Request for Bids
Goods
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Procuring Entity: Ministry of Agriculture
Project Name: Food System Resilience Program
Contract Title: Procurement of Equipment for Coffee Quality Inspection and Certification Laboratory
Project ID: P71560-ET
Bid Reference No.: ET-MOA-519296-GO-RFB

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture, received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Food System Resilience Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of different Coffee Laboratory Equipment's includes Grinder, Roaster, grain moisture meter, sensitive scale, coffee sample screen coffee lab sample parchment/pod huller and coffee sample tray.
2. The Ministry of Agriculture now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of the above-mentioned equipment for the Coffee Quality Inspection and Certification Laboratory
3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) procedure as specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers as indicated in 'Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-Consulting, and Consulting Services', Seventh Edition, September 2025, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture Procurement Executive Block A, 2nd Floor, Room number B-A-5, and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 9:00 to 12:00 A.M. and 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the address given below.
5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of the written application to the address below and upon payment of non-refundable fee of Birr 500.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment should be cash or bank transfer through account number 1000009144009 for the Ministry of Agriculture.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before December 1, 2026, 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 bidder's representatives and anyone who is interested to attend at the address below on December 1, 2026, at 10:15 AM.
7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Ethiopian Birr 500,000.00 in a freely convertible currency in the form of CPO or unconditional bank guarantee.
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 Agriculture, Procurement Executive,
Attention: Neway Teshome, Procurement Officer Tel. +251959382112
Email: godolias21@gmail.com
Street address: CMC Road, behind Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia
Floor/Room number: Block A, 2nd Floor, Room Number B-A-5
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ministry of Agriculture