INL-RFQ_ PR15678838_Container Movement BCA & VGZN Colombia.

The U.S. Department of State, through the American Embassy Bogota – INL, is soliciting quotations for the transportation, unloading, and installation of five 40-foot containers from the Transitional Coordination Base in Florencia-Caqueta to two destination sites in Colombia: the Countermarcoites Base in Barrancabermeja-Santander and Aeropuerto Cananguchal in Villagarzón-Purumayo. Each container weighs 3.7 tons and must be installed on six concrete supports per unit, requiring the contractor to provide cranes, suitable trucks, and operational personnel. The contract is a firm-fixed-price arrangement with a performance period of six days, FOB destination terms, and payment in Colombian pesos for Colombian firms or U.S. dollars for U.S. firms, with all costs—including shipping, insurance, overhead, profit, and taxes—included in the quoted price. The solicitation, issued on May 22, 2026, under reference PR15678838, follows a combined synopsis/solicitation format under FAR Subpart 12.6 and is awarded using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, with technical compliance evaluated against line-item specifications and price determined by multiplying quoted unit rates by quantities in Attachment A. Quotations must be submitted via email to RestrepoF@state.gov and BogotaINLSolicitation@state.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Bogota time on June 1, 2026, with the subject line formatted as “PR15678838 - Quotation_Your Company Name” and without compressed files or shared links. Required documents include a completed SF-1449 form, Attachment A price schedule, NDAA-889 certification, evidence of SAM registration with a unique entity identifier, compliance statements, proof of capability and insurance, and all representations and certifications outlined in Section 5, including organizational conflict of interest disclosures and security prohibitions under FAR 52.240-91. Items originating from China are prohibited, and the contractor assumes full risk of loss until delivery to the government at the destination. The contractor is responsible for repairs or replacements of damaged or lost items, must mark delivered supplies with warranty information per FAR 46.706(b)(5), and must comply with export control obligations for foreign personnel access. Invoices must be submitted through the Vendor Portal only after government