Supply and Installation of Green and Digital Backup Power Solutions for EthERNet Data Center.

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Digital Foundations Project

Request for Proposal

Information Systems (Design, Supply and Installation)

(Without Prequalification)

Purchaser: Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (DFP)

Contract title: Supply and Installation of Green and Digital Backup Power Solutions for EthERNet Data Center

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Loan No.: IDA 68560

RFP No: ET-MINT-478340-GO-RFP

Issued on: May 16, 2025

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (DFP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the procurement of Supply and Installation of Green and Digital Backup Power Solutions for EthERNet Data Center.
2. The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (DFP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Proposers for Supply and Installation of Green and Digital Backup Power Solutions for EthERNet Data Center.

3.        The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Sixth edition, February 2025.  (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.  

4.        Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings apply to Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors) 50 %. and for Bid cost: 50 %.

5.        Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (EDFP), procurement@mintprojects.gov.et and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30AM - 12:30PM and 13:30PM - 17:00PM from Mondays to Thursdays; and 08:30AM to 11:30AM and 13:30PM - 17:00PM on Fridays at the address given below.

6.        The request for proposals 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 soft copy 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.

7.        Proposals must be delivered to the address below on or before June 30, 2025 @ 10:00AM. Electronic procurement will not be permitted. Late Proposals will be rejected. The outer Proposal envelopes marked “ORIGINAL PROPOSAL”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Proposers’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on June 30, 2025 @ 10:30AM. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public Proposals opening.

8.        All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 6,200,000.00 / Six Million Two Hundred Thousand Ethiopian birr/ or USD 50,000.00/ Fifty Thousand Us dollar / or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

9.      Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful Proposer’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the request for proposal document.

10.      The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)

Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (DFP),

Address: Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building 6th floor, in front of Tikur Anbesa Secondary School,

Procurement Management Specialist, Tel.+251913603899, Email address: procurement@mintprojects.gov.et

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia