Cook Services for the U. S. Embassy Panama (MSG)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19PM0725Q0008
- Agency
-
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 722310 Food Service Contractors
- PSC
- S203 Housekeeping- Food
- Place of performance
- Panama Panama Panama
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State is seeking a contractor to provide cook services for the Marine Security Guards (MSG) at the U.S. Embassy in Panama through a Request for Quotation (RFQ 19PM0725Q0008). The solicitation requires a full food service operation that includes preparing 21 meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) for up to 7 Marines, seven days a week, following ServSafe and HACCP guidelines. Key contractor qualifications include having a MSG Detachment Cook with a minimum of 3 years of food service experience, maintaining high food safety standards, and managing all aspects of meal preparation including menu planning and food sourcing. The government intends to award the contract to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. All potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, with questions about the solicitation accepted until 10:00 a.m. on March 25, 2025, and final offers due by 4:30 p.m. local time on April 1, 2025.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific business category and will be open to all responsible sources. The incumbent contractor is Technical and Solutions Panama, who was previously awarded a three-year contract valued at $172,364.19. The contract will be a fixed-price arrangement with a base year and two potential one-year option periods, totaling a potential three-year performance period. The place of performance is the Marine Security Guard Residence in Panama City, Panama, and the contractor will be required to obtain a PriceSmart membership and purchase food using funding provided by the MSG Detachment. The contractor must provide all necessary labor, management, and administrative support for food service operations, including developing a 30-day menu cycle, preparing meals on-site, and ensuring consistent quality and food safety standards.
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The U.S. Embassy in Panama has a requirement for cook services for the U.S. Embassy Panama, Marine Security Guards,
as per the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Pricing shall be submitted in the formatand for the quantities indicated in the SOW.
The solicitation number is 19PM0725Q0008 and is issued as a Request for Quotation.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to pnmprocreq@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word or MS-Excel 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 1, The schedule
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 submit 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.
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. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.
If there are any questions regarding this solicitation, please submit them in writing by email to: pnmprocreq@state.gov no later than March 25th, 2025 at 10:00 am.
Offers are due by Thursday April 03, 2025, 4:30pm (local time).
Update #1 ·
The U.S. Embassy in Panama has a requirement for cook services for the U.S. Embassy Panama, Marine Security Guards,
as per the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Pricing shall be submitted in the formatand for the quantities indicated in the SOW.
The solicitation number is 19PM0725Q0008 and is issued as a Request for Quotation.
The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation tothe lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor.
All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management)Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an off er pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals.
Electronic Submission/Responses:
This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed (30 MB), if it does then you might have to send more than one email.
Offers are due by Tuesday April 01, 2025, 4:30pm (local time).
All responsible sources may submit a written offer. If there are any questions regarding to this solicitation, please contact Panama GSO Procurement team at Pnmprocreq@state.gov / Williamswy@state.gov ; no later than 10:00am, March 25, 2025.
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