H. Minutes,Q&As RFQ 19H08020Q0015 final.pdf

RFQ 19H08020Q0015

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

US Mission Mobile Telephone and Data Services

August 13, 2020 at 10:00 am

Questions and Answers The U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa convened a pre-proposal conference on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. for the above referenced solicitation Mobile Telephone and Data Services for

US Mission. Two (2) companies participated in this pre-proposal conference: Sercom de Honduras

(CLARO) and Telefonica Celular, S.A. (TIGO). The questions and answers below are responsive to the inquiries received before and during this meeting. Prospective offerors had the opportunity to submit questions to the Embassy regarding this solicitation. The deadline for submission of formal questions was by COB August 11, 2020 via email to: contracttgu@state.gov

Q.1 You re only requesting 50 cell phones, for the rest of the lines you just need SIM cards?

A.1 Yes

Q.2 What date would you be requesting the services and equipment?

A.2 April 16, 2021.

Q.3. For the 50 mobile telephone equipment that you’ll procure, do you only need the SIM card?

A.3. The 50 devices in 1.A in the pricing section of each year of contract are devices the contractor will provide to the US Embassy if needed.

Q.4 How is the fiscal year, from January to December? Or will it be adequate at the end of the actual contract?

A.4. The fiscal year for the USG is from October 1 to September 30. The current cellphone contract ends on April 15, 2021.

Q.5 Since you have a contract with other service provider, taking portability into account and in case we win the bidding process, will you need to keep the current line numbers and have them ported to our network? Or could we assign new cellphone line numbers?

A.5 Portability without service interruption is required.

Q.6 Do we have to sign all the annexes to validate that we read them or just sign the required formats?

A.6. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must complete and submit the following:

SF1449, Section 1, Section 5, Additional Information as required in Section 4, the information requested in Section 3 and solicitation amendments (signed SF30(s))

Q.7 After completing all bidding formats, will the annexes be included by section or at the end of the document?

A.7 They can be included at the end of the document.

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Q.8 Regarding the 50 lines for rent:

Q.8.1 How the request of activation will be done? One day to another?

A.8.1 Refer to Paragraph 1.8 Rental of Cell-phones with sim cards in Section 1.

Q.8.2 Will you have the cellphones?

A.8.2 No.

Q.8.3 How long will be the activation period? Monthly?

A.8.3 It depends on the needs. We cannot provide a specific period.

Q.8.4 If the 50 cellphones don’t have a SIM card, will we provide SIM cards just for these cellphones?

A.8.4 Refer to Paragraph 1.8 Rental of Cell-phones with sim cards in Section 1.

Q.8.5 The rental of cellphones will be for 1 month per year or could be for 2 or 3 months?

A.8.5 It will depend on the needs. We cannot provide a specific period

Q.9 In reference to the rent of cellphones, is there any restriction in the type of Smartphones after considering the Embassy specifications?

A.9 Vendors may not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument. Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. See clause 52.204-25 in full text at Solicitation Amendment 1.

Q.10 What are the minimal technical specifications required for the 50 Smartphones?

A.10. The specifications are found in Section 1. Performance Work Statement – Equipment

Package.