WJHTC Armed Security Guard Services

What they want

• Armed guards on posts across the Technical Center 365 days a year, 24 hours a day: gates, visitor and vehicle screening, building and perimeter patrols
• Staff and run the District 24 Command-and-Control (C2) dispatch center around the clock: monitor alarms and cameras, take 911 calls, alert and direct responders
• Support the operations center, keep a written daily desk log and file incident reports as described in the statement of work (SOW)
• Guard the Transportation Security Laboratory on the Technical Center grounds and a small remote facility in Elwood, New Jersey, and respond to alarms and emergencies at the off-campus site
• Furnish and maintain at least seven serviceable patrol vehicles, plus radios, firearms, ammunition, 7 ballistic body armor sets, 7 ballistic helmets and 5 ballistic shields
• Provide extra guards for events, emergencies and ad-hoc needs (surge) at firm-fixed-price not-to-exceed rates; the Q&A names the airshow, exercises and planned power outages as the largest recurring events
• Provide all initial and annual training and firearms qualification, priced in the fixed price; the Q&A says all required training is to be proposed as part of the FFP
• Pay the wage rates and benefits in the attached collective bargaining agreements and submit a pricing buildup that proves compliance within 60 days after award

What they'll judge offers on

• Technical proposal (Volume 1): Tab 1 Staffing Approach and Tab 2 Management Approach; their weights are in Section M, which was cut from the text read
• Factor 3 Corporate Experience: rated Very Relevant, Relevant, Somewhat Relevant or Not Relevant on size and scope of past work, with emphasis on staffing and managing a 365/24/7 Command-and-Control dispatch center and 365/24/7 security operations; Not Relevant is ineligible for award
• Factor 4 Past Performance: risk rating from the Attachment 29 questionnaire elements (quality of service, timeliness of performance, cost control, program management, customer relationship, customer satisfaction); High Risk is ineligible for award; a firm with fewer than two reference contracts gets Unknown Risk, treated as neutral
• Factor 5 Cost/Price: checked for reasonableness, completeness and consistency with the technical proposal; not scored or rated; the total evaluated price is the Attachment 02 Pricing Schedule value Contract Total with Options

What to include when you submit

• Send the proposal by email so the Government receives it before the response due date; a late proposal is not evaluated (AMS 3.2.2.3-14, the FAA's Acquisition Management System rule on late submissions)
• Volume 1 Technical Proposal: Tab 1 Staffing Approach and Tab 2 Management Approach
• Volume 2 Cost/Price Proposal: Tab 1 cost and pricing spreadsheets (Attachment 02 Pricing Schedule and Surge FFP NTE Rates), Tab 2 service contract labor standards (SCLS) compliance, Tab 3 cost/price narrative explaining any inconsistency with the technical proposal
• Tab 2 SCLS compliance: the Attachment 31 SCLS Compliance pricing spreadsheet and a signed Attachment 32 SCLS Compliance Certification covering the Armed Security Officer, Lieutenant and Computer Operator pay classes
• Training the FAA does not give as on-the-job training is listed as other direct costs (ODCs) in Attachment 30, which was revised
• Corporate Experience: complete the revised Attachment 28 form with a narrative per contract, as Section L.11.1.3 directs; submit contracts for the offeror (including each joint venture) and for each team member; Section L limits the number of contract references (a bidder's question cites 5)
• Past Performance: only contracts submitted under Factor 3 Corporate Experience are evaluated; the Attachment 29 Past Performance questionnaire applies
• Volume 3 Tab 1 includes Attachment 07, the DD 254 (Department of Defense contract security classification form), completed for the offeror and each applicable subcontractor and affiliate; Section L.11.3.1.h was revised
• Format: tables, charts, graphics, headers and footers may not use fonts smaller than 8-point (Section L.8, revised); 11x17 pages are not allowed
• Acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0001 before the response due date, as the amendment form requires
• Joint ventures are allowed (8(a) certified or Mentor-Protege); the FAA evaluates the joint venture and each member

After award, you must have

• Certificate of insurance for work on a Government installation, due 30 days after award From 692M15-25-R-00012 AMD 0001 conform 10-21-2026.pdf: Certificate of Insurance 30 days after contract award.
• Guards hold a valid New Jersey firearms permit and New Jersey Security Officers Registration Act (SORA) certification; due 30 days after award, or proof of application with fees paid and prerequisites completed From 692M15-25-R-00012 AMD 0001 conform 10-21-2026.pdf: State of New Jersey valid…
• Per-guard certifications due 30 days after award and before each new hire is assigned to a post: U.S. citizenship, education, minimum age, communication skills, medical standards, drug testing and Lautenberg Amendment compliance (a federal firearms law) From 692M15-25-R-00012 AMD 0001 conform 10-21-2026.pdf: Certification of Drug Testing via submission of…
• Evidence of required personnel security clearances and resumes for contract management personnel, due 30 days after award

Current contractor

The documents refer to a current contract and an incumbent contractor but name none. The attached collective bargaining agreements name Hana Industries, Inc. and Centerra Group LLC as employers under the same union, both for May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2028; the text does not say which is the current contractor. The FAA says historical post hours and surge history will not be provided, and a seniority list of current covered employees is posted. No sources sought or estimate figures appear in the text read.

Not in the notice text

• Large parts of the solicitation were cut from the text read: most of Sections G to M (including all of Section L, the proposal instructions, and the start of Section M), the middle of the statement of work and the middle of the Q&A (questions 38 to 56). The pricing spreadsheets (Attachments 02, 30, 31 and 33) are attached but not read.
• Also attached but not read: Attachment 03 Facility Buildings List, Attachment 05 Government Furnished Equipment List, Attachment 07 DD 254, Attachment 29 Past Performance Evaluation Survey, the firearms, training and form attachments (6, 8 to 16, 17, 18, 20, 21), and the scanned site visit sign-in sheet.
• Page limits, the exact volume contents, the number of Corporate Experience references and the weights or order of importance of the evaluation factors are in Sections L and M, which were not read.
• What happens to a firm that did not attend the mandatory site visit is in Section L.4, which was not read.
• The Government's estimate or contract value is not stated; the CLIN prices and surge hours are in the pricing spreadsheet, which was not read.
• The current transition start date and the date contractor responsibility begins are unclear after Amendment 0001.
• The security clearance level guards and the company need is set by the DD 254 and the security attachments, which were not read.
• The CBAs end April 30, 2028; wage terms for contract years after that are not stated. The Centerra agreement's wage table was cut from the text read.
• Whether a New Jersey security company license or local office is required of the bidder or its team is not stated in the text read.