Landline Telecommunication Services for BEC & BDSC, Baghdad

The Regional Procurement Support Office at the US Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Pre-solicitation Notice in respect of the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Landline Telecommunication Services for BEC & BDSC

US Embassy Baghdad, Iraq

The solicitation may result in the award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for one Base and four Option Years in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Embassy Baghdad requires continued landline telephone services to support their telephone infrastructure. For this contract, two different configurations are explored. The first setup is to continue support for the current configuration at the Baghdad Embassy Compound (BEC). The second configuration supports a more robust setup where one E1 circuit is installed in the BEC and the second E1 installed at the Baghdad Diplomatic Services Center (BDSC) located approximately 25 kilometers from the BEC. Both locations will also require separate banks of DID numbers. At a minimum, Embassy Baghdad will need landline telephone services to support the current configuration.

The proposed E1 Telephone service shall be provided by fixed (fiber) or Fixed Wireless service but shall be interconnected with Iraq’s landline network, main GSM operators Zain, Asia Cell and Korek, as well as other regional Wireless operators.

The contractor shall be properly licensed to provide the service with the Ministry of Communications and have all national and local licenses, permits and access arrangements to provide uninterrupted 24 hours/7 days a week (24/7) telephone service.

The Solicitation is planned to be issued in December 2024/January 2025 and the solicitation package will be posted on www.sam.gov with solicitation number 19GE5025R0016.

The solicitation package will only be available in the English language. Solicitation and award will be subject to the federal procurement laws and regulations of the United States of America.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Ms. Wencke Jacobsen, email: JacobsenW@state.gov.

NOTE: Registration in the US System for Award Management (SAM) database is mandatory to be considered for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at the help tab of https://www.sam.gov and the Federal Service Desk : www.fsd.gov. (The FSD is a free technical support service desk for user assistance.)