Presolicitation
19WA8026Q0036 - Janitorial services at Embassy office building and Warehouse.
Department of State
AI summaryPresolicitation: the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia plans to issue a request for quotation (RFQ) for janitorial services at its office building and general services warehouse. The solicitation is not yet issued. The planned term is a base year plus four one-year options, with a fixed-price contract and no set-aside. More in the summary
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Presolicitation: the U.S. Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia plans to issue a request for quotation (RFQ) for janitorial services at its office building and general services warehouse. The solicitation is not yet issued. The planned term is a base year plus four one-year options, with a fixed-price contract and no set-aside.
Who can bid
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an offer
How to submit: Email (each email no larger than 15 MB; send more than one if needed), or deliver to the U.S. Embassy offices at 38 Metje Street, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia. 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 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: Work is in Namibia. The notice does not say whether a Namibian entity, licenses or a local office are required, or what currency quotes use. A U.S. small business should ask the contracting office.
- Minor: Tax on foreign procurements clause applies. The opportunity is subject to FAR 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, so check how host-country taxes must be handled in your price.
- Minor: Pre-quotation conference planned, date not given. A conference is planned, but its date and whether it is required will be in the solicitation.
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- Minor: Award may be made without discussions. The Government may award on the first quote, so send your best price and a complete quote the first time.
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Full summary
What they want
- Clean all designated spaces, including halls, offices, restrooms, work areas, entrance ways, lobbies, storage areas, elevators and stairways
- Serve the U.S. Embassy office building and the general services warehouse in Windhoek
- Contract type
- Fixed price, for its duration
- Period of performance
- Anticipated base year plus four one-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Windhoek, NA-KA, NAM (outside the United States)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How to submit
- Email (each email no larger than 15 MB; send more than one if needed), or deliver to the U.S. Embassy offices at 38 Metje Street, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia
What to include when you submit
- Register in the System for Award Management (SAM) before submitting an offer, per FAR provision 52.204-7
- Keep each email with your offer under 15 MB
Not in the notice text
- The full solicitation, including the statement of work and evaluation method, has not been issued yet
- The response due date for quotes and the pre-quotation conference date will be in the solicitation
- Whether a Namibian entity, licenses, local office or labor-law compliance are required is not stated
- Currency of quotes and exchange rate treatment are not stated
- Estimated value, cleaning schedule and square footage 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 (each email no larger than 15 MB; send more than one if needed), or deliver to the U.S. Embassy offices at 38 Metje Street, Klein Windhoek, Windhoek, Namibia. 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 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Windhoek
- Product/service code
- H179 · Quality Control – Cleaning Equipment and Supplies
- Business type
- Facilities, janitorial & grounds (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 56172)
- 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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