Gardening and Grounds Maintenance Services

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Consulate of the United States in Sao Paulo, Brazil will launch the solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website when it is available. The solicitation will be for gardening, building exterior cleaning, grounds maintenance services, pool and tennis court maintenance services at U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo, and Consul General Official residence in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer or who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and site visits and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx No electronic offers will be accepted. Please mail your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time.