PR15356937 Web advertisement PURCHASE of Computer Laptops.pdf

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION – PR15356937 – PURCHASE of Computer Laptops.

May 21, 2025

Attention: All Prospective offerors

Objective: American Embassy Cotonou is looking to purchase Computer Laptops.

Please find below the description.

# Item Description Quantity Delivery period

HP or Similar products Newest 15.6"" G8 Business Laptop, Intel Core i5-1135G7 4-core Processor, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD Storage, 15.6"" FHD Display, Ethernet Port, Windows 11 Pro, Bundled w 250GB Portable SSD, Capacity: 16GB RAM | 1TB SSD | Style:

12th Gen Intel i5

53 30 days

Intel Core i7-13620H Processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Display | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB Gen 4 SSD | WiFi 6 |

Backlit KB | ANV15-51-73B9

1 30 days

The vendor shall specify the brand and provide user manuals. Embassy will issue a purchase order. No advance or partial payments are allowed under this service. Payment is net 30 days after receipt of the supplies. The invoice, bearing the purchase order number should be sent to Cotonoudbo@state.gov

The following FAR clauses apply to this service. The selected vendor must comply with the following commercial items terms and conditions.

FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL, APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. THE SELECTED OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS. FAR 52.204-24, FAR52.204-25 AND

52.204-26 APPLY. E.O. 13950 COMBATING RACE AND SEX STEREOTYPING APPLIES TO THIS

ACQUISITION. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS, APPLIES. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT

STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDER – COMMERCIAL ITEMS, WILL APPLY.

The full text of a far clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far mailto:Cotonoudbo@state.gov

Your bid must be good for 30 days and must be submitted on or before June 4, 2025, no later than 10:00 AM local time to cotonougsobids@state.gov .

Items will be shipped to this address in the USA:

PR15356937, Coton

SUVI, LLC

2801 Route 130 Unit 1 North Brunswick NJ 08902 571-482-5289

Or in Belgium:

PR15356937, Coton ELSO - American Embassy Office c/o Government Logistics Belcrownlaan 23, B 2100 Deurne, Belgium +32-3-5402011

Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.

The offeror shall fill out the NDAA and DEI forms below and return one copy together with the quotation.

Please direct all questions related to this request for quotation to the Acting Contracting Officer, Steven M. Workoff at cotonougsobids@state.gov

Steven M. Workoff

Acting Contracting Officer mailto:COTONOUGSOBIDS@STATE.GOV https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:cotonougsobids@state.gov

Express Form NDAA Certification for Micro-purchases September 15, 2020

Public Law 115-232, also known as the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for

Fiscal Year 2019, requires representations regarding Covered Telecommunications Equipment and

Services. Procurement shall use this representation for purchases actions under the micro purchase threshold. To comply with this Public Law the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in FAR 4.2105 requires two provisions 52.204-24 & 52.204-26 and contract clause 52.204-25 in all procurement actions.

DIRECTIONS FOR THE VENDOR

1. Read the entire provisions and clause in the FAR at Acquistion.gov or click on the link above.

2. After you have read the provisions 52.204-24 and 52.204-25, please answer the questions below.

NOTE: This representation is made by a person with the authority to bind the Vendor.

3. If you answered that the order does contains and will provide covered equipment or services, please provide the information required in 52.204-24 (e) Disclosures as an attachment to this certification and answer the four (4) questions below.

4. Return completed form to Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer.

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and

“reasonable inquiry” have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for

Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award

Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov)for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for

“covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) Representations. (1) The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does 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.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (AUG 2020)

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds “will” in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-4#FAR_Subpart_4_21 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_24 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

Express Form NDAA Certification for Micro-purchases September 15, 2020

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e) (2) of this section if the Offeror responds “does” in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

If certification states vender does or will provide or use prohibited covered telecommunications in addition to the information required in 52.204-24 (e) Disclosures then answer the four (4) questions below:

1. What percent (%) of your company communications platform is comprised of technology made by the above-mentioned manufacturers?

Less than 10%

Less than 25%

Less than 50%

Greater than 50%

2. Provide a short description of the equipment used by your company that is made by the above-mentioned manufacturers.

3. Is your company willing to provide a plan to remove all equipment in use, which is made by the above-mentioned manufacturers by 2022?

Yes No

4. Is your company willing to provide a complete and detailed list of the equipment that is used your company today that is made by the above-mentioned manufacturers?

Yes No

Merchant Name____________________________________________________________________

Merchant’s Authorized Representative__________________________________________________

(Typed Name)

Authorized Representative Signature and Date____________________________________________

Embassy of the United States of America Cotonou, Benin

CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW

All Department of State contractors must certify that they do not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable anti-discrimination laws and agree that such certification is material for purposes of the government’s payment decision and therefore subject to the False Claims Act. See 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

DIRECTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS and/or OFFERORS

1.Read the entire certification provided below.

2.After you have read the provisions, please check the appropriate boxes.

3.Upon completion of Step 2, fill out the representation below. NOTE: This certification is made by a person with the authority to bind the contractor or offeror.

4.Return completed form to the Contracting Officer/POC shown in the e-mail.

CERTIFICATION:

The Contractor or prospective offeror certifies they:

☐ are in compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 31 USC 3729(b)(4) (False Claims Act); and

☐ do not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that violate any applicable

Federal anti-discrimination laws.

Contractor or Offeror Name (Printed or Typed) : ____________________________________________

Authorized Representative Name and Title : ____________________________________________

Authorized Representative Signature and Date : ____________________________________________

Solicitation or Contract Number : ____________________________________________