Federal solicitation · 19AQMM26R0391 · back to recent
Pre-Solicitation - U.S. Mission Lilongwe, Malawi
- Agency
- STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
- Status
- Closed
- Response deadline
- October 8, 2026
- Posted
- September 18, 2026
- Set-aside
- No set-aside (full and open competition)
- NAICS
- 561612
- Source
- View on SAM.gov
- Last checked
- 2026-10-18
Solicitation description
ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL NEED TO COMPLETE ANDRETURN A RESTRICTED ACCESS REQUEST TO THE POINTSOF CONTACT LISTED BELOW IN ORDER TO BE GRANTEDACCESS TO THIS REQUIREMENT The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has a requirement for a qualified Contractor to provide Local Guard Services to support the U.S. Mission in Malawi. The Government requires a secure environment to conduct their mission. The Contractor shall provide the organizational structure, management, and qualified staff at levels adequate to meet or exceed the requirement contained in the Performance Work Statement. The Contractor shall be required to provide ser-vices in a manner that prevent loss or injury to U.S. personnel, dependents, property; destruction of assets; to prevent unauthorized access; and deter potential terrorist attacks. Anticipated period of performance is one base year and four one-year options (to be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government). All contracted personnel, regardless of nationality, will be required to pass a background investigation conducted by the Contractor and a separate background investigation conducted by the U.S. Government to certify their suitability for employment under this contract. The approximate acquisition schedule is as follows: The synopsis will be posted for approximately fifteen (15)days. No paper copies will be mailed. Once the solicitation is posted on SAM.gov, the offerors will have approximately Thirty (30) days to submit proposals. All dates are subject to change and any change will be posted on this site. Site Visits of the U.S. Mission facilities in Malawi will be provided via a PowerPoint. Offerors are requested to provide notice of their interest in the solicitation (i.e., name of representative, name of firm, address) to Kerryn Finik at Finikk@state.gov AND Daniel Smith at Smithdd@state.gov. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED Offerors, including any offeror organized as a Joint Venture, shall have an active registration on the System for Award Management at https://www.SAM.gov. Offerors shall ensure that the point of contact (POC) on the Restricted Access Request form provides his/her full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name. The POC’s full name shall be identical to the full name in the SAM.Gov database. The Offeror must also ensure that the submitting POC’s full name, including first, middle (if applicable), and last name, are identical in SAM.gov as the names appear in SAM.gov. In accordance with 22 U.S.C. § 4864, the Government will give preference to offerors qualifying as U.S. persons or U.S. Joint Venture Persons. The contract will be awarded to the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluate price.
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Data this profile does not cover
- No likely incumbent surfaced; the solicitation number did not match any award record in the trailing window.
- No award records for NAICS 561612 in the trailing 12 months, so the vendor field is unavailable.