UNIFORMED ARMED SECURITY GUARDS RFP

Pre-Proposal Conference
The State will hold a virtual pre-Proposal conference on 04/02/26, at 11:00 AM Columbus, Ohio local time. The purpose of this conference is to discuss the RFP and the Work with prospective Offerors and to allow them to ask questions arising from their initial review of this RFP. The State will not be responsible to an Offeror for its failure to obtain information discussed during the pre-proposal conference due to its arriving after the pre-proposal conference has convened.

The conference will be held as a Microsoft Teams meeting with the following contact information:

Teams Meeting Link

Attendance at the pre-Proposal conference is not a prerequisite to submitting a Proposal.
Summary
The purpose of this RFP is to solicit Proposals for one Contractor to provide uniformed armed security guards for Agency leased facilities throughout Ohio. The list of facilities covered under this RFP can be found in Part 1 - Scope of Work.

OHIOBUYS TRAINING MATERIALS

OhioBuys training materials can be located at this site https://procure.ohio.gov/bidders-and-suppliers/resources/bidder-and-supplier-training/04-ob-training

To participate or submit an inquiry for this RFx, you need to be registered in the OhioBuys Supplier Portal. Suppliers are not required at this time to be registered in OAKS. If you have a need to seek technical support, clearly specify you need access to an active Ohio Buys solicitation.

Technical Support 1-877-644-6771

If there is a need for technical support during your proposal submission in the last 48 hours prior to the submissions, contact 614-466-5090.  This number is for OhioBuys solicitation technical questions only; there will not be any questions answered regarding the solicitation.

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