Field, Background-Investigative Services
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) is soliciting quotations for Field, Background-Investigative Services to support its personnel security program. This opportunity seeks to establish multiple Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) for individual contractors. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Quotations are due by June 15, 2030, 5:00 PM ET.
Scope of Work
Contractors will perform field, background-investigative services, including conducting investigations, interviews, record reviews, and preparing Reports of Investigation (ROIs). Specific tasks involve verifying identity, citizenship, employment, residence, and educational attendance. Contractors must use ATF-issued laptops and adhere to ATF's security and investigative procedures.
Contract Details
- Type: Multiple Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) with Firm-Fixed-Price orders.
- Duration: Each BOA will have a 60-month (five-year) period of performance, with individual orders not exceeding 12 months.
- Estimated Value: Each BOA is estimated at $600,000 over the 60-month period, subject to ATF adjustment.
- Set-Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) under NAICS code 561611 ($25M size standard).
- Eligibility: Offerors must be located within 200 miles of a "priority city" listed in the solicitation. This solicitation is for individual contractors, each requiring SAM registration.
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission Due: June 15, 2030, 5:00 PM ET.
- Offerors must submit a complete quotation package, including responses to a survey for Factors 1-6.
- Evaluation Factors (descending order of importance): Past Performance, Qualifications and Experience, Capabilities, Acceptability, Location, and Price. Non-price factors combined are significantly less important than cost/price.
- Requirements: Offerors must obtain a favorably-adjudicated Tier-5 background investigation and register via SAM.
- Key Update (Amendment 0003): Offerors are no longer required to sign Standard Forms (SF) 18 and SF 30, nor fill in FAR clause #52.223-22. Factor 4, Question 10 (regarding travel beyond 200 miles) is also no longer required to be answered.
Amendments & Clarifications
This solicitation has undergone several amendments. The most recent, Amendment 0003 (September 12, 2025), removed the SF 18/SF 30 signing requirement and updated various FAR clauses and Statement of Work sections. Amendment 0002 (July 14, 2025) removed clause #ATF-50. Clarifications confirm individual submissions and that ATF conducts its own background investigations.