Start a 155MB commercial Ethernet fiber lease in Baghdad, Iraq.

The purpose of HC120118QA070-0004 is to:
a. Remove the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) additional contract requirements;
b. Incorporate the 2019 NDAA additional contract requirements attachment;
c. Incorporate the 2019 NDAA flowchart;
d. Update TECHNICAL ACCEPTABILITY EVALUATION CRITERIA (see Section M attachment); and
e. Extend the vendor response date to April 22, 2019 at 2:00PM (GMT +3) Bahrain Local Time.

2. In order to be considered for award, offerors must acknowledge receipt of all amendments by the
closing date/time identified below.

3. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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1. The purposes of Amendment 0003 are to: a. Re-open the solicitation. The response date is hereby extended to December 10, 2018.
b. Incorporate the NDAA Additional Contract Requirements Attachment, see attached.
c. Extend the service date. The requested service date is February 15, 2019, but no later than 6 weeks after receipt of order. Customer desires and will accept an earlier service date.
d. The Telecom Provider shall conduct a kick-off teleconference meeting with DITCO and local POCs within ten business days after receipt of order.
2. In order to be considered for award, offerors must acknowledge receipt of all amendments (within the quotation response) by the closing date/time identified. Emailed acknowledgements will not be accepted. Offers received prior to issuance of this Amendment 0003 will not be considered.
3. All other terms and conditions of the contract remains the same in full force and effect.
RECAP AMEND 0002
1. The purposes of this amendment 0002 are to:
a. Provide responses to vendor requests for clarification. See attachment entitled "Amendment 02 - Question and Answer;"
b. Allow time for the Government to schedule site surveys; and
c. Extend the solicitation due date from July 19, 2018 to Aug 05, 2018 at 10:00AM Bahrain local time. (GMT+3).
2. To be considered for award, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments to the solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).
3. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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1. The purposes of this amendment 0002 are to:
a. Provide responses to vendor requests for clarification. See attachment entitled "Amendment 02 - Question and Answer;"
b. Allow time for the Government to schedule site surveys; and
c. Extend the solicitation due date from July 19, 2018 to Aug 05, 2018 at 10:00AM Bahrain local time. (GMT+3).
2. To be considered for award, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments to the solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).
3. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect..

1. The purposes of this amendment 0002 are to:
a. Provide responses to vendor requests for clarification. See attachment entitled "Amendment 02 - Question and Answer;"
b. Allow time for the Government to schedule site surveys; and
c. Extend the solicitation due date from July 19, 2018 to Aug 05, 2018 at 10:00AM Bahrain local time. (GMT+3).

2. To be considered for award, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments to the solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

3. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-98. The provisions that apply to this acquisition are identified in the DITCO Basic Agreements and Section M of the attached document. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517311. Small Business set-aside is not applicable for this solicitation. All quoted prices shall be identified by monthly recurring charge (MRC), non-recurring charges (NRC), and any tier pricing for additional service months as applicable. The requested service date and acceptance criteria are outlined in the attached RFQ. Telecommunication Providers must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference and as outlined in existing basic agreements: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 (Alternate I), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212 -4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the selected clauses in paragraph (b). The lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process will be used to evaluate quote(s). Details of the specific evaluation criteria can be found in the corresponding standard provision of the attached RFQ.
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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-98. The provisions that apply to this acquisition are identified in the DITCO Basic Agreements and Section M of the attached document. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517311. Small Business set-aside is not applicable for this solicitation. All quoted prices shall be identified by monthly recurring charge (MRC), non-recurring charges (NRC), and any tier pricing for additional service months as applicable. The requested service date and acceptance criteria are outlined in the attached RFQ. Telecommunication Providers must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference and as outlined in existing basic agreements: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 (Alternate I), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212 -4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the selected clauses in paragraph (b). The lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process will be used to evaluate quote(s). Details of the specific evaluation criteria can be found in the corresponding standard provision of the attached RFQ.