The Ministry of Labor and Skills now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of the following

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Goods

(National Competitive Bidding)

Name of Project: - Improvement on Skills Development and Job Creation under TVET Program in Ethiopia.

Contract Title: Supply of Personal Protective Equipment

AID No: 011764

RFB Reference No.: - MOLS/NCB/PG/-04/2025

1. The Federal Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS) has received financing from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) toward the cost of the Procurement of Works, Goods and Non-Consulting Services for TVET Colleges, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Supply of Personal protective Equipment For this contract, the MoLS shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank's Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through Letter of Credit.
2. The Ministry of Labor and Skills now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of the following: -

• Personal protective Equipment

3. Bidding will be conducted through open national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" [September 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 the Ministry of Labor and Skills and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 09:00 to 16:00 hours at the address and contact person(s) given below.
5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 600 ETB. The method of payment will be through Bank deposit to Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Gurd Shola branch account No. 1000461142331. The document will be sent or issued in hard and soft copy.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before July 12, 2025. At 4:00 PM Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked "ORIGINAL BID", and the inner envelopes marked "TECHNICAL PART will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on July 12, 2025 at 4:30PM on same date. All envelopes marked "SECOND ENVELOPE: FINANCIAL PART™ shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security ETB 30,000.00/Thirty thousand/in the form of unconditional bank guarantee or CPO from a reputable bank.
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 referred to above is: -

Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)

Mr. Andualem Misganaw, Procurement Team Leader

Old Building, Floor no 1, Room no. Procurement and Finance Department

Telephone: +251972473636

Email: andualem misganaw@yahoo.com

P. O. Box 4081, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)