SAM #19C02026Q0016

Food Services for U.S. Embassy Bogotá Marine Security Guards

The U.S. Embassy in Bogotá seeks a contractor to operate daily food services for Marine Security Guards at its residence. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy Bogotá, General Services Office (GSO)/Contracting Unit; the solicitation identifies Jack Parker. - Requested service: A managed food-services program for 14 Marines, providing 21–36 meals per day throughout the year. Work includes menu planning, food preparation and serving, staffing, kitchen and dining-area cleaning, and food-safety, quality, and inventory management. - Meal requirements: Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with service hours specified for each meal. Menus must offer varied, healthy, vegetarian, and culturally appropriate choices and meet food-safety standards. - Government-provided items: The contractor provides management and labor. The Government furnishes kitchen equipment and specified supplies and dining ware; food is purchased separately by the Mess NCO after menu approval. - Term: A 12-month initial performance period, with four one-year renewal options and a possible six-month extension. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the provided materials.

Description

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cook Services for The US Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia.  If you would like to submit proposal, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price.  We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on October 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM  (local time) at the US Embassy Bogota- Carrera 45 No. 24B- 27. Prospective offerors should write an e-mail to BogtaGSOcompras@state.gov  by October 15, 2026 at 14:00hrs, for additional information or to arrange entry to the building.

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