FSM Skills and Employability Enhancement Project

Tender summary

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) WORKS Date of Issue of RFQ: January 19, 2026 Project Title: FSM Skills and Employability Enhancement Project Grant no.: D-9870 Contract Name: Performance Grant FY26: YHS – VocEd Infrastructure Development 1 (Construction of Vocational Building) Contract Ref: FM-NDOE-513629-CW-RFQ To: Bidder Dear Bidder, 1. The National Department of Education hereby invites you to submit a quotation for the following works: Performance Grant FY26: YHS – VocEd Infrastructure Development 1 (Construction of Vocational Building) 2. To assist you in the preparation of your price quotation we enclose the necessary Specifications, Bill of Quantities (BOQ), Drawings, and Form of Contract. 3. Mandatory Site Visit: A site visit to the facility will be arranged on January 22 , 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Pohnpei Time , and is mandatory before the submission of the quotation. Important Instructions for the Site Visit: All bidders must bring the BOQs to the site visit to capture any questions related to the proposed quantities. After the site visit, bidders will have the opportunity to seek clarifications from the SEE project regarding the proposed quantities in the BOQs. A pre-bid meeting will be arranged to provide clarifications on any questions that bidders have after the site visit completed at YAP High School . The Project will determine if any adjustments to the proposed quantities are necessary. Adjustments to the type and quality of materials without formal communications from the bidders will not be accepted. If adjustments are required, the Project will issue an addendum for the revised BOQ and notify all bidders of the changes. Bidders should prepare their quotations based on the revised BOQ. 4. You may submit the signed Form of Quotation electronically at the following address: Attn: Hyunjeong Lee, Project Manager Project Implementation Unit – SEE Project National Department of Education Tel: (691) 320 3609 Email: hyunjeong.lee@national.doe.fm with a copy to steve.mendiola@national.doe.fm andangelyne.aten@national.doe.fm 5. The bidder must have experience as a contractor in the construction of at least one contract of similar nature and complexity equivalent to the works included in this RFQ over the last three years, and provide evidence of financial resources to successfully complete the works of this contract. 6. The Bidder shall declare whether, during the past three years, it has had any contracts of a similar nature and/or complexity that experienced delays of 30% or more beyond the original contract duration (excluding any extensions of time formally approved by the Employer), or were terminated for non-performance. The Employer reserves the right to verify the information, and any bidder who knowingly provide false, misleading, or incomplete information may be disqualified for this procurement.. 7. Each bidder is requested to submit only one quotation. If two quotations are submitted, the latter will be evaluated. 8. In evaluating the quotations, the Employer will determine for each quotation the evaluated price by adjusting the price quotation by making any correction for any arithmetical errors as follows: where there is a discrepancy between amounts in figures and in words, the amount in words will govern; where there is a discrepancy between the unit rate and the line item total resulting from multiplying the unit rate by the quantity, the unit rate as quoted will govern; if a Bidder refuses to accept the correction, their quotation will be rejected. 9. Your quotation shall be valid for a period of One Hundred Twenty (120) days from the submission deadline of quotations. 10. For Quotations with BOQ: Your quotation in English language shall be for the whole works and based on the unit rates specified in the Bill of Quantities for a fixed unit rate contract. Currency of quoted prices and payment shall be in US dollars. The quotation shall include all duties, local taxes and other levies payable by the contractor in accordance with the local laws of the Federated States of Micronesia. 11. The Employer will award the contract to the Bidder whose quotation has been determined to be substantially responsive to this RFQ, has offered the lowest evaluated price quotation and is qualified to do the Works. 12. The terms and conditions of contract are attached to this RFQ. 13. Your quotation should be submitted by February 18, 2026 at 3pm (Pohnpei time) on to the address below: Attn: Hyunjeong Lee, Project Manager Project Implementation Unit – SEE Project National Department of Education Tel: (691) 320 3609 Email: hyunjeong.lee@national.doe.fm with a copy to angelyne.aten@national.doe.fm and steve.mendiolajr@national.doe.fm 14. Further information can be obtained from: National Department of Education Attn: Hyunjeong Lee, Project Manager Project Implementation Unit – SEE Project National Department of Education Tel: (691) 320 3609 Email: hyunjeong.lee@national.doe.fm with a copy to angelyne.aten@national.doe.fm and steve.mendiolajr@national.doe.fm 15. Please confirm by e-mail to the contact provided in Paragraph 13 above, the receipt of this RFQ and whether or not you will submit the price quotation(s).

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• Source notice P176965 on worldbank.
• Notice published 21 Jan 2026; Tenqual indexed it 4 Dec 2025.
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