R -- Special Security Services

The Government's purpose of this announcement is to inform potential offerors the Air Force through the Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Superiority Materiel Wing, Los Angeles AFB, anticipates awarding an advisory and assistance support contract for special security services. This contract would provide special security services in support to SMC program offices at Los Angeles AFB and several other sites within Air Force Space Command. Requirements include industrial security, automated information security, physical security, personnel security, security reviews, security education and training, acquisition security, program security officer duties, program protection planning, security classification development/management, system security engineering, information management, and document control. All personnel on the contract must possess a Top Secret clearance with SSBI. Although the source selection will be conducted in an unclassified manner, the resulting contact will be classified. Therefore, upon contract award, the company must also possess a facility that meets DCID 6/9 standards. The basic contract shall have a one-year period of performance with four one-year options. The current planned period of performance for the basic year shall be from 17 November 2005-16 November 2006. All potential offerors should be aware that the Contracting Officer has identified a potential organizational conflict of interest in providing these special security services. These services include critical evaluation of other contractor's security practices. The solicitation that the Government is contemplating, if issued, will include language that prohibits any awardee from holding any other prime contract and/or subcontract with the system program offices and field sites for design, research and development, or production. The potential awardee must have complete autonomy to provide objective services to the Government. The Government is requesting interested firms submit a written Statement of Capability (SOC) to this office, expressing their desire and ability to provide special security services. The SOC shall contain pertinent and specific information addressing these areas: (1) Experience: an outline of previous security services previously performed or being performed, (2) Personnel: description of ability to provide qualified personnel with the requisite security clearance. The SOC must be submitted not later than 8 July 2005 and is limited to 10 pages. If other than unclassified information will be submitted, coordinate with Mr. Jim Austin, 310-416-1645. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561621. The small business size standard is $10.5M. Submit all unclassified responses to SMC/SYK, Attn: Capt Schoonmaker, 2420 Vela Way, Ste 1420, A-5, El Segundo, CA 90245-4659. Initial award of any resultant contract is anticipated by November 17, 2005. Firms responding should indicate if they are a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, 8(a) firms, historically black colleges or universities, and minority institutions. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.