The Department of State is seeking cooking services for the Marine Security Guards at the US Embassy in Quito. This requirement, issued under solicitation 19EC7526Q0006, covers menu planning, food preparation, cleaning, and kitchen management for 7 to 12 Marines. The government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror providing the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quote. Proposals are due electronically by June 29, 2026, and must include separate technical and pricing files. A mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit will take place on June 17, 2026, at the embassy residence. Offerors must have an active SAM registration at the time of submission to be eligible for award. The Department of State is soliciting food services for the Marine Security Guard detachment at the U.S. Embassy in Quito. The contractor will manage daily kitchen operations and meal preparation for 7 to 12 residents. The contractor will provide management, administration, and labor for food services at the Marine Security Guard Residence in Quito.
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Matthew Madden
QUITO, EC-P
ECU
The US Embasy in Quito needs to contract Cooking Services for the Marine Security Guards at the US Embassy Quito. Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cooking Services for the US Embassy 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 Standard Form 1449 that fo...
View moreSend questions to [email protected], no later than June 22,2026 at 12:00 pm. Quotations are due by June 29, 2026 at 12:00pm. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your proposal must be submitted electronically to [email protected]. 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 25MB. If the file size should exceed 25MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 25MB each. Please submit technical proposal and pricing, ONLY separately to [email protected] . Failure to that may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive and no further consideration will be given.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the
1. SF-1449
2. Section I, Pricing
3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications
4. Additional information as required in Section 3
5. Proof of SAM Registration
Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov and have an active SAM account at the time of submitting a proposal. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission shall deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive to the solicitation instructions and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, qualified offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if interested in submitting a response to this contracting opportunity.