Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
191N6526Q0108
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
238210
Product service code
5995
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-12
Response deadline
Aug 24, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC
Place of performance
delhi, IN-DL
Contracting contact
kamathsp@state.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 238210 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial quotations, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so. Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for supply of CAT6 CABLE and networking supplies to the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India. If you would like to submit a quotation, follow the instructions in Section–3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form SF–1449 that follows this letter. All requests for clarifications must be submitted in writing via E-mail to kamathsp@state.gov by 1700 hrs. (India Time) August 15, 2026. Responses shall be provided to all contractors who showed their interest in doing business with USG. No questions shall be answered received after 1700 hrs. (India Time) August 15, 2026. Quotations are due by 1400 hrs. (India Time) of August 24, 2026. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to Newdelhibids@state.gov with the subject line “Solicitation No. 191N6526Q0108 for CAT6 CABLE and networking supplies”. The file size must not exceed 10MB. If the file size exceeds 10MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 10MB each.
Contact
Point of contact
Sudhir P. Kamath
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
kamathsp@state.gov
Secondary
sharmac@state.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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