Preventive Maintenance Services (PMS) for Medium Voltage Switchgear (Eaton) at U.S. Embassy, Islamabad

The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is soliciting Preventive Maintenance Services (PMS) for Medium Voltage Switchgear manufactured by Eaton under solicitation number 19PK3326Q1007, with a combined pre-solicitation and solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov. The contract, anticipated to be a firm-fixed-price award, has a performance period of one year and includes an option to extend services for up to six months cumulatively under FAR 52.217-8. Proposals must be submitted electronically as PDF files not exceeding 30MB in size, with larger submissions requiring multiple emails. The evaluation process follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, requiring offerors to achieve a minimum technical score of 70 out of 100 with no unsatisfactory ratings in any evaluation factor. Technical evaluation is weighted heavily toward Eaton-trained contractor status (30%), Eaton-certified technicians (25%), at least five years of direct experience maintaining Eaton medium voltage switchgear (25%), and proficiency in SEL protective relay programming and testing (20%). The place of performance is the U.S. Embassy compound in Islamabad, Pakistan, where all work must be performed by personnel who have passed mandatory risk analysis vetting through the RAM portal, hold appropriate security clearances, and comply with strict protocols for handling sensitive but unclassified information per DD Form 254 and the DoD Industrial Security Manual. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or third-country nationals who have completed DS Form 4221 and are issued U.S. Government identification cards. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses including 52.229-12 on foreign procurement taxes, 52.204-25 and 52.204-30 on telecommunications and supply chain security, 52.225-1 and 52.225-3 requiring Buy American provisions with applicable free trade agreement alternatives, 52.228-4 for worker’s compensation and insurance including Defense Base Act coverage, and 52.204-9 and 52.204-70 on personal identity verification and State Department ID issuance. Offerors must also comply with whistleblower protections, ethics codes, subcontractor restrictions, and service contract labor standards, and submit invoices to the Financial Management Officer at the embassy via email or mail, with payment processed