Solicitation for Cellphone Services Provider

Date: March 19, 2024 U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique Avenida Marginal nr 5467 Sommerschield, Distrito Municipal de KaMpfumo Maputo, Mozambique Subject: Solicitation Number 19MZ5023Q0009 for Cellphone Services Provider The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a quotation for the mission Cellphone Services Contract provider - Maputo, Mozambique. Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for mobile telephone services.

If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit your quotation electronically with the marking "Quotation Enclosed" to the above address. The deadline for receipt of quotations is on or before 17:30 local time (Mozambique) on April 22 ,2024. No quotation 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 maputogsoprocurement@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 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails of less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:

SF-1449 Section 1, The Schedule Section 5, Representations and Certifications Additional Information as required in Section 3. Proof of SAM Registration CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT (C-SCRM) C- SCRM Questionnaire and C-SCRM Software Producer Attestation Form A pre-proposal conference has been scheduled for March 28, 2024, at 09:00 a.m. at the U.S. Embassy General Services Office, U.S. Embassy Maputo.

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 ineligible 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.

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.

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. 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. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Officer/GSO - Sean Searcie, by letter or by telephone during regular business hours at +258 84 095 8000. Questions must be written in English and may be sent by e-mail to maputogsoprocurement@state.gov.

Sincerely, Sean Searcie - Contracting Officer