Pre-Solicitation Notice: Central Service Area Contract Armed Security Officer Services

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY; NO PROPOSALS ARE REQUESTED NOR WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME

THIS SUPPLIER INFORMATION REQUEST (SIR) IS CURRRENTLY ANTICIPATED TO BE POSTED ON OR AROUND APRIL 15, 2026, BUT THIS DATE IS MAY CHANGE TO AN EARLIER OR LATER DATE

Description of Required Services:

FAA has a need for Contract Security Officer (CSO) services for the Central Service Area (CSA). The CSA is comprised of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.

The CSOs will be responsible for providing security officer services to safeguard FAA employees and FAA facilities. Some of the duties will include, but are not limited to, protecting United States Government property and assets from loss, theft, damage, unauthorized use, criminal acts, espionage, sabotage, and terrorism.

The scope of the required services to be performed by the CSOs can be found in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW is subject to change if the FAA determines it is in its best interest to issue a solicitation at a future date. This service area includes locations within the continental United States (CONUS).

Anticipiated set-aside type:

Tiered Evaluation Process.

For this procurement the tiered order of precedence in descending order is anticipated to be as follows:

1. Small Businesses


2. Other Than Small Busine
   

   Once offers are received, FAA will evaluate a single tier of offers according to the order of precedence specified in the SIR. If no award can be made at the first tier, the evaluation will proceed to the next lower tier until award can be made. If no award can be made at the first tier, offerors from the first tier continue on in the evaluation and are evaluated against offerors from each subsequent tier.

   
   
   

   IAW AMS Procurement Guidance T.3.2.2.3.B.7.a.(3), the CO must consider the tiers of small business concerns prior to evaluating offers from other than small business concerns. Offers from other than small business concerns will only be considered after the determination that an insufficient number of offers from responsible small business concerns were received.