Cover Letter

Embassy of the United States of America
Bogotá D.C., Colombia
GSO/ Contracting Unit

October 9, 2026
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number 19C02026Q0016
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cook Services for The US Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia. If you would like to submit proposal, 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 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 proposals, 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-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on October 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM (local time) at the US Embassy Bogota- Carrera 45 No. 24B- 27. Prospective offerors should write an e-mail to [email protected] by October 15, 2026 at 14:00hrs, for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. Questions are due by October 26, 2026 at 11:00am. No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Offers are due by November 3, 2026 04:00pm No offers will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: Proposal Enclosed
COOK SERVICES FOR THE US EMBASSY IN BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA.

GSO PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING OFFICE

CARRERA 45 # 24B -27

BOGOTA

In order for a proposal 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

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

Embassy of the United States of America
Bogotá D.C., Colombia
GSO/ Contracting Unit

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

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