Request for Quotation (RFQ) - Foreign Military Sales (FMS) El Salvador Communication Equipment (ZB-P-LEC)

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks procurement, installation, testing, and crew training of communication equipment at five coastal locations in El Salvador under a Foreign Military Sales case (ZB-P-LEC), with quotations due July 20, 2026, and questions due June 30, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside RFQ under FAR 12.201-1 for commercial supplies and ancillary services; no incumbent contractor is named.

Place of performance encompasses five coastal sites in El Salvador. The scope includes site surveys and installation design plan development within 30 calendar days of survey travel; procurement of VHF and UHF base station transceivers, HF transceiver with automatic link establishment, HF power amplifier, high-gain antennas, uninterruptible power supply, operator console equipment, and cabling within 20 business days of design approval; equipment installation without major site modifications; verification and validation testing with comprehensive final equipment suite reporting; and onsite technical training in Spanish to approximately 20 Salvadoran personnel at basic and intermediate skill levels, covering operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and emergency procedures. Training materials must be delivered at least 10 business days before instruction begins. Delivery is F.O.B. Origin via Defense Transportation System pickup.

The NAICS code is 334220, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. PSC code is 5820. The government has established a not-to-exceed travel amount of $86,000.

Quotations must be submitted in two separate volumes: Volume I (Technical Capability, maximum 15 pages) demonstrating at least two reference contracts within the past five years involving the proposed equipment and government personnel training, plus technical approach and realistic schedule; Volume II containing fully completed pricing with unit and extended prices for all CLINs, labor categories and rates, equipment part numbers, quantities, and lead times. Evaluation considers technical compliance, past performance assessed via CPARS or reference checks, and price reasonableness, with award to the responsible offeror providing greatest overall value. Price must remain firm through September 30, 2026. Offerors must maintain active SAM.gov registration and confirm small business status.