Pre-Solicitation Notice for Acquisition of Apple iPhones (Brand Name or Equal) for U.S. Embassy Ankara 19TU1525Q4229

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Ankara, Trkiye will publicize the solicitation on the SAM.gov website once it is available. The U.S. Embassy Ankara anticipates issuing a solicitation for the acquisition of Apple iPhone smartphones (brand name or equal) for official U.S. Government use at Mission Trkiye. Devices must be legally imported into Trkiye and comply with all Turkish legal and regulatory requirements, including International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) registration with the Bilgi Teknolojileri ve ?leti?im Kurumu (BTK Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Trkiye). The Government will accept exclusively devices imported by Apple Trkiye, registered with BTK, and covered by an Apple Trkiye manufacturer warranty for a minimum of two (2) years or better. All devices must be new, original Apple equipment; refurbished, remanufactured, grey-market, or otherwise unauthorized products will not be considered. Delivery will be required to Embassy Ankara. Full technical specifications and submission instructions will be provided in the forthcoming Request for Quotations (RFQ). All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Please note that the response date in this synopsis is not final; the actual deadline will be specified in the forthcoming RFQ. The Government intends to award the contract on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis, to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest-priced, technically acceptable quotation. Award may be made based on initial offers without discussions. A pre-quotation conference is not planned. All instructions for quotation submission will be provided in the forthcoming solicitation.