R -- Guard support services

The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Federal Protective Service (FPS), has a requirement for Security Guard Services at various locations within Washington D.C. The requirement involves providing and maintaining all management, supervision, manpower, training, equipment, supplies, licenses, permits, certificates, insurance, pre-employment screenings, reports, and files necessary to accomplish security guard services, 24 hours per day/7 days per week. The successful offerors will provide all necessary uniforms, equipment, communication capabilities, vehicles, and weapons. This is an acquisition for commercial services. ICE intends to acquire these services by awarding a multiple award small business set-aside competitive fixed price/fixed rate contract with a base period of one year and four option periods of one year each. The NAICS Code is 561612. The solicitation will be published on or about 17 March. A pre-proposal conference is planned on or about 31 March 2006. Interested parties must access the solicitation at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Questions regarding this procurement may be directed to Ronald Jean-Baptiste at 202-514-4441, Victoria Short at 202-514-4441 or Jan Wisor at 202-514-4441.