Contracting of certification services for 17 Polygraph Examiners and the Establishment and Accreditation of a Vetting Training Center under American Polygraph Association (APA) Standards
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PR15819016
- Agency
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US Embassy Quito
US Consulates and Embassies, Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611430 Professional and Management Development Training
- Place of performance
- Quito Pichincha Ecuador
- Points of contact
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- Matthew Madden quitocontracts@state.gov +5959323985000
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Embassy in Quito, on behalf of the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, seeks certification services for 17 polygraph examiners and establishment and APA accreditation of a vetting training center under the Police Integrity 360 Project, with quotations due June 11, 2026, at 4:00 PM local time in Quito, Ecuador. Questions are due May 22, 2026, at 4:00 PM local time. No set-aside applies. The procurement is a firm-fixed-price RFQ to be awarded to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror based on initial quotations, though discussions may occur with competitive-range firms if needed.
Place of performance is Quito, Ecuador at facilities provided by the Ecuadorian National Police. The contractor must certify 17 National Police officers as polygraph examiners through a minimum of 400 in-person academic hours delivered over 10 consecutive weeks in Spanish, including law, constitutional rights, APA ethics, psychology, physiology, instrumentation, testing techniques, interviews, question construction, chart analysis, countermeasures, and reporting, plus minimum 80 hours supervised practical application. The contractor must develop a structured Primary Instructor development program for up to 15 designated officers, conduct institutional gap analysis, complete self-study and intent-to-seek accreditation documentation, prepare the accreditation dossier, coordinate APA inspection, and develop corrective action plans if required. All training must use APA-compliant instrumentation (Lafayette, Limestone, or equivalent). The vetting center development shall begin no later than two weeks after award and complete within nine months. The contractor must demonstrate minimum five years' experience delivering APA professional polygraph training and prior development or restructuring of at least one polygraph training school within a national law enforcement agency, military, or government security institution; absence of this institutional school development experience renders proposals technically non-responsive. Payment is structured in two phases: upon successful certification of all 17 examiners with acceptable documentation, and upon completion of remaining activities including instructor development, institutional documentation delivery, and APA accreditation process completion, subject to government acceptance. The contractor bears all travel costs and is responsible for a designated Project Manager. NAICS code is 611430; PSC code is U008.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
Cover Letter for Request for Quotation (RFQ)
U.S. Embassy, Quito
Date: May, 15 2026
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number RFQ number PR15819016
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the contracting of certification services for seventeen (17) polygraph examiners, as well as for the establishment and accreditation of a vetting training center in accordance with the standards of the American Polygraph Association (APA), under the Police Integrity 360° Project.
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 company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.
Questions are due by May 22, 2026, at 16:00 local time in Quito, Ecuador. No questions will be accepted after this time. Answers will be posted on SAM.gov.
Quotations are due by June 11 2026 at 4:00 PM (local time in Quito, Ecuador). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English, and incomplete quotations will not be accepted.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to QuitoContracts@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. If applicable, the Offeror shall submit a completed IRS Form W-14 (available at www.irs.gov/w14) to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11.
6. Proof of SAM Registration
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,
Matthew Madden
Contracting Officer
Update #2 ·
Cover Letter for Request for Quotation (RFQ)
U.S. Embassy, Quito
Date: May, 15 2026
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number RFQ number PR15819016
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the contracting of certification services for seventeen (17) polygraph examiners, as well as for the establishment and accreditation of a vetting training center in accordance with the standards of the American Polygraph Association (APA), under the Police Integrity 360° Project.
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 company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.
Questions are due by May 22, 2026, at 16:00 local time in Quito, Ecuador. No questions will be accepted after this time. Answers will be posted on SAM.gov.
Quotations are due by June 9 2026 at 4:00 PM (local time in Quito, Ecuador). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English, and incomplete quotations will not be accepted.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to QuitoContracts@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. If applicable, the Offeror shall submit a completed IRS Form W-14 (available at www.irs.gov/w14) to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11.
6. Proof of SAM Registration
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,
Matthew Madden
Contracting Officer
Update #1 ·
Cover Letter for Request for Quotation (RFQ)
U.S. Embassy, Quito
Date: May, 15 2026
Dear Prospective Quoter:
Subject: Request for Quotations number RFQ number PR15819016
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the contracting of certification services for seventeen (17) polygraph examiners, as well as for the establishment and accreditation of a vetting training center in accordance with the standards of the American Polygraph Association (APA), under the Police Integrity 360° Project.
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 company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.
Questions are due by May 22, 2026, at 16:00 local time in Quito, Ecuador. No questions will be accepted after this time. Answers will be posted on SAM.gov.
Quotations are due by June 2 2026 at 5:00 PM (local time in Quito, Ecuador). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English, and incomplete quotations will not be accepted.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to QuitoContracts@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. If applicable, the Offeror shall submit a completed IRS Form W-14 (available at www.irs.gov/w14) to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11.
6. Proof of SAM Registration
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,
Matthew Madden
Contracting Officer
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