What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe 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.
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 your response
- 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
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Fill in block 13 a-f on Standard Form 18 and return via email to the USMS DSO email address within three days.
Incumbent and award research
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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