The purpose of this firm, fixed price contract is to obtain digital telephone trunk services and circuitry for the New US Embassy Compound in Bamako, Mali.

The telecommunications local exchange company (LEC) contracting firm shall provide digital telephone trunk services over fiber optic or copper cabling to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) as outlined below in this technical paper.

This contract will be the activation and operation of services. 

All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. 

The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price.  The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussions.

The anticipated performance is for one base period of twelve months and four one-year option periods, at the option of the Government. The option to exercise these option years is unilateral decision by the U.S. Embassy.

Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Mali including Telecommunication Regulatory of Mali.

The solicitation (SF1449), all attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing from the beta.sam.gov website.  Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the beta.sam.gov website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation.

All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov  prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

The response date in this synopsis is not firm; please see the Request for Proposal for the actual closing date of the solicitation.