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The U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for: Mobile telephone services for U.S. Mission to Russia Th... The U.S. Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for: Mobile telephone services for U.S. Mission to Russia The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price type contract during the first quarter of calendar year 2022. The successful contractor shall provide mobile telephone services to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia and three constituent posts falling under the U.S. Mission to Russia – St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. The U.S. Embassy is using approximately 1,500 lines for official purposes. The successful contractor must be able to port in the current cellular phone numbers used by the U.S. Mission to Russia. Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than 11/04/2021, at the following email address (baltaa@state.gov) and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm. Please DO NOT TELEPHONE. Only companies expressing interest in writing shall receive a copy of the solicitation package when it becomes available. Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English. APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation. In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Russia. Contractors shall be required to provide: A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration; Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing; and Specific information concerning the period you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization. You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Russia. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified. If you have a Duns number* and have been beta.SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be beta.SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award. Duns number: beta.SAM Registered: ( ) Yes ( ) No * Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html ** System for Award Management: www.beta.SAM.gov The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions. Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures. The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Ms. Andra Balta, Tel. +49 69 7535 3350, email baltaa@state.gov