Cellular telephone services (Voice and data services, local and international)

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in The Netherlands will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for Cellular telephone services for the U.S. Embassy The Hague, Netherlands. The anticipated performance is for a base period of twelve months and two one-year periods if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which will be considered.

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 Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.

All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. "See attached additional checklist/guide"