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.
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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
PR16174705
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
3361
Product service code
2310
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-18
Response deadline
Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Ashgabat, TM-S
Contracting contact
LeisKD@state.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 3361 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.
Enclosed is a solicitation of a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for acquisition of two (2) passenger vans for U.S Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. If you would like to submit 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 Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting the technically acceptable offer at the lowest price. The contract/purchase order will be a firm fixed price with no adjustment for any escalation in costs or prices. We intend to award a contract 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. Your quotation must be submitted on or before 17:00 Ashgabat time on August 26, 2026, in a sealed envelope marked "Quotation PR16174705 Enclosed" to: Attention: Contracting Officer U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan New Embassy Compound (NEC), 28 Archabil Street Ashgabat, 744000 Turkmenistan OR (PREFERABLE) email to ashgabatsolicitations@state.gov No quotations will be accepted after this time. Quotes must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. 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. Proof of SAM Registration Complete all above or the quote may be considered unacceptable and may be rejected. Direct any questions regarding this request for quotations by mail to ashgabatsolicitations@state.gov Sincerely, Katie D. Leis Contracting Officer U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Contact
Point of contact
Katie Leis
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
LeisKD@state.gov
Secondary
ashgabatsolicitations@state.gov
Submit questions
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