Contract for Janitorial Services

Notice of Intent to Contract for Janitorial Services 1. General Summary of Services Required. The U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town intends to solicit proposals for contracted janitorial services to be provided over a prescribed period of performance. The services will generally include the following, at regular intervals*: a. Daily cleaning (e.g., sweeping, trash collection, vacuuming, toilet cleaning, etc) b. Periodic cleaning (e.g., polishing, spot cleaning, shampooing small surfaces etc) c. Monthly cleaning (e.g., inside window cleaning, shampooing large surfaces etc) d. Quarterly cleaning (e.g., sanitize trash holding areas, intense d'cor cleaning etc) e. Semi-Annual (e.g., Surface re-waxing, gutter cleaning, intensive carpet cleaning etc) *Note: detailed requirements will be provided in the solicitation package to all interested parties 2. Contract Details. The intention is to award a firm-fixed price, - base + option year(s) contract to the qualified vendor who provides a proposal that credibly addresses the requirements identified in the solicitation package, and is the lowest priced of all technically acceptable offers. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. 3. Interested Vendors. All those interested in preparing/submitting a proposal for this contract are requested to send an email to the Procurement Staff at the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town. For those vendors unable to send the request electronically (see Contact Information box at the bottom of the page). Only qualified vendors from who we've received requests on or before the RESPOND BY DATE* will receive the solicitation package. *Note: Procurement Staff will send a confirmation of your request within 2 business days of receipt. If you do not receive a confirmation, you must assume your request was not received, and are encouraged to send the message again, and follow-up with a call to the Procurement Staff (on/before the deadline) to ensure your request is received. a. Solicitation Package. Please note this solicitation package is being prepared at this time, and is not yet ready for distribution. The Procurement staff of the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town will provide the solicitation package to all qualified, interested parties once it is finalized. Vendor Registration. All contractors must be registered in the U.S. Government's System for Award Management (SAM) Database* prior to contract award pursuant to the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.204-7. Prospective offerors are highly encouraged to register in SAM prior to submitting a proposal. SAM Registration Website: https://www.SAM.Gov U.S. Depart. of State SAM Registration Info: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx