COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION

United States Consulate General Frankfurt

Supply and Delivery of IT Investigative Equipment on behalf of the Bureau of

International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) office of

US Embassy Pristina, Kosovo

SOLICITATION NO. 19GE5020Q0053

Issued by:

American Consulate General

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Page 1 of 14

September 8, 2020

Combined Synopsis and Solicitation

Solicitation Number 19GE5020Q0053

The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Combined Synopsis

and Solicitation for:

Supply and delivery of IT Investigative Equipment for the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo,

on behalf of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)

Office at the U.S. Embassy Pristina, Kosovo.

Synopsis:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the

format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written

solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 19GE5020Q0053 and is issued as a

Request for Quotation (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and

incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC

2020-07, effective August 31, 2020.

Contract Type: The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror

whose offer is evaluated as the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall

include all labor, equipment, delivery charges, materials, overhead, profit, insurance, and all

other expenses necessary to deliver the required equipment. No additional sums will be payable

on account of any escalations in the cost of materials, equipment, or labor, or because of the

Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving

the results required by this contract. Nor will the contract price be adjusted on account of

fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Term of Contract:

The ensuing contract shall be effective from the date of the Contracting Officer’s signature and

shall remain valid until all items/services have been received/accepted and until the warranty

period expires. The delivery time is within 30 days from the date of award.

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

Regional Procurement Support Office

Giessener Strasse 30

60435 Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Tel: (49) 69 7535 3345

E-mail: GodeckiH@state.gov

Page 2 of 14

Project Specifications:

Background

INL Kosovo has assisted Kosovo Police, hereinafter “KP”, since this institution was established,

either directly or through our implementing partner International Criminal Investigative Training

Assistance Program (ICITAP), to ensure a responsible, democratic and transparent Kosovo police

service in accordance with the legislation in force and required standards.

Purpose

Kosovo Police investigators, while performing their duties, have police authorities and are required

to exercise them in accordance with the Constitution, the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure

Code, the Juvenile Justice Code, and the Law on Police of the Republic of Kosovo. This equipment

will be donated to the KP Investigation Department and will be used by the Directorate for Support

of Investigations.

This equipment will be used during in field by Observation and Technical Support for the

implementation of covert investigative measures, during these operations these teams collect

evidence (video, audio and photo) which should be processed and handed over to investigators for

court presentation. Since these evidence materials have larger space Technical Support needs

storage devices that would allow saving these materials for a longer period of time.

The intent of this document is to provide minimum requirements identified by INL Pristina and

the Government of Kosovo (GoK) for this project. The document is not intended to provide details

that would limit the vendor’s proposal to a specific technology or a particular provider.

All work shall be the sole responsibility of the vendor unless explicitly identified as an element

being provided by the United States Government (USG) or the GOK. For all deliverables, the

following must be included: shipping, delivery, service, labor under the warranty. This applies

to any components, services, or labor of third–party companies. The vendor shall be fully

authorized/certified to supply, upgrade, install, configure, provide warranty service, and

troubleshoot/support the proposed solutions/equipment.

Objective 

The objective of this project is to provide additional investigative and surveillance equipment to

the KP to increase its capacity for prevention, detection, documentation and investigation of the

criminal offences.

Warranty: All items must have a minimum of a one-year warranty provided by the vendor.

Delivery Point: The equipment shall be delivered to: U.S. Embassy, 4 Korriku Nr. 25 Arberia,

Pristina, Kosovo 10000.

Compliance with Specifications:

Offerors shall also provide with their offer, at a minimum, existing product literature

substantiating the acceptability of their offered products in accordance with this solicitation’s

Page 3 of 14

specifications provided. Failure to provide this information will result in a ‘non- responsive’

offer and removal from award consideration.

Descriptive Literature Required:

Definition: (a) "Descriptive literature" means information (e.g., cuts, illustrations, drawings and

original manufacturers' brochures) that is submitted as part of an offer. Descriptive literature is

required to establish, for the purpose of evaluation and award, details of the product offered that

are specified elsewhere in the solicitation and pertain to significant elements such as (1) design;

(2) materials; (3) components; (4) performance characteristics; and (5) methods of manufacture,

assembly, construction, or operation. The term includes only information required to determine

the technical acceptability of the offered product. It does not include other information such as

that used in determining the responsibility of a prospective contractor or for operating or

maintaining equipment. (b) Descriptive literature must be (1) identified to show the item(s) of

the offer to which it applies and (2) received by the time specified in this solicitation for receipt

of offers. (c) Data displaying more than one model or size shall be clearly marked so as to

indicate the specific item being offered. (d) Offers which do not present sufficient information to

permit complete technical evaluation by the Government may be rejected. It is the bidder’s

responsibility to prove that their proposed solution meets or exceeds the requested specifications,

subject to any limitations elsewhere in this solicitation.

Other Specific Requirements:

All manuals and literature shall be in the English language.

All proposed equipment MUST be fully operative and functional.

APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if

they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text

available.

The full text of the referenced FAR and DOSAR clauses may be accessed electronically at

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdosara.htm, respectively.

(End of clause)

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions,

which are incorporated herein by reference:

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011)

FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)

FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)

FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (Aug 2020) – to be completed with other certifications and submitted

with the offer;

Page 4 of 14

FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition (Jun

2020)

FAR 52.212-3), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Aug 2020) – to

be completed with other certifications and submitted with the offer;

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018),

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items

(Deviation 2017-02)

The whistleblower protection of 41 U.S.C 4712 has been removed from paragraph (r) of FAR

clause 52.212-4. The following revised paragraph applies:

(r) Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts. The Contractor agrees to comply with

31 U.S.C. 1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracts; 18 U.S.C. 431 relating to officials not to benefit; 40 U.S.C. chapter 37,

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 10 U.S.C. 2409

relating to whistleblower protections; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Fly American; and 41 U.S.C. chapter 21

relating to procurement integrity.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.232-40, 52.247-35, DOSAR 652.232-70, 652.242-73 and 652.243-70;

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 2020) - the applicable clauses under paragraph (b) are: 52.204-

10, 52.209-6, 52.222-19, [52.222-21, 52.222-26], 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-13 and 52.232-

33.

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and

the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core

telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic,

coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means–

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or

ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security

surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance

and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation,

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any

subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or

using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or

provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National

Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an

Page 5 of 14

entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign

country.

Critical technology means–

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set

forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22,

Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part

774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15,

Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled-

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national

security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile

technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components,

materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations

(relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of

Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations,

part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

Interconnection arrangements means arrangements governing the physical connection of

two or more networks to allow the use of another's network to hand off traffic where it is

ultimately delivered (e.g., connection of a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of

telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's

possession about the identity of the producer or provider of covered telecommunications

equipment or services used by the entity that excludes the need to include an internal or third-

party audit.

Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a

visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because

signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper

function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13,

2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any

equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a

substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system.

The Contractor is prohibited from providing to the Government any equipment, system, or

service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential

component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system, unless an exception at

paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered telecommunication equipment or services are

covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for

Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August

13, 2020, from entering into a contract, or extending or renewing a contract, with an entity that

Page 6 of 14

uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or

services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of

any system, unless an exception at paragraph (c) of this clause applies or the covered

telecommunication equipment or services are covered by a waiver described in FAR 4.2104.

This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services,

regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract.

(c) Exceptions. This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(1) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming,

or interconnection arrangements; or

(2) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or

permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise

handles.

(d) Reporting requirement.

(1) In the event the Contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services

used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of

any system, during contract performance, or the Contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor

at any tier or by any other source, the Contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2)

of this clause to the Contracting Officer, unless elsewhere in this contract are established

procedures for reporting the information; in the case of the Department of Defense, the

Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil. For indefinite delivery contracts,

the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer for the indefinite delivery contract and the

Contracting Officer(s) for any affected order or, in the case of the Department of Defense,

identify both the indefinite delivery contract and any affected orders in the report provided

at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragraph (d)(1)

of this clause

(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: the

contract number; the order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity

identifier (if known); supplier Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known);

brand; model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or

wholesaler number); item description; and any readily available information about mitigation

actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of

this clause: any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or

recommended. In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or

submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services, and any additional efforts that

will be incorporated to prevent future use or submission of covered telecommunications

equipment or services.

(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this

paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (b)(2), in all subcontracts and other contractual

instruments, including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items.

(End of clause)

The following provision(s) are provided in full text:

Page 7 of 14

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

BASIS OF AWARD

The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible

offeror (as determined within the meaning of FAR Part 9, paragraph 9.104), whose offer

conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable

offer, including all options. Evaluation will be based on offeror’s submission in Volumes I and II

and the provision at FAR 52.212-2, as provided in this solicitation.

(a) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offerors:

1. Price;

2. Technical acceptability

Technical capability is equal to price.

(b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the

successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding

contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after

its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received

in other than English shall be rejected.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (Feb 2000)

If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate

offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using http://ice.cgfs.state.sbu/

in effect as follows:

(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers;

otherwise

(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.

(End of provision)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (Jun 2020)

Pursuant to FAR 12.302(d), the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors –

Commercial Items (Jun 2020) is augmented as follows: Preparation of Offers - Offerors

shall prepare and submit its offer in two (2) volumes as set forth below.

1) Preparation of Offers - Offerors shall submit a Quotation with enough detail to specify

compliance with the project specifications.

Page 8 of 14

VOLUME I

1. PRICING – Offer must be valid for 30 days from the date of the due date of

submission. Please Note: The U.S. Embassy Pristina is exempt from Value Added

Tax (VAT) for goods and services for this requirement.

The offeror shall complete the table for the below listed Brand Name or Equal equipment.

Chargers for the below listed equipment/devices should be 220V/50Hz without need for adapters:

CLIN

No:

Description/Specifications: Place of

Manufac-

ture

Unit

of

Issue

Qty Unit Cost Total Cost

0001

Forensic computer – TALINO KA-

301

Minimum technical characteristics

required:

TALINO KA-301 Forensic

Workstation;

RAM - 128GB DDR4 2400

MHz;

OS DRIVE - 2TB SSD for the

Operating System;

TEMP/CACHE/SWAP

STORAGE - 2TB M.2 SSD;

QUAD M.2 CARRIER - Quad

M.2 with four (4) 1TB M.2’s

(4TB in RAID 0);

DATABASE STORAGE - 2TB

M.2 SSD;

EVIDENCE/DATA STORAGE

- 6 x 6TB Hard Disk Drives in

RAID 10;

WRITE BLOCK - Additional

Tableau T-356789;

KEYBOARD AND MOUSE -

Wireless Keyboard/Mouse

Combo;

34″ SJ55W Ultra WQHD LED

Monitor;

Ea.

4

0002

Laptop – TALINO KA-L Omega

Minimum technical characteristics

required:

9th Generation Intel® Core™

i9-9900K Processor ( 8 Cores,

Ea.

2

Page 9 of 14

16MB Smart Cache, 3.60GHz

Base / 5.00GHz Max )

64GB Dual Channel DDR4

SDRAM at 2133MHz – 4 X

16GB

One (1) 500GB M.2 Enterprise

SSD for the Operating System

One (1) 256GB M.2 for

Temporary Files

One (1) 1TB SSD for Database

One (1) 2TB HDD for Evidence

Files

One (1) NVIDIA GeForce RTX

2080 GPU with 8GB GDDR6

Video Memory

Intel™ Dual Band Wireless-AC

9260 M.2 AC Wireless LAN +

Bluetooth Module

230W 110V/240V autoswitch

AC Adapter

Smart Li-ION Battery Pack

Fingerprint Reader

Fully Illuminated and

Customizable Keyboard with

Three Zones of Illumination

6-in-1 Card Reader

(MMC/RSMMC/SD/Mini-

SD/SDHC/SDXC up to UHS-II)

Three (3) USB 3.0 Ports; One

(1) Thunderbolt 3; USB 3.1

ports; One (1) RJ45 Network

Port; Audio Ports, and Display

Port 1.4b, two (2) Mini Display

Port 1.3

Microsoft Windows 10

Professional 64 Bit

Three (3) Year Standard

Warranty

Dimensions: 15.20″

w (386.08mm) x 10.32″ d

(262.13mm) x 1.50″ h (38.1mm)

0003 Server for evidence storage

– Drobo 8D

Minimum technical characteristics

required:

8 Bay direct-attached storage

(3.5” SATA HDD & 2.5" SSD)

Power of dual, Thunderbolt™ 3

ports (macOS only)

Ea.

2

Page 10 of 14

NEW Intelligent Volume

Management

SSD Accelerator Bay for a

performance boost

128TB Volume support, 256TB

Storage Pool

Supports a 5K display or 2, 4K

displays

Capacity/Drive Specifications

Up to eight (8) 3.5" SATA II /

III hard disk drives

Drives of any manufacturer,

capacity, spindle speed, and/or

cache can be used. No carriers or

tools required. Click here for

drive recommendations

Expandable by adding drives or

hot-swapping drives with larger

ones. Use the 8-bay Capacity

Calculator to estimate available

storage in various configurations

0004 SSD drive – 860 EVO SATA 2.5" SSD

2TB

Minimum technical characteristics

required:

Storage capacity

2,000 GB (1 GB=1 Billion byte

by IDEMA)

Key Features

Up to 550 MB/s Sequential Read

Random Write Speed

Random Write (4KB, QD32):

Up to 90,000 IOPS Random

Write Random Write (4KB,

QD1): Up to 42,000 IOPS

Random Write

Cache Memory

Samsung 2 GB Low Power

DDR4 SDRAM

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s Interface,

compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s &

SATA 1.5 Gb/s interface

S.M.A.R.T. Support

Yes

Environmental Specs

Operating Temperature: 0 - 70

℃ Operating Temperature

Ea.

