Grounds Keeping Services Astana, Kazakhstan

The U.S. Embassy Astana is soliciting quotations for grounds keeping services at the Kyz Zhibek 5 residence under solicitation number 19KZ1026Q0005, with a deadline of May 18, 2026, at 3:00 PM local Astana time. The requirement is for comprehensive grounds maintenance including irrigation, landscaping, mowing, pruning, fertilization, and seasonal snow removal, with all equipment, tools, and materials to be provided by the contractor. Services are to be performed Monday through Friday and must meet a performance standard of no more than one customer complaint per month. The contract is structured as a commercial item solicitation under FAR 52.212-4, with an initial period of performance of 12 months and four optional one-year extension periods, for a potential total duration of five years. Award will be made on a lowest price, technically acceptable basis, with technical acceptability serving as a pass/fail threshold before price is considered. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, submit a completed SF-1449 form, provide pricing in Section I, complete all representations and certifications in Section 5, and verify SAM registration; submissions must be in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF format, not exceeding 30MB per file, and emailed to AstanaGSOProcurement@state.gov. Performance must occur at the embassy residence in Astana, Kazakhstan, with delivery terms FOB destination, and all personnel must undergo government background checks, carry government-issued ID cards, and comply with DOSAR 652.204-70. The contractor must submit insurance certificates, a list of personnel, a transition plan, an annual grounds maintenance plan, weekly schedules, and monthly reports within specified timeframes after award. Invoicing must be submitted via email to AstanaInvoices@state.gov, and payments will be processed by the Financial Management Section at the embassy’s administrative address. The contracting officer is Jeffrey Meyer, with Nurbolat Aisanov serving as the Contracting Officer’s Representative. The solicitation includes multiple FAR clauses covering ethics, whistleblower protections, supply chain security, prohibitions on certain telecommunications and software providers (including ByteDance and Kaspersky), labor standards under the Service Contract Labor Standards, and small business subcontracting requirements, while no set-asides are employed. All work must comply with local Kazakh regulations and the Quality Assurance and Surveillance Plan