Presolicitation
Room Accommodation and Conference Package for the OPDAT Southeast Asia Trilateral Meeting in Boracay
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines plans to buy room accommodation and a conference package for the OPDAT Southeast Asia Trilateral Meeting in Boracay, as a firm-fixed-price award to the lowest priced technically acceptable bidder. The solicitation is not yet issued; it is planned for on or about the first week of November 2026. SAM.gov lists November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC+8 (1:00 AM Eastern) as the expected date, and the quotation due date will be in the solicitation. More in the summary
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The U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines plans to buy room accommodation and a conference package for the OPDAT Southeast Asia Trilateral Meeting in Boracay, as a firm-fixed-price award to the lowest priced technically acceptable bidder. The solicitation is not yet issued; it is planned for on or about the first week of November 2026. SAM.gov lists November 5, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC+8 (1:00 AM Eastern) as the expected date, and the quotation due date will be in the solicitation.
Who can bid
- Registered in SAM.gov before award; the notice tells bidders to register before submitting offers
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Worth checking: Work is outside the United States. The meeting is in Boracay, Philippines, and the notice does not say what it requires about a local presence, licenses, currency or taxes, so ask before bidding.
- Minor: Award may be made on the first offer. The Government may award without discussion, so send your best price and terms the first time.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Room accommodation for the OPDAT Southeast Asia Trilateral Meeting in Boracay
- A conference package for the same meeting
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price contract or purchase order
- Place of performance
- Manila, PHL (outside the United States) on SAM.gov; the meeting is in Boracay, Philippines
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA): the lowest price among offers that meet the requirements
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (lowest priced wins)
- Technical acceptability (meets the requirement)
What to include when you submit
- Register in SAM.gov (System for Award Management) before sending your quote
Not in the notice text
- Meeting dates, number of rooms and attendees, and conference package contents are not stated.
- The quotation due date is set in the solicitation, which has not been issued.
- Any local office, host-country license, registration or labor-law requirements are not stated.
- Whether quotes are in U.S. dollars or Philippine pesos, and how exchange rates and Philippine taxes are handled, are not stated.
- What OPDAT stands for is not explained in the notice.
- How to submit a quote is not stated.
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 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Manila
- Product/service code
- V231 · Transportation/Travel/Relocation – Travel/Lodging/Recruitment: Lodging, Hotel/Motel
- Business type
- Lodging & travel services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 721110)
- 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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