All firms that respond to the solicitation must be technically qualified and financially responsible to perform the work. At a minimum, each offeror must meet the following requirements when submitting their proposal:
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• Be able to understand written and spoken English;

• Have an established business with a permanent address and telephone listing in Lusaka Zambia;

• Have the necessary personnel, equipment and financial resources available to perform the work;

• Have all licenses and permits required by local law; Engineering institute of Zambia Certificate, National Council for Construction Grade 5 or better, Company certificate of incorporation and Tax Certificate.

• Meet all local insurance requirements;

• Have the ability to obtain a performance and guarantee bond and a payment bond, or to post adequate performance security, such as irrevocable letters of credit or guarantees issued by a reputable financial institution;

• Have no adverse criminal record;

• Have no political or business affiliation which could be considered contrary to the interests of the United States;

• Have good experience and past performance records; and,

• Identify specialized experience and technical competence required to complete the construction work in accordance with this solicitation.

If a firm is interested in competing for this requirement, please provide a written request for a copy of the solicitation documents to the U.S. Embassy Lusaka, Stand: 694 lot: 100, P.O Box 320065 Lusaka Zambia. Email: [email protected] .

The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract.

All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 5.207. 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.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx