SAM #CA-FY26-0000281

Department of State bridge contracts for furnished lodging and shuttle services for Foreign Service personnel

The Department of State authorized three bridge contracts to continue temporary lodging and transportation for Foreign Service personnel in the Washington, D.C. area. - Purpose: Maintain services for approximately 652 families while the agency evaluates the competitive follow-on procurement; the justification cites unusual and compelling urgency under FAR 6.302-2. - Awarded contractors and estimated six-month values: Madison Hospitality Services, LLC — $6.5 million (contract 19AQMM24F0667); Interim Homes, Inc. — $8.5 million (contract 19AQMM24F0674); Executive Apartment Inc. — $4.6 million (contract 19AQMM24F0670). Combined estimate: $19.6 million. - Services: Furnished short- and long-term housing for personnel attending training at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, personnel on medical evacuation orders to the Washington, D.C. area, and other lodging needs requested by the Contracting Officer’s Representative. - Transportation: Daily shuttle service between residential properties and listed training sites, plus requested trips to and from State Department Headquarters for the first day of new employee orientation and certain special occasions. Special-occasion service is limited to no more than two occasions per incoming class. - Period: Three-month base period with an option for an additional three months; the estimated values are for the full six-month period. No product quantities or individual lodging-unit counts are specified.

Description

This Justification and Approval (J&A) authorizes, pursuant to FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency, the award of new bridge contracts for temporary lodging services for foreign service personnel, to ensure continuity of services while the follow-on requirement is competed and awarded. A full and open recompete of this requirement  is currently underway. However,  award  of the follow on  contract(s) is not anticipated prior to the expiration of the current task orders.  

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