D -- NAS COLOMBIA INTERNET PROJECT

The U.S. Department of State, Regional Procurement Support Office and the Narcotics Affairs Office, Colombia are seeking qualified offerors for the NAS Colombia Internet Project to be located at 25 remote locations throughout Colombia. The Government intends to conduct a performance-based acquisition for this project and therefore will provide potential sources with a solicitation that includes a statement of objectives. The reason for this approach is to provide the contractor with maximum flexibility to conceive and propose innovative approaches and solutions, leading to award of a performance-based contract and successful implementation of the new system. Contractors shall submit a performance work statement with their quotations in response to this solicitation, describe how the work will be performed, including all proposed hardware, and activate the required service within the shortest feasible time frame.The Government of Colombia, Colombian National Police, has an existing main national microwave system backbone that delivers Internet to 18 connecting points across Colombia. This project is to provide high speed Internet connectivity from these 18 connecting points to the 25 remote locations depicted in the project drawings. This capability will strengthen the USG?s and Colombia?s ability to expeditiously confront and thwart criminal activity as well as to provide real time information that will permit the Colombian Government to more quickly respond to Natural Disasters and Civil Unrest within its population. The solicitation is planned for release to qualified offerors on or about November 12, 2007, with contract award in December 2007. It is anticipated that the project will commence as soon as possible after contract award(s), with a total performance period of approximately eight months for delivery of all materials, installation of materials at the 25 remote sites, training for Colombia National Police, and Operational Test Acceptance of the system. The resulting contract type shall be firm-fixed price and the process will be conducted under FAR Part 12, Commercial Item Contracting. In order to obtain the solicitation package (including drawings, Statement of Objectives and Specifications) offerors must forward their written requests via fax to Mr. Mark J. Toler at (954) 630-1165, or e-mail to TolerMJ@State.gov within ten (10) days of publication of this advertisement. Proposals/Quotations will be accepted from both U.S. and non-U.S. firms