Gardening Service for US Consulate General Erbil

The purpose of this contract is to obtain gardening services for real property owned or managed by the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil, Iraq (Ankawa Compound). General requirements include Lawn Care (grass cutting, edging, trimming, weeding, turf repair and reestablishment, pruning), Removal of Debris (leaves, cuttings, bark, dead vegetation, trash), Watering, Fertilizing, and Pest and Disease Control. Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Iraq will launch the solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website when it is available. 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 offeror 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 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