Pre-Solicitation Notice for PR12565065-Cell Phones-IRM.pdf

SBU - CONTRACTING AND ACQUISITIONS

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

for CELL PHONE ACQUISITION for the U.S. EMBASSY in TÜRKİYE

General Information

Document Type : Pre-Solicitation Notice Solicitation Number : PR12565065 19TU15-24-Q-3836 Posted Date : 05/09/2024 Solicitation Issue Date : No earlier than May 23rd, 2024

Locations of the equipment to be delivered:

U.S. EMBASSY ANKARA

American Embassy premises located in Ankara, Türkiye

Contracting Office Address:

U.S. EMBASSY ANKARA

Çukurambar, 1480 Sokak No 1 Çankaya, 06530 Ankara, Türkiye

Description: Please note that this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of today’s date. The U.S.

Embassy in Ankara requires a contractor to supply "Cell Phones." The quoted prices should cover all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. Delivery must be made to the Embassy premises in Ankara.

Payment to the contractor will be made upon the satisfactory completion of services and receipt of a proper invoice.

The Government intends to issue a purchase order on a Net 30 term based on initial quotations, without holding discussions. However, it reserves the right to conduct discussions with companies within the competitive range if deemed necessary.

Eligibility and Offer Submission: All responsible sources are encouraged to submit an offer, which will be considered. The offeror must be a legally recognized distributor or reseller of the products.

The cell phones must be legally imported into Türkiye at the time of the offer; submissions for cell phones not currently in Türkiye will not be considered. The cell phones must support LTE bandwidths compatible with local service providers: Turk Telekom (Avea), Turkcell, Vodafone, etc.

and must not be locked to a specific service provider. On delivery each cell phone’s IMEI number must be verified and accompanied by a printout from the BTK (Bilgi Teknolojileri Kurumu – Information Technologies and Communication Authority) database, accessible via https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/.

Solicitation Issue Date: The Government anticipates issuing the solicitation no earlier than May 23rd, 2024, Thursday. This solicitation will be posted on the www.SAM.gov website. No paper copies will be distributed.

Note: The response date mentioned in this synopsis is tentative; please refer to the actual solicitation for the definitive date.

Primary Point of Contact:

Acquisitions Office Ankara-GSO-Procurement-DL@state.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Eric Parker, Contracting Officer Phone : +90 312 294 00 00 mailto:Ankara-GSO-Procurement-DL@state.gov