Garden Maintenance Service for the American Embassy San Salvador - Solicitation

The Department of State US Embassy San Salvador seeks garden maintenance services for the Embassy compound and two official residences in El Salvador, with proposals due July 24, 2026 and a mandatory site visit on June 11, 2026. No set-aside applies.

Place of performance is La Libertad Department, El Salvador. The contract is fixed-price with economic price adjustment for routine services, covering a 12-month base year with four one-year renewal options and an optional six-month extension. Services include lawn care (grass cutting at 4–6 centimeters height, edging, trimming, and weeding), pruning of trees and shrubs, leaf removal (monthly for properties, weekly for others), debris removal, watering to 7-centimeter soil depth, fertilization (minimum twice yearly), pest and disease control, sand volleyball court maintenance (twice weekly tilling), and related landscape maintenance. Standard routine services are performed Monday through Friday, 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM local time.

The contractor must provide qualified personnel, a designated project manager fluent in English, a Contractor-Quality Control Management Plan, a Grounds Maintenance Plan, and a transition plan. The contractor furnishes all labor, materials, equipment, insurance, permits, licenses, and uniforms annually; the Government provides water, electricity, fuel, specified pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, fertilizers, and equipment including mowers, tractors, tools, and specialized landscape equipment. General liability insurance is required with $500 per occurrence/$3,000 cumulative for bodily injury and $1,000 per occurrence/$6,000 cumulative for property damage. Offerors must register in SAM, submit SF-33, pricing schedules, IRS Form W-14 for foreign persons, and proof of SAM registration. Written questions are due by June 23, 2026. Award is made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, responsible offeror based on initial proposals without discussions. NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services; PSC S208, Housekeeping–Landscaping/Groundskeeping.