Cellphone Services Contract for Embassy Male'
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PR15278139
- Agency
-
Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Partial Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 5171 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite)
- Place of performance
- Male' Maale Maldives
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State, specifically the Embassy in Colombo, is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive cellphone services for the U.S. Embassy in Male', Maldives. The Request for Quotations (RFQ) number 19CE2025Q0008 solicits proposals for mobile telephone services covering 43 embassy connection lines, with requirements including local and international calls, international roaming, call forwarding, conference calling, SMS messaging, voice mail, Wi-Fi calling, and 5G/4G coverage. The government will evaluate offers using a comparative evaluation method, focusing on best value without using a low-price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach. Quotations must be submitted electronically to colomboebidding@state.gov by June 2, 2025, at 1700 hours, with specific file format and size restrictions. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit multiple documents including SF-1449, pricing details, representations and certifications, IRS Form W-14, and a Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Questionnaire.
The contract opportunity is partially set aside for small businesses, with a focus on women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The contract will be for an initial one-year period with four additional 12-month option periods, allowing for a potential total contract duration of five years. The solicitation specifies a minimum of 20 and maximum of 60 connection lines, providing flexibility for the embassy's changing communication needs. While specific award values are not explicitly stated, the comprehensive service requirements suggest a significant telecommunications contract for the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Maldives. The place of performance is Male', Maldives, indicating that the selected contractor will provide mobile services directly supporting the U.S. Embassy's operational communications infrastructure. Prospective offerors must demonstrate technical capabilities, past performance, and compliance with cybersecurity supply chain risk management requirements to be considered for award.
Notice text
U.S. Embassy, Colombo
Date: 4/23/2025
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number 19CE2025Q0008
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Cellphone Services Contract for Maldives. 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.
Quotations are due by on or before 1700-hours 2nd June 2025. 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 electronically to Colombo GSO eBidding colomboebidding@state.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed the 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
1. SF-1449
2. Section I, Pricing
3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications
4. Additional information as required in Section 3
5. The Offeror should submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11;”]
6. Proof of SAM Registration
7. CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT C- SCRM Questionnaire and/or 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,
Agnes Bates
Contracting Officer
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 19CE2025Q0008 SF1449 Cover Page.pdf | ||
| 19CE2025Q0008 Cellphone Services Contract Maldives.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 C-SCRM-Questionnaire-and-C-SCRM-Software-Producer-Attestation-Form.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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