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Tegucigalpa MDC August 11, 2021 Dear Prospective Quoter: SUBJECT: Solicitation Number 19H08021Q0058 for the Purchase Telecommuni Tegucigalpa MDC August 11, 2021 Dear Prospective Quoter: SUBJECT: Solicitation Number 19H08021Q0058 for the Purchase Telecommunication & IT Equipment for GATE The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a quotation for the supply, installation of networking and telecommunications equipment with its pertinent components to the following address: American Embassy Porton 3 ATTN: Mai Rettenmayer Col. San Carlos,Tegucigalpa, Honduras Please submit your quotation in a sealed envelope marked "Quotation Enclosed" to the above address only. No electronic offers will be accepted. The deadline for receipt of quotations is on or before 10:00 am local time on August 26, 2021. No quotations will be accepted after this time. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) prior to submitting a quotation pursuant to FAR 52.204-7. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-18 2. Section 1, Pricing 3. Section 5, Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section 3 Direct any questions regarding this solicitation in writing to Mai Rettenmayer, Contracting Officer. Questions must be written in English and may be sent to the email address [email protected] by COB on August 18, 2021. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible company submitting an acceptable quotation at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so. Sincerely, Mai Rettenmayer Contracting Officer PAGE OF PAGES REQUEST FOR QUOTATION THIS RFQ IS x IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) 1 50 1. REQUEST NO. 2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF. RATING 19H08021Q0058 08/11/2021 PR10028558 UNDER BDSA REG. 2 AND/OR DMS REG. 1 5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date) AMERICAN EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA 09/10/2021 GSO, ACQUISITIONS UNIT, ATTN: GSO TEGUCIGALPA HONDURAS 5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS) 7. DELIVERY NAME OTHER TELEPHONE NUMBER x FOB DESTINATION (See Schedule) Jelsy X Cabrera AREA CODE NUMBER 9. DESTINATION a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE AMERICAN EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA 8. TO: a. NAME b. COMPANY b. STREET ADDRESS FINAL AVE. LOS PROCERES, ATTN: LOCAL EMBASSY WAREHOUSE c. STREET ADDRESS c. CITY TEGUCIGALPA d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE d. STATE e. ZIP CODE 10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE IMPORTANT: This is a request for information and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON OR so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date) costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or service. Supplies are of 08/26/2021 domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotation must be completed by the quoter. 11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes) ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/ SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS 12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT NUMBER PERCENTAGE NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached. 13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER 14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO 15. DATE OF QUOTATION SIGN QUOTATION a. NAME OF QUOTER b. STREET ADDRESS 16. SIGNER a. NAME (Type or print) b. TELEPHONE c. COUNTY AREA CODE d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE c. TITLE (Type or print) NUMBER AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95) Previous edition not usable Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a) SECTION 1 - THE SCHEDULE CONTINUATION TO SF-18 RFQ NUMBER 19H08021Q0058 PRICES, BLOCK 11(e) I. Scope of Services The Contractor shall supply one-time purchase and installation of telecommunications equipment with its pertinent component Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This is a firm-fixed price type of purchase order. The price listed below shall include all labor, materials, overhead, profit, and transportation necessary to deliver the required items to the Intelligence Operation Center in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates. This is a brand name or equal acquisition. All prices are in USD. III Pricing 2 Unit Total No Description Part Number Quantity Unit Price Price $ $ Installation of equipment in 1 24 hr telecommunication Brand name or equal Dell 7470 - All-in-one desktop - I5-7500 2 OPTIPLEX 7470 5 each 500GB 8GB W10P, Windows 10 Pro, 4GB RAM, 500 GB HDD 3 Brand name or equal Monitor 24" P2419H 6 each Brand name or equal Tripp Lite 4 750VA UPS Desktop Battery Back INTERNET600U 9 each Up Brand name or equal Microsoft 5 MOS2019 5 each Office Suite 2019 Brand name or equal Antivirus 6 License Norton (1 Multiple NORTONANTIVIRUS 1 each devices, 10 each) Brand name or equal Multifunction 7 ET-2760 2 each ECO Tank Printer Brand name or equal 65” Interactive Display, Windows 8 INF65MU02 2 each Operating System, I5 Procesor, 8GB RAM, 500GB HD Brand name or equal Wall mount 9 5463301 2 each support kit for 65" Brand name or equal Office Paper 10 B0046IQYH0 1 each Shredder Brand name or equal Xerox 11 VersaLink Mono Copier Printer B7030 1 each Scanner Brand name or equal HP Digital Sender Flow 8500 fn1 Document 12 L2719A#BGJ 1 each Capture Workstation - document scanner Brand name or equal Switch 13 administrable UniFi de 24 ports, US24500W 1 each PoE+, Gigabit, SFP+, 500 Watts Brand name or equal Access Point 14 UAPACPRO-5 4 each long range UniFi PRO 802.11ac Brand name or equal Enterprise 15 USG-PRO-4 1 each Gateway Router Brand name or equal CAT6 UTP 16 CAT6 1 each Spool Brand name or equal CAT6 RJ5 17 B01K9Z4FT2 1 each Connectors 3 Brand name or equal Digital Recorder NVR H.265 de 16 18 Canales, Dual LAN, ONVIF, ND9441P 1 each HDDx4, HDM, RAID, Resolution 1920x1080, 1280x720, PoE Brand name or equal Dome Camera IP 5MP, H.265, 19 FD9381-HTV 4 each 1080p60fps, WDR Pro, SNV, IP66, IK10, P-iris, 30M IR Brand name or equal Hard Drive 20 WD4T 1 each HDD 4TB Brand name or equal Injector AP-GIC-010A- 21 4 each UPoE 1xGE 60W 060 Brand name or equal Monitor IPS 22 LED 21.5", HDMI x 1, VGA x1, 22CWA 1 each antiglare, Full HD Brand name or equal 5 Doors 23 complete TCP/IP RFID Access B0INCM1RYZ 1 each Control Systems TOTAL VALUE ADDED TAX VALUE ADDED TAX. Value Added Tax (VAT) is not applicable to this contract and shall not be included in the CLIN rates or Invoices because the U.S. Embassy has a tax exemption certificate from the host government. CONTINUATION TO SF-18 RFQ NUMBER 19H08020Q0058 SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK 11(b) DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT I. This requirement is one-time purchase and installation of telecommunications equipment with its pertinent components in Tegucigalpa, Honduras with the specifications provided below. Description: New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. The vendor shall provide ALL items stated under this RFQ. Packaging and preservation shall be IAW best commercial practices to enable shipment to final destination in Honduras to the address specified (e.g. see below), without repacking or incurring damage during shipment and handling. Items outlined below shall be brand name or equal of the purchase request under NAICS 334290- OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. No additional sums 4 shall be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. Nor shall the contract price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates. DELIVERY DATE Delivery date is ninety (90) days from date of contract award. PLACE OF INSTALLATION The contractor is responsible for the installation of all the equipment at the following address: Tegucigalpa, Honduras SOLICITATION CONSIDERATIONS The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion concerning all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract, which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer. All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do not cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.
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