Gardening Maintenance Services
The Department of State, U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi, seeks gardening and landscape maintenance services for the Embassy compound, Chief of Mission Residence, and Deputy Chief of Mission Residence in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with proposals due July 14, 2026, at 10:00 AM local time. Amendment 001 extended the original June 30 deadline; Amendment 002 added Questions & Answers clarification. No set-aside applies.
Place of performance encompasses three locations: the Embassy Compound (10,032 square meters), CMR (1,450 square meters), and DCMR (165 square meters). The contractor must provide complete grounds maintenance including grass cutting, edging, trimming, weeding, pest and disease control, tree pruning, planter box maintenance, indoor plant care, constructed wetland maintenance, volleyball court maintenance, and life-cycle plant replacement. Annual seasonal plant delivery is required: 10,000 plants for the Embassy (delivered in four to five batches), 1,500 for CMR, and 1,250 for DCMR. A trained horticulturist with eight years' experience must provide monthly technical guidance. Work is performed in-house; no subcontracting is permitted.
The base contract runs 12 months with four one-year renewal options plus an optional six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8, for a possible five-and-a-half-year duration. Pricing is fixed in United Arab Emirates Dirhams (AED) monthly and annually, with Value Added Tax listed separately. The contractor must supply all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and insurance, including Defense Base Act and general liability coverage of AED 1,500,000 for bodily injury and property damage.
Staffing requires one full-time on-site supervisor with seven years' supervisory experience, eight full-time gardeners (five for Embassy, two for CMR, one for DCMR), each with minimum three years' experience. Work hours are 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Sunday at the Embassy and 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at residences, with one weekend day off.
Offerors must demonstrate seven years of established UAE business operations with permanent address and telephone, active SAM registration at submission and award, past performance on at least ten gardening maintenance contracts completed in the UAE within five years with minimum twelve-month duration, and audited financial statements for 2022–2024. A mandatory site visit occurred June 10, 2026. Award will be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer from a responsible contractor. Evaluation criteria weight price and technical acceptability; past performance, contractor qualifications, financial capability, and responsibility determination are considered. Questions were due June 15; the pre-proposal conference was held June 10. NAICS 561730; PSC S208.
19TC1026R0002 Department of State US Embassy Abu Dhabi
6/1/26, 4:06 AM Landscaping services
The Department of State's US Embassy Abu Dhabi awarded contract 19TC1026C0002 to Horizon Facilities Management & Landscaping LLC for landscaping services at $763,198.66 on September 17, 2026.
The award was made under unrestricted competition. Place of performance is Abu Dhabi.
19TC1026R0002 Department of State US Embassy Abu Dhabi
9/21/26, 2:41 AM Gardening Maintenance Services
The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, under the Department of State, is seeking a contractor to provide gardening and landscape maintenance services for U.S. Government properties, including the Embassy compound and the residences of the Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The contractor must perform all work directly through trained employees, with subcontracting explicitly prohibited. The Government will award this contract as a firm fixed-price type based on initial proposals without discussion, meaning contractors should submit their most competitive offer from the outset. All responsible sources are eligible to compete, and prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submission. The response deadline for this pre-solicitation notice is March 30, 2026 at 5 PM, with the full solicitation to be posted on SAM.gov at a later date. The contracting officer is Gregory Stoneberg, who can be reached at 971-2-414-2441 or AbuDhabiContracts@state.gov.
No set-aside designation applies to this procurement, allowing all qualified contractors to submit proposals. The anticipated contract term consists of a one-year base period with four optional one-year renewal periods, providing potential for up to five years of performance if all options are exercised by the Government. The pre-solicitation notice does not disclose specific budget ranges, award values, or details regarding potential incumbent contractors. A pre-proposal conference is planned as part of the procurement process, with the specific date to be announced in the full solicitation documents. The pre-solicitation notice itself will be automatically archived on April 15, 2026, approximately two months after its initial posting.
19TC1026R0002 Department of State US Embassy Abu Dhabi
2/13/26, 12:17 AM Gardening Maintenance Services
The Department of State, US Embassy Abu Dhabi seeks gardening maintenance services for the US Embassy compound and the official residences of the Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with proposals due June 30, 2026. No set-aside applies; all responsible sources may submit proposals.
Place of performance is Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Work must be performed directly by the contractor's trained employees; subcontracting is not permitted. The anticipated performance period is one base year plus four one-year option periods, if exercised. Award will be made as a firm fixed-price contract, potentially without discussion based on initial offers. The NAICS code is 561730, Landscaping Services; the PSC code is 3750, Gardening Implements and Tools. A pre-proposal conference will be scheduled with details included in the full solicitation. Prospective offerors must register in SAM prior to submission per FAR provision 52.204-7. The contracting office contact is Gregory Stoneberg, Contracting Officer, at 971-2-414-2441 or AbuDhabiContracts@state.gov, with Islam Mokbel, Contracting Agent, as secondary contact at 971-2-414-2629. The proposed solicitation number is 19TC1026R0002.
19TC1026R0002 Department of State US Embassy Abu Dhabi
5/12/26, 4:13 AM