Purchase & installation of language software & equipment
ID: PR12403186Type: Solicitation
Overview

Buyer

STATE, DEPARTMENT OFSTATE, DEPARTMENT OFUS EMBASSY RABATSouissi, Rabat, 10170, Morocco

NAICS

Communications Equipment ManufacturingT (3342)

PSC

MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT (5895)
Timeline
    Description

    Solicitation from the State Department of the United States is seeking to purchase and install language software and equipment for an external partner in Tangiers, Morocco. The purpose of this procurement is to support the external partner's operations with a multimedia digital English language laboratory. The laboratory will offer English language learning skills to beginners as well as more advanced students, following the LSRW (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) methodology. Additionally, the laboratory should be able to support training in Arabic, French, and Spanish. The contract includes the procurement and installation of thirty desktop computers, multimedia accessories, and peripheral equipment. The laboratory will interface seamlessly with Internet language learning platforms through high-speed wireless technology. For more details, refer to the attached RFQ and SOW.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Myron Hirniak
    HirniakM@state.gov
    Fatima Jerroum
    jerroumfa@state.gov
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