This procurement will be issued 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) through commercial acquisition procedures. Only offers from SDVOSB concerns will be considered for award. Offerors will be required to provide information to demonstrate that at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the SDVOSB concern or of other SDVOSB concerns. The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System is issuing a solicitation for Unarmed (no weapons or night sticks) Security Guard I Services at the VA's Panama City FL Mental Health Clinic, currently located 4408 Delwood Lane (Bay Point Village), Panama City, FL 32408, for the period of February 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012, with four (4) each 12-month option periods. The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, training, and supplies, except as specified as Government-furnished, to provide Unarmed Security Guard I Services. The contractor or their subcontractor must have at least a Class B license to perform security guard services in the State of Florida and the contractor's or their subcontractor's field supervisor and security guard(s) must have at least a Class D license to perform security guard services in the State of Florida. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 561612, with a size standard of $18.5M. The solicitation will be issued on or around December 7, 2011. Potential offerors may obtain a copy of the solicitation VA256-12-R-0046 documents on-line at www.fedbizops.gov. Questions regarding this solicitation must be made in writing to the Contracting Officer, Bill Geary, by mail at VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Attn: Bill Geary, 400 Veterans Ave (90C) Biloxi, MS 39531, by email at
contact@example.gov, or by fax at
+1 (555) 000-0000, and must include the solicitation number "VA256-12-R-0046" on the subject line or cover sheet. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All responsible offerors are invited to submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. It is the responsibility of the offerors to check the web site periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. SOURCE: www.fedbizops.gov. To be considered for award, SDVOSB concerns must be registered in Vet Biz Registry with the CVE Seal/Logo/Icon. If a firm is not listed in the Vet Biz Registry's Vendor Information Pages, it is not eligible for contract award under the VetFirst program established by P.L. 109-461. SDVOSB concerns must also be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database. Information on the Vet Biz Registry can be found at http://vip.vetbiz.gov/. Information on Central Contractor Registration can be found at http://www.ccr.gov.