SF-18 Replacement batteries for Bluelift manlift equipment 19UZ8025Q0034

ACTION CODE: Pre-Solicitation DATE POSTED: August 7, 2025 CLASSIFICATION CODE: 6135 - BATTERIES, NONRECHARGEABLE. NAICS CODE: 335912 - Primary Battery Manufacturing. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: U.S. Embassy Tashkent 5 Moykurgon Street Tashkent, 100093 Uzbekistan SUBJECT: Replacement batteries for Bluelift manlift equipment. PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 19UZ8025Q0034 CLOSING RESPONSE DATE: August 21, 2025 PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Kathleen Murphy Contracting Officer Phone: +99878 1205450 Fax: +99878 1206335 murphykc@state.gov SECONDARY POINT OF CONTACT: Shukhrat Arifdjanov Procurement Supervisor Phone: +99878 1205450 Fax: +99878 1206335 ArifdjanovSS@state.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Tashkent, Uzbekistan DESCRIPTION: Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Uzbekistan will launch the solicitation on the https://uz.usembassy.gov/embassy/tashkent/procurement-and-contracting/ website when it is available. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The Government plans to issue the solicitation on August 21, 2025. Contractor shall provide genuine batteries for Bluelift manlift equipment. Again, this solicitation will be issued via this website - no paper copies will be mailed. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract. Advance payments are not authorized. Electronic Submission/Responses: Electronic offers will be accepted. Please email your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM ARCHIVE POLICY: Automatic, on a specified date. ARCHIVE DATE: August 22, 2025. SET ASIDE: N/A Is This a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action? No Allow Vendors to Add/Remove From Interest Vendors: Yes Allow Vendors to View Interested Vendors List: No

Dear Prospective Quoter: Subject: Request for Quotations number 19UZ8025Q0034 Replacement batteries for Bluelift manlift equipment. The battery must be compatible with existing RUTHMANN Bluelift SA26 equipment and meet or exceed the following specifications: [list specs]. Offerors proposing equal products must provide detailed technical data demonstrating equivalency to the RUTHMANN Bluelift SA26 for batteries Model: B21090592 and B80091030 per 11.104 brand name or equal. GENERAL CONDITIONS / REQUIREMENTS 1. Your quotation in English language should be accompanied by adequate technical documentation, other printed material, or pertinent information (in English) for each item quoted. 2. The prices should include delivery cost to CIP Tashkent, Uzbekistan 100093 or SUVI LLC Tashkent , North Brunswick, NJ 08902. 3. Successful offerors shall be registered with the SAM (accessed through www.sam.gov) prior to contract award. The Government has the right to select the most cost-effective option for delivery. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENS All quotations duly signed and stamped shall be submitted by electronic mail to TashkentGSOProcurement@state.gov not later than 11:00 a.m. Tashkent time on September 20, 2025. Late bids will be rejected.