EXTENDED - Trash Collection Services for Embassy Properties

U.S. Embassy Kampala

Date: December 12, 2023

Dear Prospective Quoter,

Subject: Request for Quotations number 19UG5024Q0005

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Trash Collection Services for Embassy Properties. 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 site visit will be held on Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 10:00 am (local time) at US Embassy Kampala, GSO Warehouse in Bugolobi and later at Select Residences within the City limits. Prospective offerors/quoters should contact the contracting Officer by Email to KampalaBid@state.gov by Thursday January 11, 2024 at 10:00am for additional information or to arrange entry to the building.

Quotations are due by February 05, 2024 at 10:00am. 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 in a sealed envelope marked "Quotation Enclosed for 19UG5024Q0005 - Trash Collection Services from US Embassy Properties in Kampala.

Your quotation must be submitted electronically to KampalaBid@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 www.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.

Sincerely,

Will Marsh

Contracting Officer