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Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) – for the U.S. Consulate General, Istanbul
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The U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul is seeking to procure one brand-new, left-hand drive, 7-seater, 4-door full-size sport utility vehicle with an automatic transmission, model year 2025, for official use. The vehicle must be front-engine, powered by gasoline or diesel with an intercooled turbo engine not exceeding 3.0 liters displacement, a minimum of 150 kW (200 BHP), and at least a 6-speed automatic transmission. It must be fully compliant with European Union vehicle specifications and capable of legal registration and road use in Türkiye, meeting all local safety, emissions, and performance standards. The vehicle must be brand-new, unused, and free of defects, with no acceptance of remanufactured, refurbished, or gray market units. The solicitation requires an offer at the lowest price from a responsible vendor who can deliver within 90 calendar days of purchase order issuance, with delivery terms specified as CIF for non-local suppliers to a designated port or bonded warehouse in Istanbul, or direct delivery to the consulate’s address in Sarıyer for local vendors. All pricing must be submitted in Turkish Liras or U.S. Dollars and must include CIF costs, marine insurance, loading, overhead, profit, and the manufacturer’s warranty, excluding Turkish VAT and Special Consumption Tax. Proposals must be submitted electronically by 3:30 p.m. (GMT +3) on June 15, 2026, to istanbul-solicitation@state.gov in MS Word, Excel, or PDF format, not exceeding 30MB per file; larger submissions must be split into multiple emails. Incomplete submissions will be rejected. Offerors must provide a completed SF-1449 form with specified blocks filled, signed amendments if applicable, proof of SAM registration including UEI and NCAGE numbers for proposals over $30,000, vehicle datasheets and catalogs, documentation proving manufacturer, importer, or authorized reseller status with certification levels, and a completed Certification Regarding Compliance with Applicable Federal Anti-Discrimination Law per Exhibit A. All offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission, as failure to register renders proposals non-responsible. The evaluation is based solely on lowest price among responsible, responsive offerors, with pass/fail gates for submission completeness and responsibility determinations under FAR 9.1, requiring adequate financial resources, capability to meet performance timelines, satisfactory ethical history, sufficient organization and facilities, and legal
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ISTANBUL, TR-34, 34460, TURSet-Aside
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Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Left Hand Drive (LHD), Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the U.S. Consulate General Istanbul. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter.
The U.S. Government intends to award a purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a purchase order based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.
The Consulate General will not be conducting a pre-quotation conference.
Quotations are due by Monday, June 15th, 2026, on or before 3:30 p.m. (GMT +3 hrs.) No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically to istanbul-solicitation@state.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each.
In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:
- A completed solicitation, in which the SF-1449 cover page (blocks 12, 17, 19-24, and 30 as appropriate), Section 1 and Section 5 have been filled out.
- Solicitation Amendments: Provide a signed copy of solicitation amendments (if any).
- SAM Registration Proof: For proposals exceeding $30,000.00, submit proof of registration with the System for Award Management, including Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI) and NCAGE numbers.
- Datasheets and Catalogues: Include datasheets and catalogues of the proposed vehicle.
- Authorization Document: Provide proof confirming the offeror’s status as the manufacturer, importer or authorized reseller of the product and services proposed to the Department of State. This must include evidence of the required certification or specialization level from the manufacturer or distributor to fully support the product sale, pricing and where applicable servicing.
- Certification Regarding Compliance with Applicable Federal Anti-Discrimination Law document as per Exhibit A.
Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at the time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to istanbul-solicitation@state.gov by e-mail, until June 8th, 2026.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Adell
Contracting Officer
Enclosure: Solicitation Document PR15992354
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