19GE5026Q0099 - Combined Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO)

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: +49 (69) 7535-3318

Email: CatsamakiJ@state.gov

July 24, 2026

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NUMBER 19GE5026Q0099

Electrical Upgrades, Renovations and Repairs at EPHI Compound

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation No. 19GE5026Q0099 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for

Construction Services for Electrical Upgrades, Renovations and Repairs at EPHI

Compound, Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This acquisition is not set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS): Not Applicable.

(ii) A list of line-item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure

(including option(s), if applicable).

Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLINs), quantities, units of measure, and any options are provided in Attachment 2 – Schedule (Sections B through J).

(iii) Description of Requirement for the items to be acquired mailto:CatsamakiJ@state.gov http://www.acquisition.gov/

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The contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, transportation, permits, and incidentals necessary to execute the electrical upgrades, as fully described in the Statement of Work, specifications, drawings, and other technical documents included with this solicitation.

Quoters shall submit one complete quotation in response to this solicitation, consisting of two physically separate volumes: Volume 1 – Price

Quotation and Volume 2 – Technical Quotation. The Government will conduct a comparative best-value evaluation of complete quotations in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible quoter whose quotation represents the best value to the

Government, technical and price factors considered.

Detailed submission requirements and evaluation procedures are contained in

Attachment 4 – Sections L and M.

(iv) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and f.o.b. point

• See Attachment 2 – Schedule (Sections B through J).

(v) Solicitation Provisions that apply to the acquisition

• See attachment 3 - Section K and Attachment 4 (Sections L through M)

(vi) Contract clauses that apply to the acquisition

• See Attachment 2 – Schedule (Sections B through J)

• The date, time, and place for receipt of quotation and point of contact information

• See Attachment 4, Section L

Questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in writing no later than

(see Attachment 4, Subsection L.7).

(vii) Additional Information

Section J Attachments will be made available separately through FAN.gov.

Interested parties must explicitly request access by email to the Contract Specialist at CatsamakiJ@state.gov or, in her absence, the secondary point of contact for this

RFQ as identified on SAM.gov.

mailto:CatsamakiJ@state.gov

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The explicit access request must contain:

• Company’s Name and Physical Address

• Name of Requestor

• Name(s) and email address(es) of the company’s representative(s) to whom access should be granted

No access will be granted to Section J Attachments to requestors submitting access requests as the quotations due date approaches or after the RFQ closes. Quoters are strongly encouraged to request access as early as practicable. Failure to request timely access to the Section J Attachments shall not constitute a basis for extending any solicitation deadline. All dates and times established in this solicitation remain unchanged unless changed by a formal amendment issued by the Contracting

Officer.

Quoters are responsible for reviewing the entire solicitation package and all attachments. Attention is directed to Attachment 4 (Sections L through M), which contains important information regarding the solicitation schedule and quotation submission requirements, including:

• Subsections L.5.4 – Summary of Quotation Instructions

• Subsection L.6(a) – Virtual Pre-Quotation Conference.

• Subsection L.6 (b) – Site Visit.

• Subsection L.8 – Due Date for Submission of Quotation

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated magnitude of construction is not included in this solicitation. Under the current FAR, disclosure of the estimated magnitude of construction is no longer required and none will be disclosed for this commercial acquisition.

Attachments posted with the RFQ:

• Attachment 1 (SF 1442)

• Attachment 2 (Sections B through J, excluding Section J Attachments)

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• Attachment 3 (Section K)

• Attachment 4 (Sections L through M)

This acquisition is conducted as a commercial acquisition under FAR Part 12, using Simplified Procedures at FAR 12.201-1, as supplemented by applicable construction policies at FAR 36. Notwithstanding terminology appearing on

Standard Form 1442, references to 'offer,' 'proposal,' and 'offeror' shall have the meaning of 'quotation,' 'quotation,' and 'quoter,' respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.