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INL - Facility maintenance & Incinerator Retrofit support works

Issued by STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · U.S. EMBASSY SAN JOSE · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
23 Sept 2026
Closes
16 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Reference
PR16129583
Location
CR-H, Costa Rica
Sector
Construction & Infrastructure

Details

STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · U.S. EMBASSY SAN JOSE is soliciting INL - Facility maintenance & Incinerator Retrofit support works. Solicitation number PR16129583. Classified under NAICS 23 — Construction. Product/service code Y1JZ — CONSTRUCTION OF MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS. Place of performance: CR-H, USA. Responses are due by 16 October 2026 18:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

The U.S. Embassy San José, Costa Rica, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price construction contract to provide all labor, materials, equipment, engineering, quality control, safety oversight, and supervision necessary to complete the infrastructure maintenance and incinerator retrofit support works at Ciudad Judicial, San Joaquín de Flores, Costa Rica. The project consists of the remodeled and modernized installations that form part of the Incinerator and the Industrial Building that houses it. The objective of this project is to assist host nations with the enhancement of infrastructure and specialized facilities that strengthen their operational capacity to manage counter-narcotics operations and secure hazardous material disposal within their borders. The Contractor shall complete all construction activities, testing, commissioning, training, punchlist items, and achieve Final Acceptance within sixty (60) calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Context for bidders

We hold 2 notices from STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · STATE, DEPARTMENT OF · U.S. EMBASSY SAN JOSE, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. There are 3 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in Costa Rica. This one closes in 22 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
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  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
  • Watch for corrigenda and clarifications right up to the deadline — requirements and dates can change.
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