PRE-SOLICITATION_NOTICE.pdf

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AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel.: (+49) 69 7535 3312 E-Mail: HutchinsonGG@state.gov

July 27, 2018

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.: 19GE5018R0058

The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Communication Equipment & Training Project, US Embassy Tunis, Tunisia

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed- Price Type Contract during the third quarter of calendar year 2018.

General Requirements:

The successful contractor will be required to procure and deliver Communication Equipment in new and working condition, as well as provide training and manuals, within two months of award of the contract to the address provided. Portable Radios must be compatible with existing Motorola Model DP 4401 and Repeaters must also function compatibly with Motorola Model DP 4401.

The Scope of work includes but not limited to the following:

A) Provide and deliver all required Communication Equipment, B) Training for Installation and Maintenance for nine (9) technicians) C) Provide warranty for a total of three (3) years on all components

Pursuant to FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this project is anticipated to be between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00 U.S. Dollars for the entire project.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than Tuesday August 7, 2018, to the attention of Granville G. Hutchinson at the above e-mail address and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm DO NOT TELEPHONE. The solicitation package/documents will not be placed on FedBizOpps. Only companies expressing interest in writing shall receive a copy of the solicitation package when it becomes available.

mailto:HutchinsonGG@state.gov

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Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Tunisia, and the obligation to be in possession of a Value Added tax registration number. Contractors shall be required to provide:

a. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration;

b. Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing, registration and applying for a Value Added Tax registration number; and

c. Specific information concerning the period you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Tunisia. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified.

If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:

SAM Registered: ( ) Yes ( ) No

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* Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html ** System for Award Management: SAM.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America.

This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Granville G. Hutchinson, Tel.

+49 69 7535 3312, email HutchinsonGG@state.gov.

http://www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html mailto:HutchinsonGG@state.gov