Internet Services for U. S. Embassy Accra, Ghana

10/27/2022. This amendment 0001   is issued and attached

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The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a quotation for Dedicated Internet Service at Accra Ghana.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-quotation conference via Microsoft teams on October 18, 2022 10:00AM GMT,  All prospective offerors who wish to participate must return a   pre-proposal conference registration form to AccraProcurement@State.Gov on or before October 14, 2022 12:00 pm GMT. The form is provided as an attachment to this RFQ.

Your quotation must be submitted electronically to AccraProcurement@State.Gov. Submitted in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format and 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. 1. SF-1449 (blocks 17, 24 and 30).  Block 24 should list the total value of the quote for the base year and the option years.
   2. Section 1, The Schedule (Fill-in pricing)
   3. Section 5, Representations and Certifications;
   4. Additional information as required in Section 3.
   5. Proof of SAM registration

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.

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

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Megan M. Peiler by letter or by telephone +233302741759regular business hours.

The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a quotation for Dedicated Internet Service at Accra Ghana.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-quotation conference via Microsoft teams on October 18, 2022 10:00AM GMT,  All prospective offerors who wish to participate must return a   pre-proposal conference registration form to AccraProcurement@State.Gov on or before October 14, 2022 12:00 pm GMT. The form is provided as an attachment to this RFQ.

Your quotation must be submitted electronically to AccraProcurement@State.Gov. Submitted in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format and 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. 1. SF-1449 (blocks 17, 24 and 30).  Block 24 should list the total value of the quote for the base year and the option years.
   2. Section 1, The Schedule (Fill-in pricing)
   3. Section 5, Representations and Certifications;
   4. Additional information as required in Section 3.
   5. Proof of SAM registration

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.

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

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Megan M. Peiler by letter or by telephone +233302741759regular business hours.