The agency is gauging market interest. No bid is being requested yet — submitting a capabilities statement may put you on the radar for the eventual solicitation.
How to respond — with a free templatearrow_forwardThe U.S. Department of State needs a small business to provide worldwide facilities infrastructure reliability maintenance services.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Department of State needs a small business to provide worldwide facilities infrastructure reliability maintenance services for its embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions. This includes preventive maintenance and major servicing of power generation, electrical distribution and control, mechanical heating and cooling, building automation, potable and hydronic water treatment, and roofing systems.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be a single-award IDIQ acquisition with a base period and up to 5 years of option periods. The contractor will provide all management, supervision, labor, qualified technical personnel, specialized trade support, tools, test equipment, diagnostic equipment, safety equipment, materials, spare parts coordination, logistics support, procurement support, documentation, quality control, administrative support, security coordination, subcontractor coordination, manufacturer coordination, and other resources necessary to perform the services authorized under awarded task orders and approved work orders.
- How will they pick the winner?
The Government will evaluate responses based on the company's experience, technical capability, and past performance.
- When and how do you bid?
Submit a Capability Statement of no more than 15 pages or less (excluding cover page and table of contents) as a Microsoft Word Document or Portable Document Format (PDF) by July 30, 2026.
Who can apply
- 8(a) certified (a small-business program for socially/economically disadvantaged owners)
- Has experience with worldwide or large-scale multi-site maintenance and repair of mission-critical mechanical, electrical, power generation, building automation, water treatment, and roofing systems
- Has experience supporting U.S. Government overseas facilities, including Department of State, Department of Defense, or other federal agency facilities in austere, high-threat, or logistically constrained environments
Don't bother if…
- You must be a certified small business under NAICS Code 561210, Facilities Support Services
- You need an active Top Secret Facility Clearance
Heads up — easy to miss
- There's a mandatory requirement for an active Top Secret Facility Clearance
- The Government will not pay for information submitted in response to this Sources Sought (SS), nor will it compensate respondents for any costs incurred in the development/furnishing of a response
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of your experience performing worldwide or large-scale multi-site maintenance and repair of mission-critical mechanical, electrical, power generation, building automation, water treatment, and roofing systems
- Submit a Capability Statement of no more than 15 pages or less (excluding cover page and table of contents) as a Microsoft Word Document or Portable Document Format (PDF) by July 30, 2026