Marine Security Guard (MSG) Cook Services
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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The U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is soliciting quotations for Marine Security Guard (MSG) Cook Services under solicitation number 19SA7026Q0016, with a NAICS code of 722310 for Food Service Contractors. The contract will be awarded on a lowest priced, technically acceptable basis as a firm fixed-price agreement, with an anticipated performance period including a base year and one optional one-year extension, subject to government discretion. Services must be performed at the U.S. Embassy’s Diplomatic Quarter location in Riyadh, specifically supporting the Marine Security Guard Detachment. Submission of a complete quotation is mandatory and must include the Standard Form 1449, Section I Pricing, Section 5 Representations and Certifications, additional materials as specified in Section 3, a completed IRS Form W-14 to comply with FAR 52.229-11, and verifiable proof of active SAM registration at https://www.sam.gov. Notably, despite the general FAR provision allowing post-submission SAM registration, the Contracting Officer mandates that offerors be fully registered in SAM at the precise time of proposal submission. All submissions must be in English, submitted electronically to RiyadhContracting@state.gov, and formatted exclusively in MS-Word 2007/2010, MS-Excel 2007/2010, or PDF, with individual files not exceeding 30MB; larger submissions must be split across multiple emails each under this limit. Proposals are due by August 12, 2026, at 1700 hours Saudi Arabian Time, and no late submissions will be accepted. Any inquiries must be directed to the Contracting Officer via the same email address and submitted no later than July 23, 2026, at 1700 hours Saudi Arabian Time.
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Dear Prospective Quoter:
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for MSG Cook/Food Services. If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.
Quotations are due by August 12, 2026, 1700 Hrs. Saudi Arabian Time. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Direct any questions regarding this solicitation by email to: RiyadhContracting@state.gov Questions should be submitted on or before 1700 hours Thursday, July 23, 2026.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to RiyadhContracting@state.gov
It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed the 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
1. SF-1449
2. Section I, Pricing
3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications
4. Additional information as required in Section 3
5. “The Offeror should submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11;”
6. Proof of SAM Registration
Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov at the time of submitting a proposal.