Internet Circuit for 24 Ips - Kuwait Transmitting Station

The solicitation for Internet Circuit Services for 24 IPs at the USAGM Kuwait Transmitting Station, identified by solicitation number 951700-26-R-0006, is a firm-fixed price contract issued by the Office of Contracts under the United States Agency for Global Media. The procurement, classified under NAICS code 517810 for All Other Telecommunications, requires the provision of a 400 Mbit/s point-to-point wireless link with a minimum service availability and reliability of 99.97%, to be installed and fully operational prior to the start of the period of performance on August 26, 2026. The contract includes a transition phase, a base period of one year, and four option years extending through August 25, 2031, with all pricing required in U.S. dollars and submitted via the mandatory Pricing Template or Section 1 – Continuation Sheet. Proposals must be submitted no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, exclusively via email to Nicole Wright at NWright@usagm.gov with a specified subject line; late submissions and facsimile transmissions are strictly prohibited. The proposal must be structured into four volumes: Administrative, Technical Approach & Capability (limited to seven pages), Past Performance, and Price, with mandatory inclusion of a cover letter, commitment letters for key personnel signed within five days of submission, and resumes demonstrating at least five years of network engineering experience for the designated project manager. Contract performance will occur at Al Mutla, Kuwait, and requires strict adherence to Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses including 52.203-13 and 52.203-17 (ethics and whistleblower rights), 52.222-41 through -44 (labor standards), 52.204-23 (Kaspersky prohibition), 52.223-20 (aerosols), and 52.222-50 (combating trafficking), among others. Offerors must maintain active SAM registration, provide a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, and comply with representations concerning trafficking in persons, telecommunications sourcing, and the Buy American Act. Technical approach and past performance are equally weighted and significantly more important than price; failure in the technical evaluation results in automatic disqualification. The Government reserves inspection rights