Solicitation
U.S. Embassy Mexico—International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL Mexico) CONOCER Criminal Analyst Certification Services
Department of State · Sol. 19AQMM26Q0469
Due in 23 days
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The U.S. Embassy in Mexico (State Department, narcotics and law enforcement office) wants a company that can run official CONOCER competency evaluations and issue certificates for Mexican state and federal crime analysts. It is a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award IDIQ (a contract where the government orders work as needed) with a 5-year ordering period from 12/01/2026 to 11/30/2031, and the work is done in person at government sites around Mexico. The notice is not set aside for small business.
Watch out for
- Must already be a CONOCER-registered institution. Only firms that are already registered with CONOCER and have at least six CONOCER-certified evaluators can qualify, which shuts out most small businesses that do not already work in this Mexican certification system.
Be formally registered at CONOCER as an Evaluation and Certification Institution.
- Highly specialized Spanish-speaking evaluators. Each evaluator needs high Spanish ability, years of experience in Mexican government criminal analysis, and must pass local vetting, so staffing the six-person minimum is hard.
Evaluators shall provide services in Spanish (must have a minimum Spanish level of
- Same fixed travel price for anywhere in Mexico. You must quote one fixed travel rate covering all locations, with no adjustment if your real costs are higher, and sites may be in any state depending on safety and health conditions.
The same rate shall apply for any location within the
- Very little guaranteed work. The guaranteed minimum is only $5,000 even though the ceiling is $5,000,000, so revenue depends on future orders.
the minimum value of guaranteed work is $5,000.
- Multiple awards and price competition on orders. About two IDIQ awards are expected, and later task orders are competed on price with a lower discounted price needed, with most work going to the lowest-priced awardee.
The government will provide fair opportunity for IDIQ awardees by utilizing a price
- Mexican tax invoicing (VAT / factura) rules. Invoices must meet Mexican tax rules (CFDI XML and PDF, English and Spanish, valid digital seal) or the VAT portion can be denied, which needs local tax know-how.
Invoices must be provided in CFDI (.XML) and pdf format.
- Strict quote format and page limits. Pages over the limit are not read, and an incomplete price matrix is rejected without evaluation.
Quotes and resumes that do not adhere to the prescribed page limitations will not receive
- Short time for questions. Questions are due October 10, 2026, only a few days after the notice was reviewed, and the quote is due November 1, 2026.
Questions should be received by October 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.
- Conflicting weight of price versus technical. One part says technical factors are more important than price while another says they are approximately equal, and the form lists NAICS 541519 while the notice lists 541990; ask the contracting officer to clarify.
The Technical Evaluation Factors and Past Performance, when combined, are approximately equal to Price
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- 19AQMM26Q0469 SF1449.pdf
- 19AQMR26Q0469 Attachment 3 PPIQ.docx
- 19AQMM26Q0469 Attachment 1.pdf
- 19AQMR26Q0469 Attachment 2.1 -TORP1 Pricing Spreadsheet.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
- 19AQMM26Q0469 Attachment 2 - Pricing Spreadsheet.xlsx: spreadsheet: not read yet
Full brief
What they want
- Run about 850 CONOCER Competency Standard 1599 certification evaluations for Mexican state and federal criminal analysts within 12 months of award
- Issue up to 850 certification documents for approved candidates by handling the formalities with CONOCER
- Register every candidate in the CONOCER system before evaluating them
- Provide three evaluators per week-long session for about 24 analysts (fewer evaluators for smaller groups), working in Spanish
- Hold a virtual info session on Monday, then in-person evaluations Tuesday to Friday at sites chosen by the embassy
- Send deliverables: work plan, weekly participant list, group roster, certificate copies and a final global report
- Possibly add other CONOCER standards later (EC0217, EC0301, EC1152, EC1588) as separate orders
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, multiple-award IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity); individual task orders are issued under it. Described as a purchase order under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures.
- Period of performance
- 12/01/2026 - 11/30/2031 (five-year ordering period); first order to certify about 850 analysts within 12 months of award
- Place of performance
- In person at state and federal training or justice facilities anywhere in Mexico, chosen by the embassy (INL)
- Estimated value
- Total of all orders may not exceed $5,000,000; guaranteed minimum is $5,000. Price lines in the form are shown as $0.00 and pricing is in Attachment 2.
- How they'll choose
- Best value tradeoff. Technical quote (key personnel, technical approach, corporate experience, past performance) is more important than price; price is judged for reasonableness, not scored. The text also contains a conflicting line saying technical and price are approximately equal.
