INL-RFQ_ PR15996353_Cellphone Services Colombia.

The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office (INL) at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota is soliciting cellphone services under solicitation number PR15996353, with quotations due by 4:00 PM Bogota time on June 1, 2026, submitted exclusively via email to designated government addresses. This is a combined synopsis and solicitation issued under FAR Subpart 12.6, and no further written solicitation will be provided. The requirement calls for new, unopened, unaltered cellphone services and equipment, with no grey market or refurbished items permitted. Offers must originate from vendors registered in SAM.gov with an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and proof of registration must accompany the submission. Quotes must comply with the Trade Agreements Act, meaning no products originating from China are allowable, and all equipment must exclude telecommunications hardware from Huawei Technologies or ZTE Corporation as barred under Section 889 of the NDAA. The award will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where only technically compliant offers will be considered, with price being the sole determinant among those meeting all mandatory standards. The contract period runs from July 13, 2026, to July 12, 2027, with performance occurring solely in Bogota, Colombia, and all services and equipment must be delivered FOB Destination. The acquired services are intended for donation to the Government of Colombia. Vendors must provide a one-year warranty with in-country support, including a manufacturer’s representative available in Colombia’s main cities and a two-hour response time for technical support requests. Defective units must be replaced at no cost to INL after evaluation at the vendor’s facility. All pricing must be submitted via the required Excel-based Price Schedule (Attachment A) and is to be firm for 90 days after the submission deadline. Payments, made 30 days after invoice receipt, are in Colombian pesos for Colombian vendors and U.S. dollars for U.S.-based firms; no advance payments are permitted, and VAT or IVA will not be reimbursed. Invoices must include detailed line items, contractor banking details, contract number, and be clearly marked as original or copy. The solicitation includes stringent submission rules: emails must have the correct subject line, files cannot be compressed or shared via links, and submissions exceeding 20 MB must be split across multiple emails. Each quote must contain the SF-144