Landscaping & Pool Maintenance Services for the U.S. Consulate General Guadalajara

This solicitation seeks qualified vendors to provide landscaping and pool maintenance services for the U.S. Consulate General’s residence in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, under solicitation number 19MX3026Q0006. The contract is a firm fixed price arrangement with a one-year base period and two optional one-year extension periods, totaling up to three years of potential performance, beginning tentatively in August 2026. Services must be delivered at Vista Alegre 949, Lomas del Valle, and include comprehensive landscaping tasks—such as planting, trimming, turf repair, pruning, debris removal, watering, fertilization, and pest control—as well as weekly pool cleaning, monthly filter deep-cleaning, seasonal system inspections, and emergency response within 24 hours for equipment failures. All work must comply with U.S. Government standards, local regulations, industry best practices, and OSHA requirements, and must ensure the property maintains a governmental and representational appearance. The contractor must maintain a local presence to meet response time requirements, provide a bilingual project manager, deploy at least two gardening staff and one dedicated pool technician, and adhere to strict key control, personnel security, and safety protocols, including compliance with Standard Form 312 and the Post Occupational Safety and Health Officer’s oversight. Proposals are due by July 9, 2026, at 12:00pm CST and must be submitted exclusively via email to GDLGSOProcurement@state.gov in English; incomplete submissions will be rejected. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with an active UEI number and hold a valid CAGE or NCAGE code, and must have completed all required annual representations and certifications in SAM within the last 12 months. Technical acceptability is evaluated based on past performance, experience, and demonstration of capability to meet the Statement of Work, while price is determined by multiplying proposed CLIN rates by estimated quantities, with the award going to the lowest-priced technically acceptable and responsible offeror. The contract includes mandatory flow-down clauses covering ethics, whistleblower rights, trafficking in persons, labor standards, and environmental compliance, and requires VAT to be priced separately from all CLINs. Payments, made electronically in U.S. dollars or Mexican pesos upon milestone completion and approval by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer’s Representative (Oscar Hernandez), and the contract supervisor, require accompanying inspection reports, maintenance checklists, and invoices compliant with