ACHIEVING HEALTH NIGERIA INITIATIVE
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR SUPPLY OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND STARLINK BROADBAND HARDWARE AND CONNECTIVITY SUBSCRIPTION
RFQ REFERENCE: ACEBAY-RFQ-001-05-2024
A. BACKGROUND:
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNI) is a not-for-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes expert in health, education, nutrition, environmental, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth, research, humanitarian services and technology-creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges.
With funding from USAID to implement Accelerating Control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria (ACE-1), the Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNI) is inviting qualified and authorized IT and Broadband connectivity companies in Nigeria to submit sealed quotations for supply of laptop computers, Starlink Broadband hardware, and connectivity subscriptions as provided in the below weblink;
B. REQUEST
Interested bidders should visit this webpage on any web browser to access and download detailed description of these lotted procurement items;
| Lot 1: Supply of Laptop computers | https://bit.ly/4bvhs7U |
| Lot 2: Supply of Starlink Broadband Hardware and Connectivity subscription |
C. MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
| No | Tender Requirement |
| 1 | Company Profile; registered address(s), official/functional emails, telephone numbers and of contact for the company. |
| 2 | Evidence of legal registration document of the company (CAC, FORM CO7 and FORM CO2) or registration of Business name or any other equivalent valid document from CAC. |
| 3 | Latest Tax Clearance Certificate (please note that we will scan the QR code on your TCC to validate authenticity). |
| 4 | Evidence of financial capability (most recent and signed audited account) |
| 5 | Bank reference letter duly authenticated by the bank and addressed to AHNi. |
| 6 | OEM authorization letter or certificate to deal on quoted product and/or service. |
| 7 | Verifiable evidence of experience in award(s) with similar scope, complexity), and value within the last 3 years (i.e supply of laptop, computers, supply of Starlink Broadband Hardware, and connectivity subscription). Bidders must provide copy(ies) of job orders or contracts as well as proof of delivery(ies) |
| 8 | Financial Quotation and requisite Commercial Terms. |
D. EVALUATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Bidders must ensure that all requested information above are included in the submission. Proposals will be evaluated as follows;
| STAGES OF BID EVALUATION | EVALUATION DESCRIPTION | EVALUATION APPLICATION |
| 1ST STAGE | Complete Conformity to tender Submission Requirements. | PASS OR FAIL |
| 2ND STAGE | Conformity to Minimum Eligibility Requirement listed 1-7. | PASS OR FAIL |
| 3RD STAGE | Financial bid opening evaluation of conformity to financial quotation (i.e clear specification, brand, completeness of requirement, delivery lead-time, Subscription, price and after sales warranty). | PASS OR FAIL |
| 4TH STAGE | Consideration for award. | Price Reasonableness, acceptable quality, acceptable delivery timeline and warranty provision. |
E. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS
Technical Documentation (Criteria 1-7) and Financial Quotation including commercial terms (criteria 8) MUST be submitted in 2 separate envelopes, signed by authorized representative for those that require the same, properly labeled with your company name on one side of the envelope as well as its content on the other side of the envelope (e.g envelope 1- technical document, envelop 2 –financial quotation).you are expected to submit these two (2) envelopes inside one bigger envelope, addressed, and submit the same in hard copy to:
The Procurement Committee,
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi),
Plot 512, Cadastral Zone BO9 (23 Celina Ayom Crescent)
Behind NAF conference Centre,
Kado 900108, Abuja- FCT. Nigeria.
F. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS
• For clarification on any aspect of this request for quotation (RFQ), please send an email reflecting RFQ to [email protected]
• AHNI is Value Added Tax (VAT) exempted but deducts withholding tax (WHT) in compliance, with relevant Nigerian Tax Laws.
• All proposal documents submitted including price must be valid for 90 days from the proposal due date. This includes but not limited to cost, terms, conditions, and service level agreement; standard manufacturer’s warranty for various equipment request must apply.
• Please note that this tender will be awarded as lotted.
• AHNi requires compliance to the policies on Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and the violence against persons prohibition act (VAPPA, 2015) from its suppliers and partners. All prospective bidders must be in compliant to these important policies.
• Please note that delivery location for LOT 1 is Adamawa State while delivery location for Lot 2 is Borno State.
G. CLOSING DATE
All completed proposal documentation must be hand delivered or couriered to the above address on or before Thursday May 23, 2024 at 5:00pm GMT.
DISCLAIMER
AHNI reserves the right to select and negotiate with that company it deems in its sole discretion to be qualified for competitive bid and to terminate negotiation without incurring any liability. Issuance of bid document does not constitute a commitment by AHNI to award a contract.