American Embassy Tunis / INL - Secure Remote Court Installation and Configuration

The U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, through the Department of State, is soliciting proposals for the installation and configuration of Cisco equipment to implement a national Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) videoconferencing solution for the Tunisian Ministry of Justice, enabling remote court hearings across 32 sites including twelve courts, eighteen prisons, one juvenile rehabilitation center, and the Ministry’s data center. The contract is a firm fixed-price award to be given to the lowest-priced technically acceptable and responsible offeror, with no discussions anticipated after initial submissions. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide proof of their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), along with a completed IRS Form W-14 to comply with tax regulations. The scope of work, detailed in Attachment A, includes full integration, commissioning, testing, training, skills transfer, and three years of contractual maintenance, with performance must meet a strict standard of no more than one customer complaint per month. Equipment specified includes 68 Samsung 65-inch TVs, 24 Cisco Webex Room Kit Plus units, 20 Cisco Webex Room Kit units, 68 wall mounts, and a dedicated server for the data center, all to be delivered FOB destination in Tunis, with pricing required in Tunisian Dinars and VAT explicitly excluded due to U.S. Embassy tax exemptions. The contract has a 90-day performance period from award date, with a potential optional extension not exceeding six months total. Offerors must designate a Project Manager with at least ten years of video experience and proficiency in English and submit full compliance documentation including SF-1449 completed with required blocks, Section 5 representations, and all requested certifications. The proposal submission deadline has been extended to July 31, 2026, at 4:00 PM Tunis Time (UTC+1), and must be submitted electronically in English to specified State Department email addresses in MS-Word, Excel, or PDF format, with individual files not exceeding 30 MB. Payment will be made upon acceptance of deliverables based on the firm fixed-price terms, with invoices sent to [email hidden] and must include all elements required by FAR 32.905(e). A Contracting Officer’s Representative will be designated at award to oversee performance, document complaints, and ensure compliance with quality standards. Contractors must also disclose any telecommunications equipment manufacturers or distributors per U.S. federal restrictions and are subject to a