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Embassy of the United States of America GSO/Acquisitions

Rome, February 16, 2023

Dear Prospective Offeror:

SUBJECT: Solicitation Number 191T7023Q0005 - Water Tank Maintenance Services

Enclosed is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for maintenance services for all potable water storage tanks installed throughout the US Government facilities in Rome and Florence, Italy. If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions in Section L of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 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 proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on February 22, 2023 at 10:00 am local time at the US Embassy in Rome, in Via Sallustiana 49, Rome, Italy. Prospective offerors/quoters should contact RomeGSO-AcquisitionsDL@state.gov by February 20, 2023 at 12:00 noon local time for additional information or to arrange entry to the building.

Submit your quotation electronically to RomeGSO-Offers@state.gov no later than March 20, 2023 at 12:00 noon local time. No quotation will be accepted after this time.

It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS Office, or Pdf, or zip formats. The file size must not exceed 25MB. If the file size should exceed the 25MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 25MB each.

In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:

1. SF-1442

2. Section B;

3. Section K, Representations and Certifications;

4. Additional information as required in Section L;

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. Failure to be registered at time of offer submission may deem the offeror’s quotation 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.

Sincerely,

Enclosure:

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