Solicitation
Mobile & Data Services for the U.S. Embassy Panama
Department of State · Sol. 19PM0726Q0012
Due in 5 days
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The U.S. Embassy in Panama City wants mobile voice, text and data service for basic phones, smartphones and tablets, for official domestic and international use. The planned contract is a base year plus two one-year options. The award will go to the best value offeror using a trade-off evaluation.
Watch out for
- Question deadline has passed. Questions were due by close of business September 23, 2026, so you cannot ask the contracting officer anything formally.
no later than COB Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Long list of required documents. Missing any required form means the quote will not be considered.
Quotations must be in English and incomplete quotations will not be accepted.
- Service must be delivered in Panama. This is a wireless carrier requirement, so a bidder needs a network or arrangement in Panama.
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Full brief
What they want
- Voice and text service for basic phones
- Unlimited data service for smartphones and tablets
- Service for official domestic and international use
- Period of performance
- Base year with two one-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Panama
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off
- Offers due
- 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026 (2026-10-13T15:00:00-05:00)
- How to submit
- Email to PNMPROCREQ@state.gov
- Page limits
- Files must not exceed 30MB each; split into separate emails if larger
What to include when you submit
- Quotation must be in English; incomplete quotations will not be accepted
- Use MS-Word, MS-Excel or PDF format
- Submit SF-1449
- Submit Section 1, Pricing
- Submit Section 5, Representations and Certifications
- Submit additional information required in Section 3
- Submit a completed IRS Form W-14
- Submit proof of SAM registration
- Submit the C-SCRM Questionnaire and/or State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form
You must have
- Active SAM registration at the time of submitting a quotation
offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov at the time of submitting a proposal
- Cybersecurity supply chain risk management paperwork (C-SCRM questionnaire and/or secure software attestation)
CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT (C-SCRM) C-SCRM Questionnaire and/or State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors and their weights (in the full solicitation)
- Number of lines or users and estimated value
- Contract type
- Date of the pre-quotation conference
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 19PM0726Q0012
- Agency
- Department of State
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Panama City
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 517112
- Product/service code
- DE11
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Panama, PA-8
- Contracting contact
- Alex Phannenstiel - Contracting Officerpnmprocreq@state.gov5073175000
- Versions
- 4 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The U.S. Embassy in Panama requires mobile and data services, including voice and text for basic phones and unlimited data service for Smart Phones and Tablets, for official domestic and international use. The anticipated performance is for a base year, with two one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the most qualified, responsible offeror representing best value using trade-off evaluation methodology. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-quotation conference, and all prospective quoters are invited to attend. Prospective offerors should contact Aranza Gutierrez at (507) 317-5309, or by email to PNMPROCREQ@state.gov for additional information or to arrange access to the virtual meeting. Quotations are due by 3:00p.m. on Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotations must be in English and incomplete quotations will not be accepted. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to PNMPROCREQ@state.gov . It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed the 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-1449 2. Section 1, Pricing 3. Section 5, Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section 3 5. The Offeror shall submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11. 6. Proof of SAM Registration. 7. CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT (C-SCRM) C-SCRM Questionnaire and/or State Department Secure Software Development Attestation Form Direct any questions regarding this solicitation in writing to Alex Phannestiel, Contracting Officer. Questions must be written in English and may be emailed to PNMPROCREQ@state.gov or sent to fax number (507) 317-5141 no later than COB Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov at the time of submitting a proposal.
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