Sources Sought
Enterprise Electronic Security Systems (ESS) — Nationwide Operations, Maintenance, Integration, and Lifecycle Support
Department of Health and Human Services · Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs
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AI summaryThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking firms about one contract to run, maintain and upgrade electronic security systems (door access, video, intrusion alarms and related networks) at its facilities nationwide. It would start with about 35 facilities and could grow to roughly 699 over a 12-month base period plus four option years. This is a sources sought notice; the response due date is the end of November 18, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM EST). More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 21, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is asking firms about one contract to run, maintain and upgrade electronic security systems (door access, video, intrusion alarms and related networks) at its facilities nationwide. It would start with about 35 facilities and could grow to roughly 699 over a 12-month base period plus four option years. This is a sources sought notice; the response due date is the end of November 18, 2026.
How to submit: due End of November 18, 2026. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Nationwide scale. The work covers about 35 facilities at award and could grow to roughly 699 through task orders, which takes nationwide technician coverage and a dispatch desk.
- Worth checking: 24-hour emergency response. Round-the-clock response across many locations is a staffing and cost burden for a small business.
- Worth checking: Named key personnel. The contractor must staff several defined roles, so a small team would need to show it can fill them.
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- Worth checking: Specific security platforms. Most systems run on Lenel OnGuard and Milestone XProtect, so experience with them is likely to matter.
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Full summary
What they want
- Engineer, design, install, connect and commission new electronic security systems
- Do preventive and corrective maintenance, inspection, testing and repair, plus upgrades and modernization
- Run system administration, configuration management, and software and license support
- Provide 24-hour emergency response and a nationwide dispatch/service desk
- Staff key personnel: Program Manager, Project Manager, System Administrator, System Engineer, Lead Technician and supporting technicians
- Manage spare parts inventory and support cybersecurity compliance for any cloud-based parts under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA)
- Work mainly on Lenel OnGuard and Milestone XProtect platforms
- Contract type
- Routine operations and maintenance priced firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work costs); supplemental work priced FFP or, when properly justified, time-and-materials, through funded task orders
- Period of performance
- 12-month base period plus four option years
- Place of performance
- Nationwide at HHS-owned, leased or operated facilities: about 35 facilities at award, including the National Capital Region and all 10 HHS Regions/Hubs, with up to about 699 facilities possible. SAM.gov lists Rockville, MD
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- End of November 18, 2026 (from the version posted Oct 21, 2026; amended since)
Not in the notice text
- The notice text is cut off mid-sentence in SAM.gov's data; later parts, including any instructions on how to respond, are missing.
- What to send in a response and where to send it aren't in the text.
- Any set-aside, the evaluation method and the contract's value aren't stated.
- Which facilities are covered at award is not listed in the text.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Health and Human Service, Hyattsville, MD
- Product/service code
- R408 · Support – Professional: Program Management/Support
- Business type
- Security & guard services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561621)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 26, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 3, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 3, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 21, 2026 · Sources Sought (this version)Due Nov 18, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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Full notice text from SAM.gov
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