Specific Procurment Notice Request for Bids For the Procurement of Goods

 (One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)

Contract Title: Procurement of ICT Equipment for Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS)

Loan No.: IDA E256-ET

RFB Reference No.: ET-MINT-427960-GO-RFB

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the procurement of ICT Equipment for Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS)

2. The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of ICT equipment (Laptop, Tablets, Switch, Access point) for RRS, refugees and host community, which is intended to be delivered within Four months. 3.Bidding will be conducted

through National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" dated July 2016, Revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, June 2021 and July 2023 ("Procurement Regulations") and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP), Project coordinator, D/ Project coordinator and/or Procurement management Specialist, tessedf@gmail.com, wondwosseny@gmail.com and/or zayedemoint@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30-12:30 and 13:30 - 17:00 local time from Mondays to Thursdays; and 08:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 - 17:00 on Fridays at the address given below.

5. The bidding document in English language may be freely accessed by interested eligible Proposers upon submission of a written application/request to the email addresses indicated below (email should be sent for both addresses indicated below).

Once email request has been sent to the designated email addresses, the softcopy of the RFP document will be sent to the requester. To facilitate further communication and correspondence, the proposer should indicate the name of the company, contact/ focal person, telephone number, workable email address and relevant information on his/her request email.

6.Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 24th July 2024 at 10:00 AM. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 24th July 2024 at 10:30AM.

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7.All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security as follows;

8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder's beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9. The address (es) referred to above is (are): Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP), Project Implementation Unit

Attention: Procurement Management Specialist

Telephone: +251-904-253942

Email address: zayedemoint@gmail.corn

Address: Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building 6th floor, in front of Tikur Anbessa Secondary School, Postal Code: 2490 code 1000 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ministry of Innovation and Technology ( MinT)