Amendment 001 - RFQ Number: 19KU2027Q0002- Providing Cooking Services at the Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR)

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:

1. SF-1449 (12, 17a, 24, 30a, 30b and 30c)
2. Section 1, Pricing
3. Documents and/or information as required in Section 3 “Instructions to Offers” and/or in the solicitation
4. Section 5, Representations and Certifications
5. 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 time No 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.