CATERING SERVICES 19SA7026Q0006

Please be advised that this solicitation is not yet available. The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will post the solicitation on the SAM.gov website once it is ready. The expected contract period includes a base year, with an additional one-year option period if exercised by the Government. All qualified sources are invited to submit quotations, which will be considered. The Government plans to award a contract to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, and responsible offeror. Award may be made based on initial offers without further discussion. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed-price agreement. 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. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://common.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/130/2023/07/Quick-Start-Guide-for-International-Registrations-1.pdf https://common.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/130/2023/07/Entity-checklist.pdf

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Catering for the Embassy of the United States of America. 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 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 on or before closing of business Wednesday, March 25, 2026. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. 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: SF-1449 Section I, Pricing Section 5 Representations and Certifications Additional information as required in Section 3 Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation by email to: RiyadhContracting@state.gov Questions should be submitted on or before close-of-business (17:00 hours), Tuesday, March 3, 2026.