All Special Taxing District (“STD”) locations will require year-round, twenty-four (24) hour stationary security guard services, and some may require both stationary and roving patrol security guard services. Below is a list of the STD locations for the required Level 1 & 2, unarmed security guard services, including the number of guard houses and addresses for each location.

The Work consists of furnishing all communication equipment, special equipment, uniforms, supplies, and services necessary for providing security guard services at the special taxing district locations.

Background

In the Town, a Special Taxing District (“STD”) is a mechanism used by communities, wherein property owners elect to pay special assessments levied on their properties in order to fund public services and/or improvements, which could not otherwise conveniently or equitably be provided. Currently, the Town has four (4) STDs organized for the purpose of providing security guard services at guardhouses located at the entrances to each district.

The Town issued Request for Proposals (“RFP”) 2019-13 for Security Guard Services for Special Taxing Districts on March 5, 2019. The RFP was advertised in the Miami Daily Business Review, posted to DemandStar, Public Purchase, and posted in the Government Center Lobby.

To qualify for award, prospective Proposers were required to:

1. Be a valid security firm authorized to conduct business in the State of Florida;

2. Have been in business providing security services for at least five (5) years prior to the issuance of this RFP;

3. Have performed satisfactorily on at least three (3) prior security guard service contracts within the last five (5) years, demonstrated with three (3) satisfactory client references; and

4. Possess a Class “B”, Security Agency, or Class “BB”, Security Agency Branch Office, License issued by the State of Florida, Division of Licensing, as of the proposal due date.

On the date of the proposal deadline, March 29, 2019, which was extended from the initial deadline of March 26, 2019, we received eighteen (18) proposals from the following Proposers:

1. AJ Squared Security, Inc. (“AJ Squared”)
2. Universal Protection Services LLC dba Allied Universal Security Services (“Allied Universal”)
3. Blue Shield Security Protection, Inc. (“Blue Shield”)
4. Delta Five Security, LLC (“Delta Five”)
5. Dothan Security, Inc. dba DSI Security Services (“DSI”)
6. Execupro, Inc. dba Execupro Protective Services (“Execupro”)

7. FPI Security Services, Inc. (“FPI”)

8. G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. (“G4S)
9. Indemnity Security & Investigations, Inc. (“Indemnity”)
10. Kemp Group International Corporation dba Kemp Security International (“Kemp”)
11. Kent Security Services, Inc. (“Kent”)
12. Marksman Security Corporation (“Marksman”)
13. Ralons Security, LLC (“Ralons”)
14. Regions Security Services, Inc. (“Regions”)
15. Security Alliance, LLC (“Security Alliance”)
16. SFM Security Services, Inc. (“SFM Security”)
17. US Alliance Management dba US Security (“US Security”)
18. V.O.K. Protective Services, Inc. (“V.O.K.)

An Evaluation Committee was appointed, comprised of the following members:

1. Carmen Olazabal, Chief of CIP and Special Services, Town of Miami Lakes
2. Dario Martinez, Facilities Manager, Town of Miami Lakes
3. Thomas Fossler, Administrative Officer, Assistant to the Village Manager, Village of Key Biscayne
4. Ximena Suarez, Assistant to the Town Manager, Town of Miami Lakes

Procurement performed a due diligence review of the proposals for responsiveness and found that AJ Squared, Blue Shield, Indemnity, and Regions submitted non-responsive proposals. AJ Squared did not provide any references to demonstrate that they performed satisfactorily on at least three (3) prior security guard service contracts within the last five (5) years. Blue Shield's proposal was found non-responsive because they did not provide the Town with the requested missing documents in the allotted time, which would impact the evaluation committee's ability to fairly rank their Proposal at the time of the evaluation committee meeting. Both Indemnity's and Region's proposals were found non-responsive because they both did not utilize the Town's revised bid form, which was issued in Addendum #3.

The remaining proposals were responsive and met all the minimum qualifications for the solicitation. No Proposer appeared on the State or Federal debarred vendors list, nor were there any cases within their litigation history that would indicate issues with past performance. Procurement did not find any issues that would indicate any Proposer was incapable of performing the work.

The Evaluation Committee was provided the responsive proposals and met on June 4, 2019, to evaluate and rank the proposals. One member of the Evaluation Committee, Thomas Fossler, was unable to attend the meeting. The rest of the Committee, having quorum, evaluated the responsive proposals. At the conclusion of this meeting, the Evaluation Committee moved to establish the following ranking:

1. SFM Security Services, Inc. – 443.41 points
2. Kent Security Services, Inc. – 425 points
3. FPI Security Services, Inc. – 424.82 points
4. Security Alliance, LLC – 411.57 points

5. Execupro Protective Services – 399.92 points
6. Delta Five Security, LLC – 382.43 points
7. DSI Security Services – 380.89 points
8. Allied Universal Security Services – 377 points
9. G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. – 375.51 points
10. US Security – 368.67 points
11. Marksman Security Corporation – 354.55 points
12. Ralons Security, LLC – 353.12 points
13. V.O.K. Protective Services, Inc. – 351.2 points
14. Kemp Security International – 265. 66 points

SFM Security, the top-ranked Proposer, has been in business for over twenty-three (23) years. The Committee noted that SFM Security's proposed key personnel has an aggregated seventy-nine (79) years of experience in the security industry. SFM Security has a team comprised of 168 licensed officers and are currently headquartered four (4) miles from the Town.

Kent, the second-ranked Proposer, has been in business for over thirty-four (34) years and has nearly 2,000 employees nationwide. Kent currently holds contracts with multiple special taxing district properties and have armed guards in 32 primary learning centers.

FPI, the third-ranked Proposer, has over thirty (30) years of experience in the security guard service field and has over 300 professionals stemming from the fields of military, police and public safety.

During the meeting, Dario Martinez motioned for the recommendation of a shortlist comprised of the top three (3) Proposers to the manager, in lieu of selecting the top-ranked candidate. This option was contemplated in the RFP solicitation as a possible result.

For the above stated reasons, it is recommended that the Town Council authorize the Town Manager to execute contracts with SFM Security, Kent and FPI. The chosen Contractor and level of service will be determined by the affected Special Taxing Districts. See Exhibit A for hourly rates and an estimated total yearly cost of the three (3) highest-ranked Proposers per STD.