District Security Officer - Personal Services Contract
- Client
- Department of Justice
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- —
- Category
- CCTV and Security Services and Supplies
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 561612
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Contact
- Tim Bell
- [email protected]
Description
AI GeneratedThe United States Marshals Service is seeking individual contractors to serve as District Security Officers under personal services contracts. The agency is utilizing a Department of Justice class deviation memo from November 2004 to recruit these personnel across its ninety-four districts and the Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation Systems. This open recruitment process on SAM.gov replaces previous bulletin board postings to identify qualified candidates who can fulfill the security requirements of the agency. The scope of work requires individuals to meet the specific qualifications outlined in the agency statement of work. The recruitment remains active for the entire duration of the contract period of performance to maintain a continuous pool of qualified personnel. Only individual applicants are eligible to apply for these positions. Security companies are strictly prohibited from bidding under the governing class deviation memo and will not be considered for evaluation.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from DSO MFQ 15M10225QA4700209.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The United States Marshals Service is issuing a request for quotations for District Security Officer personal services contracts to provide detention services, prisoner handling, transport, and court proceeding support. Recruitment is open to qualified individual candidates to perform labor-hour services as key personnel. Security companies are not authorized under the class deviation memo.
- Issued by
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Quotations due
- 07/01/2030 10:00 ET
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Fill in block 13 a-f on Standard Form 18 and return via email to the USMS DSO email address within three days.
- Contract term
- Base period from 10/01/2025 to 09/30/2026, with four 1-year option periods extending through 09/30/2030.
- Set-aside
- THIS RFQ IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE
- Place of performance
- USMS Landover Operations Center, Landover, MD and all USMS districts
- Insurance and bonding
- The prime contractor and subcontractors shall be licensed and bonded.
Scope of work
- Detention service in support of USMS districts
- Transporting and producing prisoners for court proceedings
- Prisoner handling within and between detention facilities and medical facilities
- 24-hour guarding in hospital facilities
Minimum qualifications
- Actively employed state, local, or reserve law enforcement officer with arrest authority and minimum 1 year experience, or prisoner handling/detention experience
- 21 years of age or older
- Possess a valid U.S. driver's license
- Veterans must have an honorable or general discharge
- Classified as medically qualified by a medical professional using Form USM-602
- Provide medical documentation of current Hepatitis B immunization or a signed waiver
- Annual Tuberculin (TB) skin test or a signed waiver
- Cleared by OSD with HSPD-12 clearance and subject to a Tier 2 Background Investigation
Documents to include with the bid
- Standard Form 18
- Form USM-234, Contract Guard Personal Qualifications Statement
- Form USM-601, Contract Guard Affirmation of Work Qualifications
- Form USM-602, Contract Guard Physical Examination Report
- Form OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment
- Form USM-333X, Weapon Qualification and Proficiency Record for Non-DUSM (or Form USM-601)
- Form USM-333L, Less-Than-Lethal Devices Record-Authorization to Carry (or Form USM-601)
- DOJ USMS Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- 15M10225QA4700209
- Agency
- Department of Justice
- Buying office
- US Marshals Service › U.S. Marshals Service
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Jul 1, 2030, 10:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Jan 7, 2026
- NAICS
- 561612 · Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Product/service code
- S206
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- MD, 20785
- Contracting contact
- Tim Bell
[email protected]
Read the official notice description
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) was granted the authority via a class deviation memo for use of personal service contracts on 5 November 2004 from the Department of Justice, The Assistant Attorney General for Administration. The ninety-four (94)D istricts and Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation Systems (JPATS) recruit potential personal service employees through this an open posting on sams.gov (in lieu of previous bulletin board postings. The open recruitment runs the duration of the contract period of performance and recruitement is for INDIVIDUALS who meet the qualifications of the statement of work (SOW). Security companies are not authorized under the class deviation memo. Please do not apply.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Security Guards and Patrol Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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