EUR/Athens - Shipping door-to-door services for the U.S. Embassy Athens, Greece

The U.S. Department of State, through the American Embassy in Athens, is seeking a contractor to provide door-to-door shipping services for the relocation of heritage art pieces from the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City to the U.S. Embassy Athens Chancery located at 91 Vas. Sophias Avenue in Athens, Greece. The awardee must be an established business operating within Greece and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submitting an offer, as required by FAR provision 52.204-7. The contract will be awarded on a firm fixed price basis with the government retaining the right to make an award based solely on the initial offer without negotiation. The NAICS code associated with this procurement is 488991, with additional relevance to 561720 for packing and crating services, reflecting the specialized handling required for cultural artifacts. The place of performance is clearly defined as Athens, Greece, and the procurement is classified under transportation and relocation services with a focus on secure, high-value art transport. All proposals must be submitted electronically via email and adhere to strict file format requirements: only .zip and .pdf files are permitted, and individual email attachments must not exceed 25 MB in size. If the total submission exceeds this limit, it must be split into multiple emails, each under 25 MB, and external cloud storage links such as Dropbox or Google Drive are not acceptable due to potential server blocking. The solicitation number is 19GR1026Q0038, posted on July 10, 2026, as a pre-solicitation notice indicating the procurement is not yet ready for formal solicitation, and key details such as the period of performance, delivery schedule, specific inspection criteria, packaging requirements, and total estimated value have not yet been defined. Primary and secondary points of contact for inquiries are Dresden A. Kalin and Alexandra Kouyentaki, both reachable through AthProcurement@state.gov. No set-aside provisions apply, and there is no indication of evaluation factors, weighting, or pass/fail criteria at this stage, as the full solicitation document has not yet been issued.