Procurement and Supply of IT Equipments & Electrical Items for ISD, MoE, Kabul, Afghanistan

Publish Date: Dec 21, 2011

Closing Date: Feb 11, 2012

Tender Number: G-54

Reference Number: MoE/G-54/ICB

Funding Agency: DANIDA

City: Kabul

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Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Procurement and Supply of IT Equipments & Electrical Items for ISD, MoE, Kabul, Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB)

IFB Ref. No.: MOE/G-54/ICB

1. Ministry of Education of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received Grant from DANIDA and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to payments under the Contract for Procurement and Supply of IT Equipments & Electrical Items for ISD, MoE, Kabul, Afghanistan against IFB No. MOE/G-54/ICB.

2. Ministry of Education, now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Procurement of Computer and IT Equipments asillustrated below:

Lot No.	Description	Quantity
Lot 1	Laptop Dell Latitude E6420 or Equivalent	70
Lot 1	Desktop Dell Optiplex 380 MT or Equivalent	158
Lot 2	Projector Sony VPL EX100 or equivalent	4
Lot 3	Digital Copier Machine Canon or equivalent	3
Lot 4	Hp LaserJet Black & White Printer 2055dn/ Equivalent	35
	Color hp LaserJet 5550dn/ Equivalent	4
	Heavy Duty hp LaserJet Printer 5200 TN/ Equivalent	6
	Scanner hp Scan jet 5590/ Equivalent	44
	Plotter hp design jet Z2100/ Equivalent	1
Lot 5	Digital Camera	158
	UPS APC Smart or Equivalent	100
	GPS Ashtech/ Equivalent	40
	Total Station Nikon/ Equivalent	4
Lot 6	Generator 52KW	1
Lot 6	Generator 5KW	34

3. The bidders may choose to quote for all or any one or more lots and each lot will be evaluated and awarded separately. Bidders who have not quoted for full quantity of the respective lot or quoted partially for a lot will be treated as non-responsive.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) a procedure specified in the Afghanistan Public Procurement Law, Rules of Procedures & Circulars and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Guidelines.

1. Post-qualification Requirements (ITB 38.2)

After determining the lowest-evaluated Bid in accordance with ITB Sub-Clause 37.1, the Purchaser shall carry out the post-qualification of the Bidder in accordance with ITB Clause 38, using only the requirements specified. Requirements not included in the text below shall not be used in the evaluation of the Bidder’s qualifications:

(a) Financial Capability:the Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s):

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that their annual turnover is at least one time of their bid price. Alternatively they shall include a letter from a reputed bank indicating their financial status which shall include their ability to perform the contract of magnitude equivalent to the quoted price.

(b) Experience and Technical Capacity:the Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s):

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that they have successfully supplied, installed and commissioned at least 80% in size and nature of equipments during the last five years.

· The Bidder shall provide List of major supply contracts conducted within the last three years necessarily including:

- Name and address of Purchaser with email address/phone No.

- Contract no and date.

- Equipments/items ordered/supplied with their respective quantities.

- Scheduled delivery date and actual delivery date.

- Details of Complaint, if any, received from the purchaser about the performance of the Equipments/items.

· The bidder/ supplier must have :

- An Average annual production of at least equivalent to the quantities being procured in the last 3 years.

- The equipment offered for supply must be of the most recent series models incorporating the latest improvements in design and must have been in satisfactory operation for a period of 12 months as on the date of bid opening;

- The bids of bidders quoting as authorized representatives/ agent of manufacturers meeting with the above requirements in full can be considered only if:

§ The manufacturer furnishes authorization in the prescribed format assuring full guarantee and warranty obligations as per GCC Clause 28.1;

§ The bidder should furnish a brief write-up, backed with adequate data, explaining his available capacity and experience (both technical and commercial) for the manufacture (to deal the same in case authorized dealer) and supply of the required goods within the specified time of completion after meeting all their current commitments.

(c) The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that the Goods it offers meet the following usage requirement:

(i) The bidder shall confirm the availability of spare parts and after sales service.

(ii) The bidder shall provide the address of the dealer/agent for verification or confirm that the bidder will establish the above services within 30 days of notification of award. If the bidder does not have the above services he may quote separately for setting up of the above. The bidder shall provide a plan for provision of after sales services and maintenance in Afghanistan. Following the execution of the contract the bidder shall guarantee that adequate specialized maintenance capability and expertise will be made available in the country.

(d) Manufacturer’s Authorization Certificate in terms of BDS, ITB 19.1(a)

6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain a complete set of Bidding Documents in Englishon submission of a written application to the address below or by sending an e-mail to awhanifi@gmail.com, awhanifi@moe.gov.af [with copy to azizobaidi@gmail.com] Mobile: +93 +93(0)788-779090 & +93(0)799-291-621.

7. Prospective Bidders are requested to participate in a Pre-bid Conference, which will be held on January 21, 2012 at 14:00Hrs at MoE Conference Hall, Deh Afghanan, Kabul, Afghanistan.

8. The bidders may obtain further information from [Aziz Ahmad Obaidi, email: azizobaidi@gmail.com& Mobile No.: +93(0)799-291-621]. The bidders may inspect the Bidding Documents at the address below from 09:00 am to 4:00 pm on any working days from Saturday to Wednesday.

9. Bids must be submitted to the address below at or before 14:00 hrs (Kabul Local Time) of February 11, 2012.Electronic bidding will not be permitted.Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened at 14:00 hrs (Kabul Local Time) of February 11, 2012in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below All bids must be accompanied with a valid bid security of an amount indicated below in United States Dollar (US$)or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

Lot No.	Description	Quantity	Bid Security Amount in US$ or an Equivalent Amount in a Freely Convertible Currency
Lot 1	Laptop Dell Latitude E6420 or Equivalent	70	3,940.00
Lot 1	Desktop Dell Optiplex 380 MT or Equivalent	158	3,940.00
Lot 2	Projector Sony VPL EX100 or equivalent	4	60.00
Lot 3	Digital Copier Machine Canon or equivalent	3	90.00
Lot 4	Hp LaserJet Black & White Printer 2055dn/ Equivalent	35	1,660.00
	Color hp LaserJet 5550dn/ Equivalent	4
	Heavy Duty hp LaserJet Printer 5200 TN/ Equivalent	6
	Scanner hp Scan jet 5590/ Equivalent	44
	Plotter hp design jet Z2100/ Equivalent	1
Lot 56	Digital Camera	158	3,520.00
	UPS APC Smart or Equivalent	100
	GPS Ashtech/ Equivalent	40
	Total Station Nikon/ Equivalent	4
Lot 6	Generator 52KW	1	2,160.00
Lot 6	Generator 5KW	34	2,160.00
Total Six (6) Lots			11,430.00

10. Domestic Preference is not a factor of evaluation.

11. The address referred to above is:

Mr. Abdul Wakil Hanifi,

Director (Procurement)

Ministry of Education, 3^rd Floor,

Mohammad Jan Khan Watt, Deh Afghanan,

Kabul, Afghanistan.

Mobile: +93 (0)752045012 & +93(0)788-779090

email: awhanifi@gmail.comor aw.hanifi@moe.gov.af

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