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19WA8026Q0036 - Janitorial services at Embassy office building and Warehouse.

Department of State · U.S. EMBASSY WINDHOEK
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Solicitation details

Solicitation number
19WA8026Q0036
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
56172
Product service code
H179
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-16
Response deadline
Nov 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Windhoek, NA-KA
Contracting contact
whkproc@state.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Windhoek will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The U.S. Embassy in Windhoek hereby provides the following pre-solicitation notice in respect of the issuance of a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for: Janitorial/cleaning services at the U.S. Embassy Office building and General services warehouse in Windhoek, Namibia. 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 anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered. The U.S. Government may award the contract, based on the initial offer, without any discussions. The resultant contract will be a fixed priced type of contract for its duration. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation. All contractors must 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 (FEB 2021) Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed 15 MB, if it does then you might have to send more than one email. Alternatively, offers may be submitted at the US Embassy offices at the following address: 38 Metje Street, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia.

Contact

Point of contact
David Newton
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
whkproc@state.gov
Secondary
PlaatjiesHE@state.gov
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