Gardening services for The US embassy in Bogotá, Colombia
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The U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia is seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive gardening and landscape maintenance services for its official compounds, covering approximately 28,000 square meters of green spaces including lawns, trees, palms, shrubs, hedges, vines, ground cover, flower beds, and selected indoor plants. The services also extend to roofs, hard surfaces, and exterior perimeter planters and gardens adjacent to embassy entrances. The contractor is responsible for all planning, administration, management, and compliance with government standards, schedules, laws, and best practices, along with supporting functions such as human resources, quality control, technical oversight, and phytosanitary supervision. The performance period includes a base year with four optional one-year extensions and a possible six-month extension at the government’s discretion, and the award will be made on a firm fixed-price basis without discussions. Only registered and active entities in the System for Award Management (SAM) are eligible to submit a quotation, in accordance with federal acquisition regulations, and all submissions must be mailed to the designated contracting office prior to the deadline, as electronic responses are not permitted. The opportunity is subject to the Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements clause and does not involve any set-aside provisions. The solicitation number is 19C02026R0001, classified under NAICS code 561730, and the point of contact for inquiries is the Bogota Contracting Office via email. Although the solicitation is not yet open, it will be officially launched on the SAM website, and potential offerors are required to conduct a site walkthrough as part of the RFP process to verify conditions before submitting a proposal.
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Bogota, CO-DC, 110111, COLSet-Aside
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Please note that this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Colombia will launch the solicitation on the SAM website when it is available.
The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, and a possibility of 6 months extension if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered.
The requirement is for providing Gardening Services for properties owned or managed by the United States Government as official office and operational space for the Mission in Bogotá, Colombia. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive gardening and landscape maintenance services for the U.S. Embassy Bogota compound. These services shall include all planning, administration, and management necessary to ensure compliance with the contract, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) schedules and instructions, and all applicable best practices, laws, and regulations. The Contractor must meet all performance standards specified in the contract.
The Contractor shall also perform all related support functions, including but not limited to human resources management, quality control, technical oversight, and phytosanitary supervision.
The green areas of the U.S. Embassy Bogota compound cover approximately 28,000 square meters, as highlighted in the reference image below. Areas requiring gardening services include lawns, trees, palms, shrubs, hedges, bushes, vines, ground cover, flower beds, and selected indoor plants.
In addition, the scope of services includes all roofs and hard surfaces where activities must be performed, as described in this Statement of Work (SOW). The scope also includes the immediate exterior perimeter, primarily planters and exterior gardens at the entrances to the Embassy compound.
The Contractor shall verify these conditions during the site walkthrough as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process
The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract.
Pursuant to FAR 4.1102(a), offerors are required to be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with annual representations and certifications requirements.
This requirement does not apply to certain limited circumstances, including but not limited to: micro-purchases using a Governmentwide commercial purchase card, classified contracts where SAM registration could compromise national security, contracts awarded in contingency, emergency, or overseas operations, contracts with individuals for performance outside the United States, awards made due to unusual and compelling urgency, certain low-value contracts performed outside the United States where SAM registration is impractical, and micro-purchases not subject to electronic funds transfer (EFT) reporting requirements.
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)
Electronic Submission/Responses:
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.
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