Specifications include, but are not limited to:2.1.1 The contractor shall provide security guard services on an as needed, if needed basis by any requesting State of Missouri state agency in accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein. a. For purposes of the contract, a state agency shall be defined as a division, section, bureau, office, program, board, regional/district office, etc., that exists within a department of Missouri State Government. For the purposes of this document, this shall also include the University of Missouri and the Judicial and Legislative branches of the State of Missouri. 2.1.2 The contractor shall provide the security guard services for the awarded counties and associated regions identified in paragraph 1.4.1 and Attachment 1. The contractor must provide security guard services proposed for the counties identified in each region proposed and for each category proposed in Exhibit A, Vendor Response to Security Guard Service Category. 2.1.3 Security Guard Categories – The contractor shall provide security guard services for one or more of the following categories, as specified in the Notice of Award issued by the Division of Purchasing: a. Unarmed Security Guards; b. Soft-Armed Security Guards; c. Armed Security Guards; d. Uniformed Police Officers; e. Officers Utilizing Patrol Vehicles. 2.1.4 The contractor must function as the single point of contact for the state agency, regardless of any subcontracting arrangements for products or services, which shall include assuming responsibility and liability for all services provided. The contractor must provide the state agency with the name, address, phone number, and email contact information in the contractor’s proposal response and within five business days of any change in contractor point of contact. 2.1.5 The State of Missouri does not guarantee any usage of the contract whatsoever. The contractor shall understand and agree that the contract shall be available for use by any state agency having security guard service needs. However, the contractor shall also understand and agree that the contract shall be construed as a preferred use, but shall not be construed as an exclusive or mandatory arrangement. Preferred use means that any state agency needing services should use the established contract unless it is determined to be in the best interest of the State of Missouri for a state agency, at its own discretion, to obtain alternate services elsewhere. Any state agency utilizing the contract’s services may require the contractor to provide services on an as needed, if needed hourly basis (hereinafter referred to as hourly needed services).
