Cell Phone Services
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19KV4227Q0001
- Agency
-
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
- Place of performance
- Prishtine 10000 Kosovo
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State is soliciting quotations for mobile telephone services for the U.S. Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo under RFQ 19KV4227Q0001, with quotations due November 30, 2026 at 15:00 local time and questions due November 16, 2026. The procurement uses No Set-Aside Used. The Government intends to award to the responsible offeror representing best value under comparative evaluation per FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), based on initial quotations without discussions, although discussions may be held if needed.
Place of performance is Pristina, Kosovo. The requirement covers 317 Embassy lines with unlimited calling within the provider network, 5G data at 15GB, SMS, international calling and roaming, voicemail in English, Albanian, and Serbian, and 24-hour customer service. The contractor must maintain at least 90 percent local network coverage around Kosovo, with special consideration for urban areas and main traffic routes. The period is a base year plus two optional one-year renewals, with monthly billing in Euros. The minimum guaranteed order is EUR 5,000 and the maximum is EUR 65,000 per contract period. The Government will provide VAT exemption documentation.
Work may not be subcontracted. The contractor must assign a Project Manager fluent in English and local languages, and key personnel may not be substituted during the first 90 days except for illness, death, or termination. Value-added services codes must be blocked, users cannot transfer or purchase gift data, and existing numbers must retain the 958 prefix, with new SIMs carrying the same prefix. Offerors must be registered in SAM before submission.
Quotations must be in English, sealed, and marked as specified in the RFQ, and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Required submittals include the SF-1449, representations and certifications, proof of SAM registration, a Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Questionnaire, and the State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form. No pre-quotation conference will be held. Questions go to PristinaProcurement@state.gov, and the finalized Q&A will be published on the Embassy website and SAM.gov.
Evaluation is comparative, which the RFQ states is neither LPTA nor trade-off. No evaluation weighting is stated. Offerors must meet responsibility standards at FAR 9.104 and solicitation compliance to be eligible for award. The NAICS code is 517112, Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite), and the PSC is DG11.
Notice text
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number 19KV4227Q0001 for cell phone services.
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for cell phone services. If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror representing best value using comparative evaluation authorized under FAR 13.106-2(b) (3). A comparative evaluation is defined as the act of comparing two or more offers in response to the RFQ. The item-by-item comparison is performed by comparing each offer directly to one another to determine which provides the best value to the Department.
Comparative evaluation is NOT a low price technically acceptable (LPTA) or trade-off process. Prospective offers must still meet basic standards for responsibility at FAR 9.104 and solicitation compliance to be eligible for award. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies if there is a need to do so.
The Procurement Office will not be holding a pre-quotation conference for this RFQ. However, we will accept questions regarding these requirements until November 16, 2026, via email: PristinaProcurement@state.gov . Responses will be shared directly with interested vendors, and the finalized Q&A will be published on the Embassy website and Sam.gov.
Quotations are due by November 30, 2026 @ 15:00 LT. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your quotation must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Quotation Enclosed for 19KV4227Q0001 for cell phone services at the following address: 4 Korriku # 25, Pristina 10000, Kosovo.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
1. SF-1449
2. Section I
3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications
4. Additional information as required in Section 3
5. Proof of SAM Registration
6. CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT C- SCRM Questionnaire and State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form.
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.
Sincerely,
Thad Ball - CO
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ - 19KV4227Q0001 - Cell Phone Services.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| Cell Phone Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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