The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources capable of providing protective services, as described herein, for ARC and Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) under a contemplated NASA Protective Services Contract – West Region (NPSC-WR). ARC will be the buying location for protective services at these sites. NASA ARC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of small businesses and historically black colleges and universities (HBCU)/minority institutions (MI), for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition or small business subcontracting goals for protective services. The Government reserves the right to consider a small, 8(a), women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, or HUBZone small business set- aside based on responses received. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561612 Security Guards and Patrol Services, and the corresponding small business size standard is $22 million (calculated in accordance with 13 CFR 121.104). Requirements under the contemplated NPSC-WR include, but are not limited to: (1) Security Police uniformed and armed operations (maintain order, enforce Federal and State laws and ordinances, protect life and property in an assigned patrol, traffic enforcement and issuing traffic summonses, security investigations; apprehending and arresting suspects, and exercise of physical force pursuant to 14 CFR 1203b); (2) Security Officer uniformed and armed operations (enforce regulations and procedures designed to prevent breaches of security, staffing fixed security gates, protect controlled areas, facility checks and inspections, observe and report security and emergency situations); (3) Emergency Police and Fire Dispatch Center operations; (4) Federal Identity and Credential Access Management (ICAM) (issuance of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and non-PIV credentials, Visitor registration and passes, Foreign National Access Management); (5) Emergency Management (includes Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC)); (6) Information Security (INFOSEC)/Industrial Security; (7) Communications Security (COMSEC); (8) Physical Security (security management systems including LENEL OnGuard, facility security assessments, CCTV, locksmith services and access control); (9) Provision of Law Enforcement and Security Training No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on beta.SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the requirements described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 12 pages, no greater than 3MB, indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort. A page is defined as one side of a sheet, 8 1/2" x 11", with at least one-inch margins on all sides, using not smaller than 12-point type. Foldouts count as an equivalent number of 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Responses must be submitted electronically in portable document format (PDF), with searchable text. The capability statement must include: company’s name, address, and a point of contact (name, e-mail address, and address); Data Universal Numbering System number and cage code; number of years in business; annual receipts in accordance with 13 CFR 121.104(c) and the period of measurement used; company’s size and socioeconomic status under NAICS code 561612; ownership, affiliate information (as applicable) including parent company and joint venture partners; interest as a prime or subcontractor; interest in being included on an interested parties list; and specific capabilities relevant to NPSC-WR requirements. It is not sufficient to provide general brochures or generic information. In addition, the capability statement must include, at a minimum, three contracts in effect during the period: January 1, 2015, to the present. For each contract, identify/provide the following: contract number; customer name; period of performance; a brief description of relevant work performed; company role (i.e., prime or sub); number of employees; contract or subcontract value; and previous and current facility clearance levels (FCL). Responses should not include proprietary or confidential information; however, if proprietary data is included in a reply, it is to be marked as such. ARC is also interested in feedback, with supporting rationale, from industry regarding subcontracting opportunities and phase-in length. This feedback may be used as research information to support development of an acquisition strategy and is excluded from the page limitation identified above. NASA intends to update this notice on beta.SAM.gov to announce future opportunities for NASA and industry exchanges regarding the NPSC-WR. Protective services applicable to the contemplated NPSC-WR are performed under the following contracts: NNA15BA92C, ARC Protective Services Contract and 80AFRC18C0024, AFRC Protective Services. All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to (
[email protected]) no later than (19 Mar 2021, 3PM Pacific). Please reference (80ARC019-NPSC-WR-RFI) in any response. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurem ent/r egs/Procurem en t-Ombuds- C omp-Advocate- Listing.pdf