Gardening and Grounds Maintenance Service

The Consulate of the United States in Sao Paulo, Brazil is soliciting for gardening, building exterior cleaning, grounds maintenance services, pool and tennis court maintenance services at U.S. Consulate Sao Paulo, and Consul General Official residence in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced, technically qualified. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and site visits and the date for this conference is May 03,2018. All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also availab le at: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorR eg.aspx No electronic offers will be accepted. Please mail your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time