Solicitation
PARAMARIBO: A&E Services, MSGR
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname wants an architect-engineer (A/E) firm to oversee the renovation of a former ten-room hotel into a Marine Security Guard Residence (housing for the Marine guards). The firm checks the construction work against approved designs: weekly site visits for about 12 months, plus reports, invoice reviews, submittal and request-for-information reviews. Letters of interest and statements of qualifications (Standard Form 330, SF-330, the federal form for A/E qualifications) are due November 6, 2026. More in the summary
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This summary may miss requirements: 1 of 3 attachments weren't read (Request for LOI-SOQ- Paramaribo MSGR Locally Procured On Site QA Services_FINAL DRAFT.doc). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo, Suriname wants an architect-engineer (A/E) firm to oversee the renovation of a former ten-room hotel into a Marine Security Guard Residence (housing for the Marine guards). The firm checks the construction work against approved designs: weekly site visits for about 12 months, plus reports, invoice reviews, submittal and request-for-information reviews. Letters of interest and statements of qualifications (Standard Form 330, SF-330, the federal form for A/E qualifications) are due November 6, 2026.
Who can bid (4)
- Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before you submit.
- Licensed or otherwise qualified professionals in architecture, engineering (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, civil, telecom) and fire protection, on staff or through contractual resources.
- Prior experience with local projects of comparable scope, scale and quality, and with host-country codes, standards and practices.
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- Firm and staff must pass background checks required for visits to U.S. diplomatic facilities.
How to submit: Email to PRMProcurement@state.gov. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: Work in Suriname with local licensing and experience. The firm needs professionals qualified under local law and past local projects; a U.S.-only firm would need a Suriname partner or staff. The documents do not say how a local entity, host-country licenses, currency or local taxes are handled.
- Worth checking: Owner and staff personal details required. You must give nationality, date and place of birth and citizenship for owners, key officers and key staff.
- Worth checking: Sensitive plans cannot be emailed. The residence plans are Sensitive but Unclassified and move only through an approved platform (Kahua) or in person; the Contractor signs a safeguarding agreement.
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- Worth checking: Weekly site visits for a year. At least 52 visits are needed over about 12 months, so the firm must have staff based near Paramaribo.
- Worth checking: Fast reporting of safety problems. Significant deficiencies or safety concerns must be reported by phone and email within two hours, and site visit reports are due within two business days.
- Minor: Design drawings come after award. The design drawings are Sensitive but Unclassified and are shared with the selected firm only after award, so you cannot review them before you submit.
- Minor: Extra work needs 60 days' notice and approval. Additional work must be flagged to the COR at least 60 days ahead and approved in advance by the contracting officer.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. 1 of 3 not read. Show which files.
- Paramaribo MSGR AE Services SOW 2026_FINAL DRAFT.docx (read)
- SF330-21b.pdf (read)
- Request for LOI-SOQ- Paramaribo MSGR Locally Procured On Site QA Services_FINAL DRAFT.doc: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- At least 52 site visits over an anticipated 12-month construction period, with a written report within two business days of each; at least 12 cover critical work such as footings
- Check that the work matches the approved design and the U.S. State Department overseas building codes and project requirements (OBO: Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations)
- Report significant construction deficiencies or safety problems to the contracting officer's representative (COR) by phone and email within two hours
- Review the construction schedule and keep a site inspection schedule; first version within 30 days of award, updated at least monthly
- Review 12 construction invoices at about one-month intervals and say whether the billed work is done and the dollar value is reasonable
- Review 25 submittals and shop drawings and 25 requests for information (RFIs), with comments within ten days of receiving each
- Keep inspection logs and photographs, photograph existing conditions, and hold a kick-off meeting and weekly calls with the COR
- Period of performance
- Anticipated construction period of twelve (12) months; the contract's own length is not stated
- Place of performance
- Paramaribo, Suriname (191 Anton Drachtenweg)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC-3 (3:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Email to PRMProcurement@state.gov
What they'll judge offers on
- Licensed or otherwise qualified professionals: architecture, engineering (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, civil, telecom) and fire protection
- Experience with host country (Suriname) codes, standards and practices
- Experience with local projects of comparable scope, scale and quality
- Ability to coordinate with local and U.S. professionals engaged under separate agreements
- Proficiency in English, particularly architectural and engineering technical language
What to include when you submit
- Send a letter of interest and statement of qualifications, in English, with the completed SF-330
- Give the firm's complete business address and telephone number
- Give the names, nationality, date and place of birth, citizenship and position of the individuals who own the firm, its key officers and the key staff who will work on this project
- List all major projects the firm was involved in during the past three years
- Give your base country and base country identification number, if any
- Send files in MS-Word, MS-Excel or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format; keep each file and email under 30MB, splitting into separate emails if larger
- Register in SAM.gov before submitting
After award, you must have
- Handling of Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) plans: the Government briefs the contractor on procedures after award and a safeguarding agreement is signed. No security clearances are needed. From Paramaribo MSGR AE Services SOW 2026_FINAL DRAFT.docx:
The U. S. Government will brief the Contractor on the required procedures after contract award.
Not in the notice text
- The Request for Letter of Interest and Statement of Qualifications (a .doc file) is attached but not read; it likely holds the selection criteria, scoring and submission details.
- Contract type, contract length, price or fee request and the Government's estimate are not stated in the text read.
- How firms will be scored or ranked is not stated in the text read.
- How many example projects the SF-330 should show is not stated; the form's own instructions say ten unless the agency says otherwise.
- Currency of payment, taxes (such as value-added tax) and any local office or registration the host country requires are not stated.
- Whether a site visit or pre-submission meeting is offered is not stated.
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov or in the text read.
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 to PRMProcurement@state.gov. 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 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Paramaribo
- Product/service code
- C1FC · Architect and Engineering – Construction: Troop Housing Facilities
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 5413)
- 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
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Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The United States Government (USG), U.S. Embassy Paramaribo requires Construction Administration and Monitoring services for one (1) housing project to renovate a former hotel into a Marine Security Guard Residence (MSGR). The attached Statement of Work (SOW) defines the services to be performed by the Architect / Engineer (A/E) Contractor. The selected firm’s/individuals’ qualifications shall include: Proficiency in English, particularly with respect to architectural and engineering technical language. Licensed or otherwise qualified professional services including, but not limited to, either on-staff or through contractual resources: Architecture, Engineering (PE) (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, structural, civil, telecom), and Fire Protection. Demonstrated prior experience with host country codes, standards, and practices. Demonstrated prior experience with local project(s) of comparable scope, scale, and quality of the required tasks. Demonstrated ability to coordinate with local and U.S. professionals engaged under separate agreements to provide other design and construction services. The selected firm and staff will be subject to background checks, as required for visits to US diplomatic facilities. Interested firms/individuals are invited to submit letter of interest and statement of qualifications that include: Complete business address and telephone number of firm. Complete names, nationality, date and place of birth, citizenship, and position/title (if appropriate) of the following: Individuals having ownership of the firm. Key officers of the firm. Key staff who will work on this project. A listing of all major projects in which the firm was involved during the past three (3) years. Base country and base country identification number, if any. Completed attached SF-330 Form Statements of interests are due by Nov 6, 2026. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Statements must be in English and incomplete quotations will not be accepted. Your statement of interest must be submitted electronically to PRMProcurement@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.