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RFQ FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF AIR CONDITIONERS
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The American Embassy in Cotonou is seeking to locally purchase air conditioners, requiring vendors to specify the brand and supply user manuals with their offer. The procurement process is structured under a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with bids due by April 29, 2025, no later than 10:00 AM local time, and all submissions must remain valid for 30 days. The Embassy will issue a purchase order to the selected vendor, who must then comply with various Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses relevant to commercial items, including requirements for offeror representations and anti-discrimination certifications. Payment will be made in full within 30 days after delivery, with no advance or partial payments permitted. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to bid submission or risk disqualification. Deliveries are to be made to the U.S. Embassy, Boulevard de la Marina, Cotonou, Benin, referencing the solicitation number PR15226852. All invoices must include this number and be sent to the provided email address. Additional documentation, such as NDAA and anti-discrimination certification forms, must accompany the quotation. Any questions regarding the RFQ should be directed to the Contracting Officer, Rebecca J. Stone, with contact information provided in the announcement. This solicitation is set aside for the local area, per FAR 26.2, and targets businesses in the specified geographic region.
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COTONOU, BJ-LI, BENSet-Aside
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American Embassy Cotonou is looking to purchase AIR CONDITIONERS locally
The vendor shall specify the brand and provide user manuals. Embassy Cotonou will issue a purchase order. No
advance or partial payments are allowed under this service. Payment is net 30 days after receipt of the
supplies. The invoice, bearing the purchase order number, should be sent to Cotonoudbo@state.gov.
The following FAR clauses apply to this service. The selected vendor must comply with the following
commercial items terms and conditions.
FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL, APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. THE SELECTED
OFFEROR MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS
AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. FAR 52.204-24, FAR52.204-25 AND 52.204-26 APPLY. E.O.
13950 COMBATING RACE AND SEX STEREOTYPING APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4,
CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, APPLIES. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-5, CONTRACT
TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDER - COMMERCIAL
ITEMS, WILL APPLY.
The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far.
Your bid must be good for 30 days and must be submitted on or before April 29, 2025, no later than 10:00
AM local time to cotonougsobids@state.gov .
Delivery instructions:
PR15226852
US EMBASSY
BOULEVARD DE LA MARINA
COTONOU- BENIN
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 time of
proposal submission may deem the offerer's proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further
consideration will be given. Therefore, offerers are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are
interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
The offerer shall fill out the NDAA and the Anti-discrimination certification forms below and return one copy
together with the quotation.
Please direct all questions related to this request for quotation to the Contracting Officer, Rebecca J. Stone
at cotonougsobids@state.gov.
Rebecca J. Stone
Contracting Officer
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