Cover Letter.pdf

U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy GSO/Acquisitions

Rome, March 7, 2025

Dear Prospective Offeror:

Subject: Request for Quotes 191T7025Q0014– Embassy Stairs Wall Repair in Rome, Italy.

Enclosed is a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for the repair of the Embassy stairs wall at the U.S.

Embassy in Rome, Italy. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section J 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 Embassy intends to conduct a site visit on March 21, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., and all prospective offerors are invited to attend.

Offerors interested in attending should e-mail the names all individuals who will participate to the site visit to the following e-mail address RomeGSOProcurement@state.gov no later than March 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. to arrange access to the building. For additional information see Section J of the attached Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The U.S. Government intends to award a purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a 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.

Quotations are due by April 7, 2025, at 12:00 (noon) local time. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete quotations will not be accepted.

Your quotation must be submitted electronically to RomeGSO-Offers@state.gov.

It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS Office, o Pdf, or zip formats. The file size must not exceed 25MB. If too large, you may send your offer in separate e-mails.

No Certified Mail (PEC) will be accepted.

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

1. SF-1442

2. Section A, Pricing

3. Additional information as required in Section J

4. Proof of SAM Registration mailto:RomeGSOProcurement@state.gov mailto:RomeGSO-Offers@state.gov

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 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.

System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in

SAM.

Sincerely, Branigan M. Knowlton Contracting Officer

Enclosure:

As stated

03/07/2025 10:30 GMT

Knowlton, Branigan (KnowltonBM@state.gov) https://www.sam.gov/