- Offers due
- November 1, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. CST (local time in Mexico City); the notice lists 2026-11-01T17:00:00-06:00. Questions are due October 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. CST.
- How to submit
- Email only, to the Contracting Officer Eric Modrak (ModrakER@state.gov) and BringAG@state.gov. Quotes sent by any other means are non-compliant.
- Page limits
- Volume I (Business): no page limit. Volume II (Technical): 15 pages, resumes up to 2 pages each, relevant corporate experience up to 2 pages. Volume III (Pricing): the Excel price matrix.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1: Key Personnel / Resumes (CONOCER evaluators, judged individually)
- Factor 2: Technical Approach (how you recruit evaluators and run sessions logistically)
- Factor 3: Relevant Corporate Experience
- Factor 4: Past Performance (judged pass/fail over the past five years)
- Price (reasonableness only, VAT excluded; option prices included)
What to include when you submit
- Three separate files named 'Volume I - 19AQMM26Q0469 Business', 'Volume II - 19AQMM26Q0469 Technical' and 'Volume III - 19AQMM26Q0469 Pricing'
- Quotes in Adobe PDF, except the price quote which goes in Excel (.xlsx) using the Attachment 2 price matrix; all required cells must be filled in
- Name at least six proposed CONOCER evaluators and include a resume of no more than 2 pages for each
- Give 3 to 5 past performance examples from the last 60 months using the Attachment 3 form, and send the Past Performance Questionnaire to each reference so they return it to the State Department by the closing date
- Describe up to three relevant contracts for your company and for each subcontractor
- List any contracts terminated in the last 60 months
- Do not put price anywhere except Volume III
- Text 11 point or larger in Times New Roman or Calibri, 8.5 x 11 pages, 1 inch margins, table of contents and glossary in each volume
- Hold prices firm for 90 calendar days after the quote due date
- Include company name, point of contact (up to two people), and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Complete SAM representations and certifications, or submit the 52.212-3 form if they are not current
- To be considered for Task Order #1, also include the Attachment 2.1 TORP #1 pricing spreadsheet in Volume III
You must have
- Must be formally registered with CONOCER (Mexico's national competency standards council) as an Evaluation and Certification Institution
Be formally registered at CONOCER as an Evaluation and Certification Institution.
- Must have at least six evaluators who are recognized and certified by CONOCER in related standards, and must name them in the quote
Have at least six evaluators, recognized and certified by CONOCER in related
- Evaluators must speak Spanish at a minimum 4/4 level and have at least two years of criminal analysis work in Mexican government security or justice institutions, plus other listed experience
Evaluators shall provide services in Spanish (must have a minimum Spanish level of
- Evaluators are vetted by the State Department/INL in Mexico and can be barred if derogatory information is found; replacements are at no extra cost
Contract evaluators are subject to DOS/INL local vetting.
- Active SAM.gov registration must be kept through final payment
The Contractor shall maintain an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for
- No set-aside: open to any business size. A newly formed entity may bid if it is legally established by the due date.
is not subject to a small business set-aside and is unrestricted.
Not in the notice text
- Actual unit prices, quantities and pricing format are in Attachment 2 (Pricing Spreadsheet) and Attachment 2.1 (TORP #1 pricing), which were not read
- The middle of the main SF1449 solicitation document was left out of the text provided, so some clauses and sections may be missing
- Whether there is a current or previous contractor for this work is not stated
- The exact locations of evaluation sessions are given by the embassy later (at least 14 days before each session)
- The weight of the Technical Quote versus Price is stated inconsistently
- Which additional CONOCER standards will be ordered and when is not set
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 1, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 19AQMM26Q0469
- Agency
- Department of State
- Office
- Acquisitions - Aqm Momentum
- NAICS
- 541990
- Product/service code
- U005
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services
- Contracting contact
- Eric R ModrakModrakER@state.gov
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
U.S. Embassy Mexico—International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs (INL Mexico) CONOCER Criminal Analyst Certification Services One of the objectives in INL Mexico programming is to strengthen the capacity of security and justice sector actors to reduce impunity for crime and protect human rights. Under this Statement of Work (SOW), the Contractor shall perform all required services to certify Government of Mexico State and Federal Crime Analysts assigned to high-impact crimes and investigations units in the CONOCER Competency Standard. Other CONOCER Competency Standards and certifications are also included in the scope of this requirement.
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