Solicitation
MSG cook services
Department of State · Sol. 19C02026Q0016
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The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia is requesting quotes for cook services (the title says MSG cook services). The Government plans to award to the acceptable offer with the lowest price, based on initial proposals without discussions. A pre-proposal conference is set at the Embassy on October 22, 2026.
Watch out for
- Work is overseas in Colombia. A small U.S. business would need to staff and manage cooks in Bogota and deal with local labor rules and Embassy access, which the notice does not explain.
- Pre-proposal conference at the Embassy. The conference is in person in Bogota and you must email by October 15 to arrange entry to the building.
The pre-proposal conference will be held on October 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM (local time)
- Lowest price wins. Award goes to the lowest-priced acceptable offer, so margins may be thin.
submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price
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Full brief
What they want
- Cook services for the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia
- Place of performance
- U.S. Embassy Bogota, Colombia
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among acceptable offers; award intended on initial proposals without discussions
- Offers due
- 2026-11-03 4:00 PM (UTC-5), as listed on SAM.gov
- How to submit
- Submit to the address shown on Standard Form 1449
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lowest price among acceptable offers)
What to include when you submit
- Follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation and complete the required portions of the attached document
- Email BogtaGSOcompras@state.gov by October 15, 2026 at 14:00hrs for additional information or to arrange entry to the building for the pre-proposal conference
Not in the notice text
- Contract type, value and period of performance
- Number of people to be served, hours and duties of the cook
- Security, background check or local work authorization requirements
- Required registrations (such as SAM.gov) and certifications; these are in the attached solicitation
- Whether the pre-proposal conference is mandatory
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 19C02026Q0016
- Agency
- Department of State
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Bogota
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 722310
- Product/service code
- S203
- Business type
- Food & food service
- Place of performance
- Bogota, CO-DC, 110111
- Contracting contact
- Bogota Contracting OfficeBogotaGSOCompras@state.gov576012752000
What similar contracts paid
301 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 8% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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