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THERE IS AN AMENDMENT 0001 ISSUED TODAY TO ADDRESS Q&A'S FROM POTENTIONAL OFFFERORS AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING A SCHEDULED SITE VISIT. ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 WE WILL HAVE SITE VISIT FROM 9-10AM CT AT THE APPLETON LOCATION: 2619 E. CAPITOL DRIVE, APPLETON, WI 54911. THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALSO CHANGE THE TIMEFRAME IN WHICH QUESTIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED. ALL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED NLT COB ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2023.

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The Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is issuing a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Custodial Services at the Lake Michigan Project Office- Appleton Office in Appleton, WI. This requirement will require the Contractor to provide all supplies, equipment, labor, and management required to maintain administration office and break areas in a clean, and orderly condition for the Lake Michigan Project Office- Appleton Office as specified in the Performance Work Statement.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Base Contract Year of 01 October 2023 to 30 September 2024 with the option for a six (6) month option period.

QUESTIONS: Questions must be submitted to Natalie Williams at natalie.e.williams@usace.army.mil, technical questions are due 24 hours prior to when responses to this solicitation are due.

QUOTES DUE DATE: Quotes are due No Later Than 10:00 AM Central Time 27 September 2023 and must be submitted to Natalie Williams via email at natalie.e.williams@usace.army.mil.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS number) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier, one can be obtained from http://www.SAM.gov. Please begin the registration process immediately to avoid delay of the contract award should your firm be selected.

ALERT: You must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement now applies to both new and existing entities. Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) will activate the entity's registration.

Effective 29 June 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the SAM.gov. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the SAM website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Natalie Williams, email: natalie.e.williams@usace.army.mil. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing via email. It must identify the Solicitation number, company name, address, email address, phone number including area code, and point of contact.