The Embassy of the United States in Paris, France, will release a solicitation for the services of a cook for one of the US Embassy Agency. Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Paris, France will launch this solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The Government intends to award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be fixed price contract for standard services. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register at the earliest stage. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS/RESPONSES: This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer to the ParisContracting@state.gov address prior to the response date and time.