Supply and Delivery Digital Evidence Equipment

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No.:  19GE5022Q0001

The U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for:

Supply and delivery of Digital Examination Equipment for the U.S. Embassy Yerevan, Armenia

as described below, to be awarded during the last quarter of calendar year 2021.

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) would like to purchase Digital Examination Equipment for the US Embassy Yerevan, Armenia. The equipment will include but not limited to 3.5” HARD DRIVE DISK (HDD) SATA (BRAND NAME OR EQUAL), NETWORK ATTACHED SERVER "QNAP TS-1683XU-RP-E2124-16G" (BRAND NAME OR EQUAL), HARDWARE-SOFTWARE SOLUTION TO RECOVER DIGITAL EVIDENCE PC-3000 Portable III SSD (BRAND NAME OR EQUAL) and other equipments that will be specified in the Request for Quotation.

The evaluation of offers will be based on the Lowest-Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach. It is the offeror’s responsibility to prove that the equipment it is offering meets the requested specifications.

This is a brand name or equal acquisition for Digital Examination Equipment.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than 10/21/2021, at the following email address (gallonea@state.gov) and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm. Please DO NOT TELEPHONE.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below.  Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:_______________________                      SAM Registered:        (     ) Yes     (     ) No

*          Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html

**        System for Award Management: SAM.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Ms. Gallone, email Gallonea@state.gov.