Mobile Phone Services

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Lusaka, Zambia will launch the solicitation on the BetaSAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for approximately 530 mobile phone plans/services for U.S Embassy in Lusaka Zambia. The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to be considered for award. A comparative evaluation is defined as the act of comparing two or more offers in response to the RFQ. The item-by-item comparison is performed by comparing each offer to directly to one another to determine which provides the best value to the Department utilizing technical, past performance criteria and price. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 5.207. Therefore prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals.