Can we request a 1 hour extension to see if the website will allow us to submit our pricing the base year?

After reviewing the criteria for the officers it is my understanding that all Level II officers must have a minimum of 2 years experience and complete a FEMA Background check in order to determine if they are eligible to work at any of the sites. Is this correct?

We would like to request an extension for 9pm EST today. The email we received from Friday stated that it was April 4th

will this deadline be pushed another week based on the complexity of the work needing to be accomplished?

Please be advised that the document states April 4th as the due date. We also submitted questions online. Please advise when we will receive an answer.

SOW states Level II Ballistic Resistant vest for Security Officers. Is this mandatory for routine operations? If so, is Under Uniform or Exterior of uniform preferred? How many Guards are required and when must they be on site.

1) What is the anticipated award date? 2)What is the anticipated start date for security services? 3) What urgent priority counties does FEMA need officers in? (when the contract begins) 4) How many officers does FEMA need to start services in these urgent priority counties? 5) Does FEMA anticipate to have security services for a few months? Or will the need be ongoing? 6)Does FEMA want prices for individual counties? Or does FEMA want 1 price for all counties? 7) Will additional counties be added to this disaster declaration? 8) Do background checks/fingerprints need to be completed prior to the officer covering shifts? Or will the background checks/fingerprints be completed after the officer has started working? In our recent experience, officers are able to start working pending the approval/clearance of their background checks/fingerprints.

1) The four (4) sites does not specify the actual coverage as far as days of the week and hours. 2) Is there currently security coverage being provided at all the listed sites? 3) New Mexico Regulations and Licensing refer Level III as armed security and Level II is security officer certified to carry pepper spray, handcuffs and baton. Can we clarify that? 4) Being that this is a federal contract, the pay scale will fall under the "wage determination" along with Health and Welfare? 5)What is the Insurance qualification?

Will this deadline be extended

1) 2.2.4 Contract Security Guards shall be responsible for keeping logs… Will electronic logs work or will they be paper logs? 2) 2.6.5 Post hours are subjected to change with minimal notice… What is the “minimal notice” time frame, hour, 4 hours? 3) 2.10.4 The Contractor's employees shall sign in when reporting for work… The overnight guard will sign in and out of each location, Travel time included in pay? Is it possible to use QR codes or some GPS fencing to have this count as signing in? 4) 3.0 Contractor will have (30) Security Guards as employees at the time of signing of the contract and be able to supply officers to posts under this contract for up to 24 hours per day at all 4 locations. In section 4.12.1.1 the winning contractor cannot disrupt official business when recruiting already cleansed officers and requiring a transition plan with in 5 days of award, 4.12.1.2, NM State Regulations and Licensing for security officers can take up to 3 to 4 weeks for a security guard to get their registration back, to be legal to work. Will the COR work on these short falls on a case-by-case basis if the 30 number cannot be made in 5 days? What are the current shift and hours worked at the four locations? If there isn’t hours at a location now what is the time frame or expectation for manning locations? 5) 3.1.2 Contractor must maintain records of their employees’ successful completion of local and state firearms or other training requirements and possession of a current weapons permit, and upon request produce them for immediate inspection at the work location/job site. Section 12 Also talks about minimization of duplications. All employee folders with current Guard cards and firearms qualification packets are kept in the main office with the employee folders per NM Statue, will a digital copy on our internal system work for inspection at the location, or do you want the actual hard copies in a filing cabinet in a secured area based on the PII that they contain? 6) 3.2.5 The following are the essential job functions for uniformed employees working under the Contract: Pursue suspects on foot and subdue combative person after running in pursuit. You are requesting the security officer to chase a subject ONLY while on property to detain or are you wanting a security officer to follow for observation purposes and to help Law Enforcement as a witness? 7) 3.3 All Contract Security Guards and Contract Security Supervisors must receive a favorable suitability adjudication from FEMA prior to beginning work under the contract. How long does “Favorable suitability” take? 8) 4.1.1.2 Participate in formal classroom or computer-based training sessions. How long is the class and will it be counted as paid training time? 9)4.12.1.1 The Contractor shall not disrupt official Government business or in any way interfere with the assigned duties of the predecessor Contractor’s employees. What are the current staffing levels at each location of the incumbent and shift times to ensure there is no disruption? 10) 4.12.2.2 …These records shall be provided to the successor at least five (5) days prior to date of contract expiration… With a seven day swap out is there any way possible to change this from five days to six days to get one more day to help with the change over? 11) 7.1 UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT…Patrol vehicles (4 x 4 vehicle when deemed necessary)… All-terrain vehicles (when deemed necessary)…How often are they used now? 12) 7.3.2 Contract Security Guards shall not possess any unauthorized supplemental… will tasers be authorized if training is completed by taser instructors? 13) 12.3 FILE TRANSITION: …The outgoing Contractor shall provide these records to the successor at least 45 days prior to date of contract expiration. Everything else shows five days, will there be a 40 days cross over period between the outgoing and incoming or is this for anything missed? What is the official end date of current contract? 15) Can this be changed to a services disabled veterans own small business (SDVOSB)?

are you waiving the license requirement for NM

Due to the remote nature of the areas required will lodging, per diem and mileage be reimbursable per GSA approved rates? Or is bill rate to take into account lodging, per diem and mileage which makes pricing less competitive?