DRAFT SOLICITATION Gardening and Antenna Field Maintenance USAGM Philippines Transmitting Station

This solicitation is a total small business set aside under FAR Part 13 for commercial gardening and antenna field maintenance services at the USAGM Philippines Transmitting Station in Tinang, Concepcion, Tarlac. The contract opportunity is designated with NAICS code 561730 and is exclusively available to small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration. Quotes must be submitted in direct response to this sole solicitation, which serves as the only official request for proposals and does not permit additional requests. Proposals must conform to the Statement of Work and constitute firm offers that will only become binding upon the Contracting Officer’s countersigning of the SF 1449 and delivery of the signed contract with incorporated pricing. The government has scheduled a mandatory site visit at the transmitting station on a date yet to be determined, with participants required to adhere to the provisions outlined in the addendum to FAR 52.237-1. All responses are due by July 31, 2026, and this solicitation was posted on July 27, 2026. Proposals must be submitted via email, and potential offerors are instructed to communicate their intent to bid or not bid upon publication of the official notice. The prime point of contact is Mary Kerner, with Natalie Ellis as the secondary contact, both reachable through their official USAGM email addresses. The contracting office is located in Washington, D.C., but the services will be performed entirely in the Philippines. No portion of the solicitation or quote will form part of the final contract unless expressly incorporated by the Contracting Officer, and the award will be made based solely on the evaluation criteria detailed herein.