19GE5024R0048 Pre-Solicitation Notice.pdf
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- Meal voucher cards services for Locally Employed Staff at the U. S. Embassy Brussels, Belgium
- Solicitation number
- 19GE5025R0048
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This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for a meal voucher card services contract for the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Fixed Price contract to provide meal voucher cards for approximately 275 Locally Employed Staff. The contract will begin in September 2025 and last 12 months, with four additional one-year option periods. The solicitation is planned to be issued in April 2025 and will be posted on www.sam.gov.
Key requirements include: firms must be proficient in English, subcontracting is not authorized, and contractors must be registered to do business in Belgium. Potential offerors must provide detailed information about their authorization to operate in Belgium, including steps taken to investigate business registration requirements, licensing details, and anticipated timeline for obtaining authorization. Contractors must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and be prepared to address any entry or work visa issues. The contract will be competed using full and open competition procedures, with the Contract Specialist being Guido Arnold from the Department of State.
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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
Solicitation No.: 19GE5025R0048
The Regional Procurement Support Office, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:
Meal voucher cards services for Locally Employed Staff at the U.S. Embassy Brussels, Belgium
The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue an RFP and award a
Fixed Price type contract during the third quarter of calendar year 2025.
The successful contractor shall provide competitive proposals for meal voucher cards for approximately
275 Locally Employed Staff (LE Staff).
The contract’s period of performance is set to begin in September 2025 and last 12 months, with four (4) additional option year periods.
The Solicitation is planned to be issued in April 2025 and the solicitation package will be posted on www.sam.gov with solicitation number 19GE5025R0048.
Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.
The subcontracting of this service will not be authorized.
In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Belgium:
a. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration.
b. Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will be required to undertake to obtain licensing; and
c. Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.
You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Belgium.
Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified.
Contract award can only be made to a contractor who is registered in the System for Award Management
(SAM).
Registration in the US System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at the help tab of https://www.sam.gov and the Federal Service Desk: www.fsd.gov. (The FSD is a free technical support service desk for user assistance.)
Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.
The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Guido Arnold, email:
ArnoldG@state.gov.
https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.fsd.gov/ mailto:ArnoldG@state.gov
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