Local Guard Services U.S. Mission Guatemala City, Guatemala
Department of State · ACQUISITIONS - AQM MOMENTUM
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
PR15487672Pre-Solicitation
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
561612
Product service code
S206
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Nov 1, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
Place of performance
Guatemala City, GT-GU
Contracting contact
McIntoshAS@state.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 561612 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide services in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government). All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15) days, but possibly longer. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on SAM.Gov, the offerors will have approximately Thirty-Five (35) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site. Site visits of the U.S. Mission facilities in Guatemala City will be conducted via PowerPoint presentation or in person. The format and schedule will be provided in the solicitation. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to André McIntosh at McIntoshAS@state.gov. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors using Joint Ventures shall have a proper registration as a Joint Venture including Unique Entity ID (UEI) and active SAM registration at time of the proposal closing date. In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.
Contact
Point of contact
Andre McIntosh
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
McIntoshAS@state.gov
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