Solicitation – Janitorial Services – RFQ# 19NL8024Q0043

"SEE ATTACHED"

Dear Prospective Offeror:

SUBJECT: Request for Quotations -Solicitation Number 19NL80-24-Q-0043 Janitorial Services.

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Janitorial services at its Chancery in Wassenaar and Consulate General in  Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 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 the 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-quotation conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on June 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the American Embassy, John Adams Park 1, 2244 BZ Wassenaar. Prospective offerors/quoters should contact Geoffrey Osei-Bonsu by email TheHagueContracts@state.gov or by telephone +31 70 3102248 during regular business hours for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. 

Quotations are due by June 25, 2024, at 3 p.m. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to TheHagueContracts@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 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.

For a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 

1. SF-1449
2. Section I, Pricing
3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications
4. Additional information as required in Section 3
5. The Offeror should submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at ww.irs.gov/w14 to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11.
6. Proof of SAM Registration 
Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal 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.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference, and all prospective offerors who have received a solicitation package are invited to attend. See Section 3 of the solicitation for instructions, date, and time. 

Sincerely,

Matthew R. Mayberry
Contracting Officer
Enclosure (as noted)