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Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Riga, Latvia. will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov when it is available.
The U.S. Embassy Riga, Latvia, has a requirement to obtain janitorial services for real property owned or managed by the U.S. Government at the U.S. Embassy Riga, Latvia. The Contractor shall perform janitorial services in all designated spaces including, but not limited to halls, offices, restrooms, work areas, entrance ways, lobbies, storage areas, elevators, and stairways.
The Contractor shall furnish all managerial, administrative, and direct labor personnel that are necessary to accomplish the work in this contract.
The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources will be considered.
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 the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.
All contractors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals.
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements
Electronic Submission/Responses:
This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. 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.

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