CDC Wifi Internet Service

Amendment / Modification

This amendment modifies Solicitation Number 19SL2026Q0004.

• The pre-proposal conference date has been changed from February 17, 2026, to February 24, 2026. Offerors interested in attending should contact ContractFreetown@state.gov on or before February 20, 2026.

• The submission date for offers has been extended to March 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM local time.

• Item 14, Description of Amendment/Modification, details the changes.

• The deadline for offer submission has been extended to March 6, 2026.

• The pre-proposal conference date has been moved to February 24, 2026.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for CDC Wi-Fi Services for the U.S. Embassy in Freetown. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price.

• Dedicated Broadband Internet Service for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) WIFI Network.

• 1:1 Contention Ratio with a Transmission Bandwidth of 15/10 Mbps.

• 5 Public IP Addresses.

• "Always on" connection with unlimited usage, no custom software installation required.

• Must provide detailed network topology map and have redundancy in the internet backbone.

• Prohibits the use of ZTE, Huawei, Xiaomi, and affiliated branded products.

• Requires specific network device capabilities including TCP Optimization, Content aware optimization, Connection Management, Compression, and Diffserv/Traffic Classification/QoS.

• Requires 7x24 service support and a minimum service availability of 99.97%.

• The contract will have a one-year base period and four (4) one-year option periods.

• The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract, with prices in Leones.

• An excise tax of 2% may apply to payments subsequent to this procurement, unless a waiver or exception applies.

• Quotations are due by March 4, 2026.

• Proposals must be in English and submitted electronically to ContractFreetown@state.gov.

• Submission file size must not exceed 30MB; larger submissions must be split into multiple emails.

• Evaluation will be based on a comparative evaluation of technical, past performance, and price, utilizing FAR 13 procedures. This is not a low-price technically acceptable or trade-off process.

• A pre-quotation conference will be held on February 17, 2026, at the U.S. Embassy in Freetown.

• No specific set-aside is mentioned in the initial letter, but the SF-1449 form has fields for set-aside information.

• SF-1449

• Section I, Pricing

• Section 5 Representations and Certifications

• Additional information as required in Section 3

• Completed IRS Form W-14 (if applicable)

• Proof of SAM Registration

• Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Questionnaire and C-SCRM Software Producer Attestation Form