El Paso Water Ionwave #48-26 Addendum 1

EPWater unarmed security guard and account management services

El Paso Water is seeking a contractor to provide unarmed security coverage and account management across its water, wastewater, administrative, and other facilities. - Government buyer: El Paso Water Utilities (EPWater), through the Public Service Board and Purchasing & Contracts Administration/Purchasing Department; service locations are in the El Paso area. - Scope and scale: Unarmed security services at 19 listed locations, including continuous seven-day coverage at many sites, weekday posts at others, and seasonal sandbag distribution sites. Staffing is estimated at approximately 53 officers, with capacity to scale to 60 or more. - Duties include access control, visitor and vehicle processing, patrols, alarm and emergency response, incident reporting, and relief coverage. - The schedule also includes an Account Field Supervisor (Patrol), an administrative Account Manager, and 2,700 optional guard hours as needed. - Notable requirements: Officers must be qualified and registered in Texas. The contractor must provide local staffing and relief capacity, support rapid emergency deployment, furnish uniforms and equipment, provide an offeror-supplied patrol vehicle, and use approved workforce-accountability and guard-tour technology. A transition plan and training are required; phase-in is limited to 30 days unless EPWater approves otherwise, and required posts must be staffed at Notice to Proceed. - Pricing information: The worksheet gives minimum hourly pay rates of $16 for guards, $21 for the field supervisor, and $24 for the account manager; bidders enter their markup. The worksheet lists a total bid amount of $2,142,240. The optional 2,700 guard hours are as needed, with no overtime or holiday pay. - OEMs and vendors: No security-services OEM or prospective service vendor is identified. EUNA Procurement (IonWave) is named as the proposal-submission platform, not as a service provider. Boeing is listed as a guard-service location, not as a vendor. - Period of performance: One year from award, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. EPWater may extend service month-to-month for up to six months while arranging a replacement provider. This is a staffing-services contract, not an annual product subscription.

Description

EPWater is soliciting proposals for security guard services at its facilities. The scope includes unarmed guards assigned to specified EPWater sites and shifts, continuous monitoring at designated locations, and account field supervisor and account manager services. Optional unarmed guard services at various EPWater locations are also included on an as-needed basis. Proposals may be submitted electronically through EUNA Procurement (IonWave) or as a sealed hard copy by November 18, 2026, at 1:30 PM MT.

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