Cover Letter.docx

GSO/Contracting & Procurement

June 7, 2022

Dear Prospective Quoter:

SUBJECT: Solicitation Number 19N10222Q0251

Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Travel Management Services. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation and submit your quote to the address below. The quotation must include:

1. Completed Standard Form 1449

2. Section 1, Pricing

3. Section 3, Technical Proposal Criteria

4. Section 5, Representations and Certifications to ensure compliance with FAR 52.204-24 and 52.206-26.

5. IRS Form W-14 found at www.irs.gov/w14 to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11

6. Evidence of SAM registration

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable quotation at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.

Quotations are due by July 08 2022, 16:30pm.

Since this solicitation allows for electronic quotations, please submit your quote to the email address shown on SF1449 block 15 i.e. AbujaProcBids@State.gov. In the subject line of your email please add the Request for Quotation (RFQ) number. Please ensure that your email does not exceed M10megabytes and you may submit more than one email to transmit your entire quotation.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-quotation conference on June 23 2022, and all prospective quoters who have received a solicitation package are invited to attend. See Section 3 of the attached Request for Quotations (RFQ).

All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database at https://www.sam.gov at time of quote/proposal submission and provide evidence thereof pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately as non-registration may deem the offeror to be non-responsible and disqualified from consideration.

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Femi Akinyemi by email through AbujaProcurement@State.gov or by telephone 234-9-461-4000 during regular business hours.

Sincerely, Femi Akinyemi Contracting Officer