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The U.S. Embassy is located in the Diplomatic Quarter at Abdullah Ibn Hudhafah Al-Shami Street, Roundabout No. 9, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive Cook Services in support of the Marine Security Guard (MSG) Detachment at the U.S. Embassy, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This requirement is classified under NAICS Code 722310 – Food Service Contractors. The anticipated performance period is for base year, with one-year option period, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, electronically, to RiyadhContracting@state.gov. Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. When the solicitation is available, the Embassy of the United States in Saudi Arabia will post this solicitation on the System for Award Management’s (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract which meets all the solicitation requirements to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. The U.S. Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion; however, the Government may hold discussions if it in the best interest to the Government. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed-price type contract. 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 at the time of submitting a proposal. 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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. Quotations are due by August 12, 2026, 1700 Hrs. Saudi Arabian Time. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation by email to: RiyadhContracting@state.gov Questions should be submitted on or before 1700 hours Thursday, July 23, 2026. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to RiyadhContracting@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. In order 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. 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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. Quotations are due by August 12, 2026, 1700 Hrs. Saudi Arabian Time. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation by email to: RiyadhContracting@state.gov Questions should be submitted on or before 1700 hours Thursday, July 23, 2026. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to RiyadhContracting@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. In order 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. 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