Active SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · FOOTHILLS REGIONAL HOUSING
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Foothills Regional Housing seeks experienced security service providers for comprehensive security coverage at 28 properties, including patrols, onsite guards, video monitoring, and emergency response. This RFP aims to ensure resident safety and asset protection.
Foothills Regional Housing (FRH) seeks qualified and experienced security service providers to deliver comprehensive security coverage across 28 FRH-owned and managed properties. Services will include daily and nightly patrols, onsite guard presence at designated properties, video monitoring, and on-call emergency response. The goal is to ensure resident safety, deter criminal activity, and protect FRH assets through consistent and professional security practices. **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.1134913.C15000276 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 07/26/2026 01:59 AM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Solicitation Number**: 6.23-003 **Reference Number**: 0000430445 **Pricing**: Lump sum **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | No | No | **Questions and Answers**: | Question | Answer | |---|---| | Who is the current security provider and what are their bill rates? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | How many vehicles are required? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is this two security guards in one patrol vehicle: "2 Patrol Guards – 28 Properties?" | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is there a pricing form or format? Is pricing being requested for one year only? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Can you confirm that these are the same services that were solicited via a bid in 2025. If so, can you provide why the awarded vendor is apparently ending security services prematurely. | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are the AVI requirement one combined officer or two separate posts (video monitoring and foot patrol)? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Where is the SOC physically located? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are patrol vehicles required and if so, do they need to be marked? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are officers armed or unarmed? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Does the 30-minute emergency response requirement apply to every property simultaneously? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Will you provide access to the video monitoring system, or must the contractor provide monitoring equipment? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are body cameras required or optional? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | When was the current incumbent awarded the contract? Could you please provide a copy of the current contract? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are there any subcontractors being used for the current contract? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | What was the start date of the initial contract? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | What was the amount spent in the last 12 months? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | What was the total spent in the last billed month? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are there any other rates billed separately (e.g. equipment, vehicles, etc.) | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is there a mandatory pre-bid conference? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are there any significant modifications from the previous contract to the new one? For instance, an increase in hours, a change in guard type (e.g. armed vs unarmed), a need for additional resources? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | What is the estimated total number of annual hours for this contract? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are there any additional services that may be needed that are not listed in the RFP? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Beyond the state and federal minimum wage, is there a prevailing wage, living wage ordinance, local mandated wage, or contract-specific wage? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is a Bid Bond required? If yes, how much? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | In previous RFP's the Glendale housing location had 24/7 on-site security requested. Is this service still provided by a security vendor, perhaps the police, or perhaps the site no longer requires dedicated on-site security? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Would you please share which security company is the current vendor provider? Are you able to share details about what they have done well or challenges they have faced in the past year? We understood that you required bidding every 2 - 3 years but this RFP is only 1 year since the last. | Answered in Addendum 1 | | We understand that you are unlikely to share the current incumbent security officer wages. If the next provider based their billing rates on wages below the current level and the incumbent security officers were not retained, does that create any undo hardship to Foothills regional Housing, in and of itself? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | We understand that the proposals will be evaluated based upon "Best Value", not "Low Bid". Would you be able to share the percentage of evaluation you would assign to the cost? Will there be an opportunity for Best and Final pricing discussions or is it presumed that the pricing submitted is the Best and Final offered by the vendor? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Has the Foothills Regional Housing had any shootings on site within the past year that the security vendor has had to respond to or report on? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | • On a scale of 1 – 10, how would you rate your current services? • What would make them a 10? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Do you have any historical data behind how many miles the vehicle patrol traveled per day, week, or month? Is it assumed that the Patrol Guards are out of their vehicles and conducting foot patrol half of their patrol time or is it preferred that they provide almost exclusively vehicle patrols? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is the current security vendor providing touring and reporting systems and software? If not, why has this not been required? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | 1. Training: Is there specific SOC training that is required for the SOC officers (other than the standard guard/SOC training the contractor provides?); Any OJT training required? Any pre-assignment client specific training (non-OJT) training required? 2. Wages: Can you share the current wage rates for the officers? Can you share bill rates? 3.Benefits: What type of benefits do the current officers receive? (PTO/Vacation/Holiday; Medical Insurance; 401k match) 4. Contract/Agreement: Will FRH provide us with an agreement/contract to review and provide redlines/comments? 5. Parking: Are there any parking costs for the officers? 6. Background: Other than standard background check - any specific requirements? 7. Uniform: what type of uniform is required? Is there a specific look? Are there any non-standard uniform requirements? (PPE - high vis vest, safety glasses, hard hat, steel toed shoes) 8. Equipment: Other than radios, flashlights, and PPE - is there any additional equipment required? Please clarify how many radios are currently being used. Please clarify the PPE requirements. Are there any cell phones/laptops needed? 9. Vehicles: clarifying that two vehicles are needed (2 overnight patrols) 10. Armed/Unarmed? Are the officers armed or unarmed? If armed, are they all armed? If armed, do they carry LTL armed options (OC Spray, Taser, Baton) - please clarify which hours/posts are armed/unarmed. 11. Patrol/On-Call Response: Can we utilize the night patrol officers to respond to calls overnight? How does the current provider respond to these calls during the day currently? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | How often are on-call responses requested? If you have weekly, monthly, yearly numbers that would be helpful. Do most calls occur during the day, overnight, or pretty well mixed between the two? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | 1. Section 3.4 requires 24-hour on-call security response coverage and guarantees a response within 30 minutes. Please clarify whether the 30-minute requirement applies only during the scheduled patrol and onsite officer coverage hours identified in Section 3.2, or whether FRH requires physical security response within 30 minutes during all hours, including periods outside the stated staffing schedule. 2. Would Foothills Regional Housing have standard invoicing and payment terms for this contract? Would Foothills Regional Housing accept weekly invoicing with Net 15 payment terms? 3. Without reducing the staffing hours under Section 3.2, would Foothills Regional Housing be open to the contractor designating the AVI Video Monitoring/Foot Patrol position to a supervisory role with additional field-coordination responsibilities? Because this position will monitor the entirety of the portfolio, coordinate/dispatch patrol officers, support emergency response, and maintain working knowledge of Foothills Regional Housing procedures and systems, we believe this would improve accountability and communication across the contract. 4. Does Foothills Regional Housing have an anticipated timeline for proposal evaluation, vendor selection, contract negotiations, and commencement of services following the deadline? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Who is the incumbent company and what is the current hourly rate for service. | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is the service to be provided with unarmed or armed Security Officers? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | AVI/Foot Patrol - This service seems to be 89 hours per week. Are you expecting an unarmed officer to sit in front of your cameras and monitor them or walk the properties? You list this as Foot Patro, what do you mean by that, an armed or unarmed officer walking or sitting in front of the camera monitors or walking the properties? Are you also expecting an armed or unarmed officer to monitor your cameras in the SOC 168 hours per week? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Are these individuals to be riding in a patrol car separately? Are these individuals tyo be armed or unarmed? How many miles per week are the vehicles driven? | Answered in Addendum 1 | | Is the total hours per week of service seem to be - SOC 168, AVI Monitoring 89 - 2 Patrol Guards 168 for a total of 425 weekly hours of service PLUS 2 marked Patrol Cars? | Answered in Addendum 1 | **Addendums**: | Addendum | Date | Note | |---|---|---| | Addendum No. 1 | 08/03/2026 12:04 PM EDT | |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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