Contact and place of performance
Marc Hildwein
Rabat, MA-25
MAR
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for MSG Cook/Food Services. 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 the completed quotation electronically to the email address provided below. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at...
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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 to accept quotations from offerors that are and are not registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database 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 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.
The Department of State has issued solicitation 19M05526Q0004 for Marine Security Guard (MSG) cook and food services in Rabat, Morocco. This requirement falls under NAICS 722310 for Food Service Contractors and PSC S203 for Housekeeping-Food. The government intends to award a contract to a responsible company that submits an acceptable offer at the lowest price. While the agency intends to make an award based on initial quotations without holding discussions, it reserves the right to conduct discussions with companies within the competitive range if necessary.
The performance location is Rabat, Morocco, and all materials must be submitted in English. The solicitation includes two attachments: a signed SF-1449 and the RFQ document, both posted on May 7, 2026. Required submission components include the SF-1449, pricing from Section 1, representations and certifications from Section 5, a completed IRS Form W-14, and additional information specified in Section 3 of the RFQ. Although companies are generally required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Contracting Officer has determined that quotations will be accepted from both registered and non-registered offerors, provided that non-registered entities complete the identification requirements in Section 5.
The deadline for submitting questions regarding this solicitation is May 18, 2026, at 16:00 local time. Final electronic quotations must be submitted by the June 2, 2026, response deadline. Submissions are restricted to a maximum file size of 30MB and must be sent to the designated embassy contract email address. Marc Hildwein serves as the primary point of contact for this procurement.
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