Solicitation Letter.pdf

U.S. CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt

Germany

Tel: +49 60 7535 3345 Email: GruenbeckP@State.gov

April , 2024

Subject: Solicitation No.: 19GE5024R0061 Janitorial Services U.S. Embassy Oslo, Norway

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, The Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO) would like to invite your company to submit a proposal for services for janitorial services for the U.S. Embassy Oslo, Norway. This solicitation may result in issuance of a firm fixed-price service contract.

Use of the specifications for purposes other than submitting a proposal under this solicitation is prohibited. All discussions pertaining to these services will be in the English language. If you intend to submit a proposal, you should thoroughly examine all documents contained in the solicitation package.

Questions shall be submitted as soon as possible but not later than May 24, 2024, by 15:00 hours Central European Summer Time (CEST). Any questions you may have concerning the solicitation document should be submitted in writing via email to Patticha Gruenbeck: GruenbeckP@state.gov and copy to FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov so that a response can be provided prior to the solicitation closing date.

The proposal shall be submitted as a pdf document emailed to GruenbeckP@state.gov and copy to FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov as soon as possible but not later than June 13, 2024, by 15:00 hours Central European Summer Time (CEST)

19GE5024R0061

No proposal will be accepted after the specified time.

An organized Pre-Proposal Conference to discuss the major aspects of the project and the formalities needed to submit pricing and technical proposals will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 10:00 hours local time. Following the Pre-Proposal Conference, the government will conduct an organized Site Visit of the project site on , May 2 , 2024, at 1 :00 hours local time at the U.S. Embassy Oslo, Norway. All prospective offerors are invited to attend and shall bring a copy of the solicitation document to the site visit. Please refer to Section III for registration details and related information. All costs associated with participating in the site visit shall be borne solely by the offeror.

Each offeror will be responsible for determining the amount of labor that will be required to complete the services, and for pricing their proposal accordingly. Further, each offeror is responsible for furnishing complete information to its subcontractors. Subcontractors shall not be referred to the U.S.

Government concerning the requirement.

The Contracting Officer reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any information or minor irregularities in proposals received. In addition, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to establish a competitive range of one or more offerors and to conduct further negotiations concerning price and other terms before awarding a contract, or to award the contract based upon initial proposals received without holding discussions.

Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Patticha Gruenbeck, Contract Specialist, tel: +49 69 7535 3345, or email: GruenbeckP@state.gov.

Sincerely, Nicolas A. Wilhelm Contracting Officer