Residential Electrical Distribution and backup power system upgrade for U.S. Embassy Quito at Government Owned Residential compound Ziba
Department of State · U.S. EMBASSY QUITO
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
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
19EC7526R0005
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
238210
Product service code
N061
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-07-27
Response deadline
Sep 4, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Quito, EC-P
Contracting contact
quitocontracts@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.
Dear Prospective Quoter: Subject: Request for Proposals number 19EC7526R0005 Enclosed is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Residential Electrical Distribution and backup power system upgrade for U.S. Embassy Quito at Government Owned Residential compound Ziba. If you would like to submit a proposal, follow the instructions in Section L of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on Standard Form 1442 that follows this letter. 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 Proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on August 3, 2026, at 11:00 am Quito Time at Ziba residences compound located located in Cumbayá, at the intersection of Humberto Fierro and Cesar Borja streets. Prospective offerors should contact quitoprocurement@state.gov for additional information or to arrange entry to the residences. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation in writing to Mr. Matthew Madden, Contracting Officer to quitoprocurement@state.gov before August 11, 2026, at 16:00 hours Quito time. Proposals are due by September 4, 2026 before 16:00 hours Quito time. No Proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your proposal must be submitted electronically to quitocontracts@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 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. The technical and economic proposals must be submitted separately. Do not include pricing within the technical proposal. Failure to that may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsive. In order for a proposal to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-1442 2. Section B, Pricing 3. Section K Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section L 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of bid submission shall deem the offeror’s quote to be considered non-responsible to the solicitation instructions and requirement and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
Contact
Point of contact
Matthew Madden
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
quitocontracts@state.gov
Secondary
QuitoContracts@state.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
