Primary Dedicated Internet Services at CDC Offices, NICO House
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PR16055908
- Agency
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Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Lilongwe Lilongwe Malawi
- Points of contact
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- Sarah Chisala lilongwegzoprocurement@state.gov +265888485851
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State seeks primary dedicated Internet services at the CDC office at NICO House in Lilongwe, Malawi, with quotations due August 10 at 14:00 local time. This is an RFQ with firm fixed price award to the lowest priced, acceptable, responsible offeror; award will be made on initial quotations without discussion, although discussions may be held with offerors in the competitive range if needed.
Place of performance is Lilongwe, Malawi. The procurement requires one dedicated Internet channel at 50 Mbps symmetric with mandatory HSRP protocol support. Service availability must meet 99.5% monthly minimum, with maximum Round Trip Time of 300 milliseconds, jitter not exceeding 30 milliseconds, and packet loss not to exceed 1%. The contractor must provide 24x7x365 Network Operations Center support with one-hour trouble ticket response time and four-hour Priority 1 resolution time. Installation and testing must be completed within 30 calendar days of award. Contractors must submit a detailed network topology diagram identifying primary and secondary Internet access paths and certify classification as either Tier 1 or Tier 2 Internet Service Provider.
The contract period is one year from award date (base year July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027). Pricing is firm fixed in Malawi Kwacha with separate line items for monthly recurring charges and non-recurring initial installation costs, plus 10% excise duty and Value Added Tax. NAICS code 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers); PSC DG10 (IT and Telecom—Network as a Service). A pre-quotation conference is scheduled for July 29 at 9:00 AM at the CDC Conference room. Quotations must include completed SF-1449, pricing, representations and certifications, past performance information, strategic implementation plan, and proof of current SAM registration in MS-Word, MS-Excel, or Adobe PDF format not exceeding 30 MB per file. Award evaluation weighs technical compliance, past performance, and service reliability/SLA strength alongside price.
Notice text
Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Primary Internet Services. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at fair and reasonable 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. The Contractor shall complete all work, including furnishing all labor, material, equipment, and services, unless otherwise specified herein, required under this contract for stated services within the time specified herein. The price listed in the SOW shall include all labor, materials, overhead, and profit. In consideration of satisfactory performance of all scheduled services required under this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a firm fixed price for all services. The contract will be for a one-year period from the date of the contract award.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW_Primary_Internet_RFQ.pdf |
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