S -- Armed Security Guard Services - Birmingham, Alabama

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends to issue a solicitation restricted exclusively to HUBZone small business concerns for Armed Security Guard Services at SSA's newly constructed eight-story Birmingham Center located at 1200 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35285, a Level 4 Federal Government Facility. The contractor shall furnish all management, supervision, qualified guard force personnel, materials, equipment, and transportation as required. Security clearances will be required in the performance of this work. The new facility has 18 posts, three of which the contractor must provide services 24 hours a day inclusive of holidays and weekends. There are three separate employee/public building entrance locations with a separate warehouse loading dock entry point for deliveries only. The core facility is not open to the general public. A separate portion of the building is dedicated to a childcare facility. A portion of the facility is open to the public. A separate five level concrete/steel parking deck to accommodate 1800 +/- vehicles is located on the west side of the property. Approximately 2,100-2,200 SSA and contractor personnel will occupy the building. This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. SSA anticipates that this competition, restricted exclusively to HUBZone small business concerns, will result in the award of one Firm Fixed Price contract with a base year and nine incentive option years. The performance period for this effort is anticipated to begin in October 2007. Any additional information and documents on this requirement will be posted to FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). Potential Offerors are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps site for release of this solicitation, amendments and all other documents relative to this solicitation. Requests for paper copies will not be honored. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) https://www.bpn.gov/CCR/scripts/index.html database prior to award of any contract. SSA anticipates release of the solicitation (SSA-RFP-08-1006) within the week of June 11, 2007 with responses due within thirty (30) calendar days after date of issuance unless otherwise amended. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. All questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to contact@example.gov. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. E-mail communications shall include company name, address, point of contact, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) has been enabled for this solicitation. Vendors are encouraged to register their interest in this solicitation. Using the IVL will: 1) Provide interested parties with automatic notice of solicitation amendments; 2) Provide information to the Contract Specialist; and 3) Enable the Contract Specialist to publish a listing of the interested vendors through FedBizOpps to facilitate vendor collaboration for subcontracting opportunities, joint ventures, etc. No other listing of interested vendors will be created or be available for release.