The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in Mexico City and its consulates in Guadalajara, Merida, Nuevo Laredo, Nogales, Matamoros, Hermosillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Monterrey. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government).

All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract.

Site Visits of the U.S. Mission facilities in Mexico City and its consulates in Guadalajara, Merida, Nuevo Laredo, Nogales, Matamoros, Hermosillo, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana and Monterrey will not be conducted. A  site visit power point presentation was included. 

Offerors shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management and UEID at https://www.SAM.gov to obtain access to the restricted solicitation attachments.   Offerors shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Request form provides his/her full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name.  The POC’s full name shall be identical to the full name in the SAM.gov database. For issues with acccess on SAM.gov, offerors shall contact the sam.gov help desk only. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the best technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price IAW solicitation terms and provisions. 

*****A001 Posted on 11/17/2022.