)5-01069A-107, on or about January 10, 2002, for industry comment. The procurement will be set-aside for 8(a) firms, and will be conducted on a competitive basis. It is anticipated that this will be a fixed price award fee/fixed price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contract with a one year basic period of performance and 4 one-year options. It is anticipated that oral presentations will be conducted. The RFP requires that the contractor provide, operate, and maintain an armed, uniformed protective security force for the physical protection of the NASA security interests and to provide the management, supervision, and administration. In addition, the contractor shall provide professional and technically trained personnel, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform a wide range of varied and continuing security and security related duties at GSFC. These security support services include locksmithing, electronic security, classified document control, material destruction, security contained (safe) tracking, identification services, key and keycard control, investigative services, personnel security support, weapons maintenance, emergency medical technical personnel, and other such related duties. Also, the contractor will provide uniformed protective security for the physical protection at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, and provide uniformed and support security services as deemed necessary or appropriate at other NASA facilities under GSFC control or responsibility. The provisions and clauses in the DRFP are those in effect through FAC 97-27. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement is an 8(a) small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 561612 and $9M, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of DRFP5-01069A-107 is on or about January 10, 2002. All comments on the draft are due within 14 days of actual release of the draft. All qualified responsible 8(a) sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities pages http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html See Numbered Notes 26 and 27.