Solicitation
RFQ# 19PK3327Q7082 - Attorney Services for Disposal of Property in Peshawar
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Embassy Islamabad (Department of State) wants a law firm to handle the sale of the Former Consulate Compound in Peshawar, Pakistan, under request for quotation (RFQ) 19PK3327Q7082. It is an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ, orders placed as needed) contract for 1 year plus one 1-year option. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM Pakistan time (UTC+5), with no set-aside. Payment is in Pakistani rupees (PKR); successful passing of security vetting is a condition of award. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: Part of the RFQ was left out (about 40,000 characters in the middle, including the end of the contract clauses, the solicitation provisions and the evaluation factors), so how the award is decided and how to send the quote are not shown here. Check the RFQ on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Embassy Islamabad (Department of State) wants a law firm to handle the sale of the Former Consulate Compound in Peshawar, Pakistan, under request for quotation (RFQ) 19PK3327Q7082. It is an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ, orders placed as needed) contract for 1 year plus one 1-year option. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM Pakistan time (UTC+5), with no set-aside. Payment is in Pakistani rupees (PKR); successful passing of security vetting is a condition of award.
Who can bid
- Pass the Department of State's risk analysis vetting (checks that funds will not benefit terrorist groups or others posing a national security risk); you may be asked for DS Form 4184 about your company and key personnel, and subcontractors may be vetted too
- Give the firm's TIN to receive payment in U.S. dollars; without one the offer may not be eligible for award
- Provide the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and legal name and CAGE code of immediate and highest-level owners, with the offer
Things to watch (10)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Security vetting is a condition of award. Failing the vetting, or not sending the information when asked, can get your offer or a subcontractor rejected.
- Serious: Work is Pakistani legal practice; local requirements not stated in the text read. The tasks are title searches, filings with local authorities, notary work and certified translations in Pakistan; the text read does not say whether a local bar license or office is required, so a U.S. firm should confirm with the Contracting Officer.
- Worth checking: Payment in Pakistani rupees. Prices and payment are in PKR; exchange rate changes are the offeror's risk, and only foreign firms with a TIN in the quote can be paid in U.S. dollars.
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- Worth checking: Fixed price cannot be increased; costs are yours. Prices must cover travel, phone, insurance, and any extra surveyor or professional help; the award cannot be amended to add funds.
- Worth checking: Open-ended scope. The firm must provide any other legal service needed to conclude the sale, even if not listed.
- Worth checking: Title certification carries legal risk. The letter of opinion must confirm the United States has clear, unencumbered title and full power to convey the property.
- Worth checking: Two pricing formats. The schedule has an hourly option (200 hours estimated) and a lump-sum option, and the Government may choose either; the work statement asks for two price proposals.
- Minor: First memo due two weeks after task order. Legal Memorandum #1 is due within two weeks of receiving the task order.
- Minor: No VAT in rates. Value added tax stays out of the rates; the Embassy provides a tax exemption certificate from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs if needed.
- Minor: Overseas insurance clauses apply. Worker's compensation and war-hazard insurance overseas (and the Defense Base Act clause) are in the contract, and insurance cost is part of your rates.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- RFQ 19PK3327Q7082.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Legal Memorandum #1: a legal summary and flow chart of the steps to sell the property in Pakistan, due within two weeks of receiving the task order
- Legal Memorandum #2: host-government notices and approvals, when a sale is legally final, how long transfer takes, and how local currency, value added tax (VAT) and other taxes affect the sale
- Title research and Legal Memorandum #3: title search, review of original conveyance documents, and a report on any title discrepancies
- Document work: review the U.S. standard sales contract against local law, prepare and register title transfer documents, certified translations, and conduct the closing
- Pre-sale and post-sale certification letters of opinion, in English, on the title and registration
- Any other legal service needed to conclude the sale
- Contract type
- IDIQ for legal services; the hourly option is priced per hour and the other option is a lump sum, and the Government may choose either; a firm-fixed-price (one set price) total is the stated preference
- Period of performance
- 1 base year starting at the notice to proceed, plus one 1-year option; the notice to proceed is at least 10 days after award unless the contractor agrees to an earlier date
- Place of performance
- Peshawar, Pakistan (the property); SAM.gov lists Islamabad, Pakistan
- Estimated value
- Government maximum: orders will not exceed 2,000 hours or U.S. dollar 350,000 in each contract period (ceiling, not an estimate); minimum 100 hours; estimated 200 hours in the base year and in the option year
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC+5 (Pakistan time)
What to include when you submit
- Send the Contracting Officer a pricing proposal and quote, with two price proposals: a monthly fixed price per hour by partner, associate, paralegal or other staff, and a total fixed price, which is the Government's preferred option
- Include a brochure or other documentation of the firm's experience and expertise in real estate practices
- Include resumes for each attorney who will be assigned to the work
- Include a recent sampling of other completed transactions
- Price in Pakistani rupees (PKR); foreign firms may price in U.S. dollars, and to be paid in dollars must put their taxpayer identification number (TIN) in the quote
- Fixed prices must include telephone, travel, insurance, overhead and profit; leave VAT out of the rates
- Give hourly prices for the base year and the first option year, and a lump-sum price as the second option
- Provide risk analysis vetting information (DS Form 4184) when the Embassy asks for it
Current contractor
No incumbent, follow-on or recompete is named in the text read.
Not in the notice text
- Part of the RFQ was left out (about 40,000 characters in the middle, including the end of the contract clauses, the solicitation provisions and the evaluation factors), so how the award is decided and how to send the quote are not shown here. Check the RFQ on SAM.gov.
- Whether a Pakistani bar license, local entity or local office is required is not stated in the text read.
- How to send the quote (email address or portal) and any question deadline are not in the text read.
- The property data (4,050 square meters of land, 1,852 gross square meters of buildings, ground lease through 2057) is subject to legal due diligence and may change.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Islamabad
- Product/service code
- R418 · Support – Professional: Legal
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541110)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Nov 24, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The U.S. Embassy Islamabad requires attorney services for disposal of a property in Peshawar, Pakistan in a professional manner in accordance with Statement of Work (SOW). The contract type is Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for legal services for one-year period of performance with one one-year optional period.
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