6

Page 11 of 14

0005 Tablet – Galaxy Tab S6 10.5", 256GB,

Mountain Gray (Wi-Fi) S Pen

included

Minimum technical characteristics

required:

OS Android,

Processor Speed, Type Octa

Core (1x2.84GHz + 3x2.41GHz

+ 4x1.78GHz)

Type Qualcomm 855

Type Wi Fi

Color Mountain gray

Weight 0.95 lb (430g)

Product Dimensions (inches)

9.63" x 6.28" x 0.22"

Camera resolution (Front)8.0

MP

Camera resolution (Rear) 13.0

MP + 5.0 MP

Video Recording

ResolutionUHD 4K (3840 x

2160) @30fps

Main Camera Auto Focus Yes

Battery Type and Size Li Ion

7.040mAh

Video Play Time Up to 15Hrs

Internal Memory 8GB(RAM) +

256GB External

Memory/microSD™ Capacity

MicroSD (Up to 1TB)

Connectivity Wi Fi 802.11

a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz, VHT80

MU MIMO

USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 Bluetooth

Bluetooth v5.0 (LE up to 2

Mbps)

ANT+Yes

Bluetooth® Profiles: A2DP,

AVRCP, DI, HID, HOGP, HSP,

OPP, PAN Location

Technology:

GPS,Glonass,Beidou,Galileo

Earjack : No (Type C to 3.5pi

Gender Provided)

Wi Fi Direct: Yes

PC Sync.: Smart Switch (PC

version)

Ea.

6

Page 12 of 14

Main Display Resolution: 2560

x 1600 (WQXGA)

Main Display Size: 10.5"

(267.2mm)

Main Display Technology:

Super AMOLED

External Display Resolution:

2560 x 1600 (WQXGA)

Color Depth: 16M

S Pen Support: Yes, in box and

magnetic

Super AMOLED Display: Yes

Keyboard Compatible: Yes

Audio Playing Format: MP3,

M4A,3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA,

WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, 6

500.00 3,000.00

FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF,

MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX,

OTA

Speaker: 4 Speaker Video

Playing Format: MP4,

M4V,3GP,3G2, WMV, ASF,

AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM

Video Playing Resolution: UHD

8K (7680 x 4320) @30fps Gear

Manager: Galaxy Buds, Gear

IconX (2018)

0006 Delivery Lot 1

GRAND TOTAL – CLIN 0001 to 0006:

- indicate currency

Equipment should be supplied with relevant user manual, necessary certifications, and technical

documentations in English. Vendor should provide phone numbers and email addresses that KP

can contact in case of technical support needs.

2. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (Aug 2020)

Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must

submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications. If the Offeror has

completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete

only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

Page 13 of 14

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

Please note: The offeror must submit a completed copy of this provision with the

offer.

VOLUME II – TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

The proposed equipment shall meet all of the required technical specifications and the delivery

terms contained herein. In addition, the offeror shall provide:

(A) A delivery confirmation providing for delivery within 30 calendar days of award to final

destination.

(B) Warranty provisions as described under Warranty in this solicitation document.

The Contractor agrees that the equipment furnished under this contract shall be covered by the

most favorable manufacturer’s commercial warranty the Contractor gives to any customer for

such equipment and that the rights and remedies provided herein are in addition to and do not

limit any rights afforded to the Government by any other clause of this contract.

The Contractor shall provide a copy in English of the applicable manufacturer’s commercial

warranty with each equipment covered by such a warranty at no additional cost to the

Government. Warranty terms: 12 months.

(C) Descriptive Literature

(D) Technical Compliance Matrix (Brand Name or Equal):

CLIN

0001 -

Line

Items:

Required Specifications OFFERED

SPECIFICATIONS (TO BE

COMPLETED BY OFFEROR)

Remarks

001 Forensic computer – TALINO

KA-301

002 Laptop – TALINO KA-L Omega

003 Server for evidence storage –

Drobo 8D

004 SSD drive – 860 EVO SATA 2.5"

SSD 2TB

005 Tablet – Galaxy Tab S6 10.5",

256GB, Mountain Gray (Wi-Fi) S

Pen included

- Extend list as required –

Page 14 of 14

Deadline for Submission of Questions: Interested offerors may submit any questions concerning

the solicitation as soon as possible but not later than Thursday, September 11, 2020 to Hannelore

Godecki at GodeckiH@state.gov and FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov.

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

Preparation of Offers - Offerors shall prepare and submit offers to Hannelore Godecki, via email

to: GodeckiH@state.gov and FrankfurtRPSO@state.gov. The subject line shall read “Quotation

19GE5020Q0053 – Company Name”. The size shall not exceed 45MB.

OFFER DUE DATE

Offers shall be submitted as soon as possible but not later than 1500 hrs Central European

Summer Time (CEST) on Friday, September 18, 2020. Late offers will not be considered.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Applicable laws and regulations: Solicitation and award will be subject to laws and regulations

of the United States of America and is being competed using full and open competition

procedures.

{End of Solicitation}