Presolicitation
Landscaping, Grounds & Lawn Care, and Gardening Services – U.S. Consulate General Merida, Mexico
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Consulate General in Merida, Mexico, plans to buy landscaping, grounds, lawn care and gardening services for U.S. Government-owned property in Merida under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. This is a presolicitation notice only: no solicitation documents are posted, and a formal solicitation will be issued later on SAM.gov. The work is outside the United States and no set-aside is used. More in the summary
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The U.S. Consulate General in Merida, Mexico, plans to buy landscaping, grounds, lawn care and gardening services for U.S. Government-owned property in Merida under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) contract. This is a presolicitation notice only: no solicitation documents are posted, and a formal solicitation will be issued later on SAM.gov. The work is outside the United States and no set-aside is used.
Who can bid
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), the federal contractor database, at the time the offer is submitted
How to submit: Email only (the address is not given in the notice text). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 13, 2026.
- Serious: SAM registration needed at time of offer. An offeror not registered in SAM when submitting is treated as non-responsive and gets no further consideration. Check a SAM.gov registration.
- Worth checking: Award possible on the first offer. The Government may award without discussions, so your first offer should be your best.
- Minor: Site visit and pre-proposal conference planned. The date will be in the solicitation; the notice does not say attendance is required.
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- Minor: Email-only responses. Offers can only be sent by email, not through a portal.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Lawn care: mowing, edging, trimming, weed control, turf repair and re-establishment, overseeding
- Prune trees, shrubs, hedges, vines, ground cover and flowers
- Remove and dispose of leaves, branches, organic waste and debris
- Water and maintain Government-installed irrigation systems (the Government furnishes water)
- Fertilize, lime and apply approved chemicals and pesticides under certified supervision
- Pest, disease and litter control, and plant new vegetation as directed
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price
- Place of performance
- U.S. Consulate Merida, Calle 60 Av. Prolongación Paseo Montejo #1, Lote VM 01D, Vía Montejo, Merida, CP 97204, Mexico
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- December 28, 2026, 2:00 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email only (the address is not given in the notice text)
What to include when you submit
- Submit your proposal by email before the response date and time
- Be registered and active in SAM.gov when you submit
Not in the notice text
- No solicitation documents are posted yet; the formal solicitation, with the full scope, evaluation and instructions, will be issued later on SAM.gov
- The notice does not say whether a local office, Mexican business licenses or registration, Mexican labor-law rules, the currency of offers or Mexican taxes (such as value-added tax) apply; the solicitation may address them
- The contract period, estimated value, email address for offers and site visit date are not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email only (the address is not given in the notice text). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- American Consulate Merida
- Product/service code
- S208 · Housekeeping – Landscaping/Groundskeeping
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 561730)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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