Amendment 001 - RFQ Number: 19KU2027Q0002- Providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR)
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19KU2027Q0002
- Agency
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Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 7223 Special Food Services
- Place of performance
- awalli Kuwait
- Points of contact
-
- Mohamad ElChami kuwait_solicitation@state.gov +96522591216
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy Kuwait, seeks quotations for cooking services at the Marine Security Guard Residence, with questions due November 18, 2026 and quotations due November 25, 2026. The procurement is unrestricted, with no set-aside used.
Place of performance is Kuwait, covering the MSGR residence and POST 1 office locations for menu service. A site visit is scheduled for November 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM Kuwait local time, and offerors are strongly encouraged to inspect the site. The contractor provides daily breakfast (7:00 to 9:30 AM), lunch (11:00 AM to 1:30 PM), and dinner (5:00 to 7:30 PM) Sunday through Thursday for five to nine Marine security personnel, along with all labor, supervision, management, materials, and equipment. The Government furnishes kitchen equipment, pots, pans, dishware, and food storage facilities. The contractor may propose additional equipment at its own expense with COR approval. Subcontracting is prohibited; all services must be performed by the contractor's own employees.
Qualification requirements include a lead cook with a minimum of three years' experience managing food service in premium-level environments and good English language skills, cook resumes showing a minimum of three years' food service experience, ServSafe food handling standards, and a 20-day rotating menu meeting FDA/USDA standards. Offerors must provide Kuwait business registration, food service licenses, and proof of valid residence permits for personnel under their direct sponsorship. Insurance requires general liability coverage of $10,000 per occurrence and $25,000 cumulative for bodily injury, and $10,000 per occurrence and $50,000 cumulative for property damage, with evidence due within ten days of award.
The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract for one year with four one-year options, priced monthly in Kuwaiti Dinars with no Value Added Tax applicable under the Embassy's tax exemption certificate. No total value is stated. The Government will award to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror without discussion, reserving the right to hold discussions under FAR 12.203 and 12.204. Amendment 0001, issued November 4, 2026, corrects a file name and updates the holiday table to 2027; all other terms are unchanged, and offerors must acknowledge the amendment before the deadline. Quotations are submitted as eight electronic attachments in PDF or Word, with the price proposal in Word only.
Notice text
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Subject: RFQ Number: 19KU2027Q0002- Providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR) at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR) at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow all solicitation instructions, and complete the required portions of the attached document.
A site visit has been scheduled for Novemmber 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM Kuwait local time. For more information, please refer to page 50. Interested contractors are strongly encouraged to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order for one year with four one-year option to the responsible company submitting a technically acceptable offer at the lowest price. The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussion but reserves the right to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 12.203 and 12.204 if determined to be in the Government’s best interest.
Note: Prospective offerors are strongly encouraged, though not required, to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.
- Offerors with an active SAM registration need only provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and are not required to complete the information FAR 52.204-90 since relevant information is found in their SAM registration.
- Offerors without an active SAM registration must complete FAR 52.204-90, Offeror Identification, in Section 5, Representations and Certifications. This information must be updated annually if option years are included in the solicitation or award.
Offerors are strongly encouraged to maintain an active SAM account
For a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
- SF-1449 (12, 17a, 24, 30a, 30b and 30c)
- Section 1, Pricing
- Documents and/or information as required in Section 3 “Instructions to Offers” and/or in the solicitation
- Section 5, Representations and Certifications
- Proof of SAM Registration / Unique Entity ID, or if not SAM registered, complete FAR 52.204-90, Offeror Identification
Failure to follow these instructions will render the offer non-compliant and ineligible for further consideration
Direct any questions regarding this RFQ to Kuwait_Solicitation@state.gov no later than Novemmber 18, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local time. No questions will be accepted beyond this date. Please enter the title of your email as “Questions for Cook services RFQ 19KU2027Q0002”,
Quotations are due by Novemmber 25, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local timeNo quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Please enter the title of your email as “Quote – RFQ 19KU2027Q0002- MSG - Marine Cook Services”.
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The purpose of this amendment 001 is to:
1. Correct the file naming to reflect 19KU2027Q0002, this number shall be used as the reference number for all related files.
2. Update the holiday table reflecting the new calendar year 2027 dates.
Update #1 ·
Subject: RFQ Number: 19KU2027Q0002- Providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR) at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR) at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow all solicitation instructions, and complete the required portions of the attached document.
A site visit has been scheduled for Novemmber 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM Kuwait local time. For more information, please refer to page 50. Interested contractors are strongly encouraged to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order for one year with four one-year option to the responsible company submitting a technically acceptable offer at the lowest price. The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussion but reserves the right to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 12.203 and 12.204 if determined to be in the Government’s best interest.
Note: Prospective offerors are strongly encouraged, though not required, to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.
- Offerors with an active SAM registration need only provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and are not required to complete the information FAR 52.204-90 since relevant information is found in their SAM registration.
- Offerors without an active SAM registration must complete FAR 52.204-90, Offeror Identification, in Section 5, Representations and Certifications. This information must be updated annually if option years are included in the solicitation or award.
Offerors are strongly encouraged to maintain an active SAM account
For a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
- SF-1449 (12, 17a, 24, 30a, 30b and 30c)
- Section 1, Pricing
- Documents and/or information as required in Section 3 “Instructions to Offers” and/or in the solicitation
- Section 5, Representations and Certifications
- Proof of SAM Registration / Unique Entity ID, or if not SAM registered, complete FAR 52.204-90, Offeror Identification
Failure to follow these instructions will render the offer non-compliant and ineligible for further consideration
Direct any questions regarding this RFQ to Kuwait_Solicitation@state.gov no later than Novemmber 18, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local time. No questions will be accepted beyond this date. Please enter the title of your email as “Questions for Cook services RFQ 19KU2027Q0002”.
Quotations are due by Novemmber 25, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local timeNo quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Please enter the title of your email as “Quote – RFQ 19KU2027Q0002- MSG - Marine Cook Services”.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| AMENDMENT 0001 - 19KU2027Q0002- Providing Cooking Services.pdf | ||
| RFQ- 19KU2027Q0002 - MSG - Cooking Services -.docx | DOCX document | |
| RFQ- 19KU2027Q0002 - MSG - Cooking Services.pdf |
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