Grounds maintenance services - American Embassy Valletta, Malta

The scope of work requires the successful contractor to provide personnel, equipment, and all necessary resources for provision of landscaping services for property owned and/or managed by the U.S. Government at U.S. Mission Valletta, Malta. The Contractor shall perform gardening services in all designated spaces.

Companies shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English and possess all appropriate permits and licenses to perform work in Malta. The contract’s period of performance shall begin upon the issuance of a notice to proceed and last 12 months, with four (4) additional option year periods.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the following email address (Christeh@state.gov ) and SHALL include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of the Firm. DO NOT TELEPHONE.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Malta:

a.   A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration;

b.   Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing; and

c.   Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in the country of Malta.  Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. 

Offerors must have an active System Award Management (SAM.gov) registration.

Please provide your 12-character alphanumeric Unique Entity ID when applying to participate in this procurement action.

UEID number: _____________________________________

See also https://sam.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Hartmut Christe, email: Christeh@state.gov