U.S. Consulate General Sao Paulo - Gardening and External Grounds Maintenance Services for the Official Residence

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<p>The U.S. Consulate General S&atilde;o Paulo is issuing this Request for Quotations (RFQ) for exterior cleaning and gardening services for the CGR S&atilde;o Paulo in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.</p> <p><strong>SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS</strong></p> <p>To submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of this solicitation, complete all required portions of the attached documents, and submit electronically to the addresses specified below.</p> <p><strong>BASIS FOR AWARD</strong></p> <p>Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose quotation is determined technically acceptable and offers the lowest price. The Government intends to award based on initial quotations without discussion. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if necessary.</p> <p><strong>PRE-QUOTATION SITE VISIT</strong></p> <p>A pre-quotation site visit will be held on <strong><em>May 13, 2026&nbsp; </em></strong>at the US Official Residence, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.</p> <p>Attendance is strongly encouraged but not mandatory. To arrange site visit attendance, contact <strong><em>Juliana Goncalves - </em></strong><em>goncalvesjp@state.gov </em>no later than&nbsp;<strong>close of business, May 11, 2026</strong>.</p> <p><strong>QUOTATION DUE DATE</strong></p> <p>Quotations are due&nbsp;<strong><em>May 27, 2026,</em></strong><strong> by 5:00 PM (local time)</strong>. Late quotations will not be considered for award.</p> <p><strong>SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS</strong></p> <p>Quotations must be:</p> <ul> <li>Submitted in English</li> <li>Complete (incomplete quotations will not be considered)</li> <li>Submitted electronically to:&nbsp;<u><em>saopauloprocurement@state.gov</em></u>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>goncalvesjp@state.gov</em></li> <li>In one of the following formats: MS Word 2007/2010, MS Excel 2007/2010, or Adobe PDF</li> <li>Limited to 30MB per email attachment (if files exceed 30MB, submit in multiple emails with separate attachments under 30MB each)</li> <li>Include &quot;RFQ 19BR9326Q0016&quot; in the email subject line</li> </ul> <p><strong>REQUIRED DOCUMENTS</strong></p> <p>Your quotation must include the following completed documents:</p> <ol> <li>SF-1449 (Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items)</li> <li>Section I - Pricing Schedule (fully completed)</li> <li>Section 5 - Representations and Certifications</li> <li>All additional information required in Section 3 (Technical Quotation Requirements)</li> <li>Proof of SAM Registration (UEI number)</li> </ol> <p><strong>SAM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT</strong></p> <p>Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at&nbsp;https://www.sam.gov&nbsp;prior to award in accordance with FAR 4.1102. Offerors are strongly encouraged to begin SAM registration immediately, as the process can take 2-3 weeks. Award cannot be made to an offeror that is not registered in SAM.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>QUESTIONS</strong></p> <p>Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to&nbsp;saopauloprocurement@state.gov&nbsp;no later than&nbsp;<strong>May 22, 2026</strong>. Responses will be provided to all prospective offerors via amendment to the solicitation.</p> <p><strong>POINT OF CONTACT</strong></p> <p>Juliana Goncalves<br /> Procurement Agent&nbsp;<br /> Email:&nbsp;<em>goncalvesjp@state.gov</em></p> <p>Sincerely,</p> <p><strong>Christine Bonds</strong><br /> Contracting Officer<br /> U.S. Consulate General S&atilde;o Paulo<br /> General Services Office - Procurement</p> <p><strong>Enclosure: RFQ19BR9326Q0016 </strong></p> Solicitation Number: 19BR9326Q0016 Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Base Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation NAICS: 561730 Classification Code: S208 Response Deadline: 2026-05-27T17:00:00-03:00 Office Address: WASHINGTON, DC Place of Performance: Sao Paulo, São Paulo, 04709110 POC: Juliana Goncalves, goncalvesjp@state.gov, 551132505318 POC: Sao Paulo Procurement, SaoPauloProcurement@state.gov, 551132505294

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• Located in United States.
• Source notice 7011b2c59da94bafa8b437c22a1faaca on SAM.gov.
• Notice published 27 Apr 2026; Tenqual indexed it 29 Apr 2026.
• Deadline listed as 27 May 2026.
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