KOR DT: GSM Services 19PS4725Q0007

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE US EMBASSY KOROR - GSM Services (RFQ NO. 19PS4725Q0007) This solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Koror, Palau will release a solicitation for the Global System for Mobile Service (GSM). The Government plans to issue the solicitation on or about the 1st week of July. The quotation due date will be set forth in the solicitation. The Government intends to award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the lowest technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract/purchase order based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract/purchase order will be a firm fixed price type of contract. All contactors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are required to register prior to submission of offer. If you are not yet registered, please start the registration process as soon as you see this notice. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?id=gsafsd_kb_articles&sys_id=9b6209801b4138905465eaccac4bcb72 Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows electronic responses. Offers may be submitted via email to TeriongKL@state.gov prior to the response date and time. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 10MB. If the file size should exceed 10 MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 10MB each.

Dear Prospective Quoter: Subject: Request for Quotations number 19PS4725Q0007 Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for GSM with Data Plan Services. If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter. 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. Quotations are due by 7:00AM, July 30, 2025. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to GSOKoror@state.gov. It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size 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. SF-1449 2. Section I, Pricing 3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section 3 5. Proof of SAM Registration 6. CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT C- SCRM Questionnaire and/or State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form 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.