Cooking Services for the US Embassy
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19EC7526Q0006
- Agency
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US Embassy Quito
US Consulates and Embassies, 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
- Quito Pichincha Ecuador
- Points of contact
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- Matthew Madden quitocontracts@state.gov +5959323985000
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The US Embassy Quito seeks cooking services for Marine Security Guards at the embassy, with quotations due July 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. The procurement carries a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside designation and is unrestricted. Amendment 2, effective June 30, extended the deadline from July 2 to July 7.
Place of performance is Quito, Ecuador at Avigiras E12-170 y Av. Eloy Alfaro. The requirement covers meal preparation for 8 Marines regularly with occasional surge to 9 Marines, requiring 3 meals per day Monday through Friday (breakfast, lunch, dinner) plus advance weekend meal preparation. Standard work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with dinners prepared in advance for service between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The U.S. Government procures all food products; the contractor provides only meal preparation and related labor.
The contract is firm-fixed-price with a 12-month base year, four option years, and a potential 6-month extension, evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Personnel security requires submission of employee information within 10 days of award, with anticipated 45-day background checks. Medical examinations including chest x-ray, Hepatitis A and B testing, and stool analysis are required pre-employment and annually. Minimum insurance coverage is $5,000 per occurrence and $120,000 cumulative, plus workers' compensation per Ecuadorian Social Security requirements, DBA insurance, and naming the U.S. Government as additional insured.
NAICS 722310 (Food Service Contractors); PSC S203 (Housekeeping-Food). Questions close June 22 at 12:00 p.m. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled June 17 at 2:00 p.m. at the embassy with site visits following; prospective offerors must register by June 15 at 12:00 p.m. Payment terms are monthly at 30 days after invoice submission with 15% VAT included. Proposals must be submitted electronically in English as MS-Word 2007/2010, MS-Excel 2007/2010, or Adobe PDF, not exceeding 25 MB per file.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The US Embasy in Quito needs to contract Cooking Services for the Marine Security Guards at the US Embassy Quito.
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cooking Services for the US Embassy
If you would like to submit quotation, 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 Standard Form 1449 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 quotations, 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 June 17,2026 at 2:00 pm at the Quito Embassy located at Avigiras E12-170 y Av. Eloy Alfaro; site visits will be conducted after it. Prospective offerors should contact quitocontracts@state.gov , by June 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm to arrange entry to the building; by sending name, nationality and ID number of the people attending the meeting; no more than two people per company due to space restrictions.
Send questions to quitocontracts@state.gov, no later than June 22,2026 at 12:00 pm. Quotations are due by July 7, 2026 at 4:00pm. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your proposal must be submitted electronically to quitocontracts@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 25MB. If the file size should exceed 25MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 25MB each. Please submit technical proposal and pricing, ONLY separately to quitocontracts@state.gov . Failure to that may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive and no further consideration will be given.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the
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
Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov and have an active SAM account at the time of submitting a proposal. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission shall deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive to the solicitation instructions and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, qualified offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if interested in submitting a response to this contracting opportunity.
Update #2 ·
The US Embasy in Quito needs to contract Cooking Services for the Marine Security Guards at the US Embassy Quito.
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cooking Services for the US Embassy
If you would like to submit quotation, 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 Standard Form 1449 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 quotations, 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 June 17,2026 at 2:00 pm at the Quito Embassy located at Avigiras E12-170 y Av. Eloy Alfaro; site visits will be conducted after it. Prospective offerors should contact quitocontracts@state.gov , by June 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm to arrange entry to the building; by sending name, nationality and ID number of the people attending the meeting; no more than two people per company due to space restrictions.
Send questions to quitocontracts@state.gov, no later than June 22,2026 at 12:00 pm. Quotations are due by July 2, 2026 at 2:00pm. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your proposal must be submitted electronically to quitocontracts@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 25MB. If the file size should exceed 25MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 25MB each. Please submit technical proposal and pricing, ONLY separately to quitocontracts@state.gov . Failure to that may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive and no further consideration will be given.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the
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
Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov and have an active SAM account at the time of submitting a proposal. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission shall deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive to the solicitation instructions and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, qualified offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if interested in submitting a response to this contracting opportunity.
Update #1 ·
The US Embasy in Quito needs to contract Cooking Services for the Marine Security Guards at the US Embassy Quito.
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cooking Services for the US Embassy
If you would like to submit quotation, 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 Standard Form 1449 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 quotations, 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 June 17,2026 at 2:00 pm at the Quito Embassy located at Avigiras E12-170 y Av. Eloy Alfaro; site visits will be conducted after it. Prospective offerors should contact quitocontracts@state.gov , by June 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm to arrange entry to the building; by sending name, nationality and ID number of the people attending the meeting; no more than two people per company due to space restrictions.
Send questions to quitocontracts@state.gov, no later than June 22,2026 at 12:00 pm. Quotations are due by June 29, 2026 at 12:00pm. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your proposal must be submitted electronically to quitocontracts@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 25MB. If the file size should exceed 25MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 25MB each. Please submit technical proposal and pricing, ONLY separately to quitocontracts@state.gov . Failure to that may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive and no further consideration will be given.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the
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
Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov and have an active SAM account at the time of submitting a proposal. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission shall deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive to the solicitation instructions and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, qualified offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if interested in submitting a response to this contracting opportunity.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SF30 Amendment 2 (1).pdf | ||
| SF30 Amendment 1.pdf | ||
| 19EC7526Q0006.pdf | ||
| SF1449.pdf |
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