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SBU - CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITIONS

Embassy of the United States of America

Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

U.S. Embassy Bogota Date: December 30, 2025

Dear Prospective Quoter:

Subject: Request for Quotations number 19C02026Q0005

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for 19C02026Q0005 to enter into a Blanket Purchase Agreement – BPA with the U.S. Government for Painting Services. If you would like to submit the list of prices, 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 the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.

The U.S. Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement – BPA to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement – BPA based on initial list of prices, 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-quotation conference at the site, The pre-quotation conference will be held on January 15, 2026, at 10:00 hours (local time) at Edif. El Imperial Calle 94 # 9-84 Apt. 702 in Bogota city. Prospective quoters should contact BogotaGSOcompras@state.gov by January 13, 2026, at 12:00 hours (local time) for additional information or to arrange entry to the building.

Quotations are due by January 26, 2026, at 16:00 hours (local time). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

The Offeror shall include Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance premium costs covering employees.

This insurance policy is fully reimbursable by the U.S. Goverment.

The offeror may obtain DBA insurance directly from any Department of Labor approved providers at the DOL website at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/lscarrier.htm

Your list of prices must be submitted electronically to BogtaGSOcompras@state.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 mailto:BogotaGSOcompras@state.gov http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/lscarrier.htm mailto:BogtaGSOcompras@state.gov

SBU - CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITIONS

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:

1. SF-1449

2. Section I, Pricing

3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications

4. Additional information as required in Section 3

5. 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/proposal 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.

Sincerely, Jack Parker Contracting Officer

Enclosure: Solcitation 19C02026Q0005 https://www.sam.gov/