DEADLINE: 10TH AUGUST, 2021
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE CONTROL OF AIDS (NACA)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI), PRE QUALIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 2021 PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is statutorily responsible for the coordination of the National HIV response. The Agency is anticipating funds from the Federal Government of Nigeria and other National and International donors/partners for the execution of her 2021 projects
Towards achieving these objectives, the Agency wishes to apply these funds in the implementation of her 2021 projects through procurement of various Goods/Works and Consultancy/Non-Consultancy Services. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act PPA 2007, the Agency hereby invites interested and qualified Consultants/Contractors to express interest, submit prequalification of tender documents for the procurement of the following Goods/Works and Services
CATEGORY I -WORKS
Lot 1: Construction of NACA Annex office Extension.
CATEGORY II- GOODS PROCUREMENT
Lot 2: Production and Printing of HiV Information Education Communication (IEC) materials, etc
Lot 3: Supply Of ICT working tools (equipment and software)
Lot4: Supply of Office Stationery
Lot 5: Supply of Computer Consumables
Lot 6: Supply of Office Furniture
Lot 7: Supply of Media Equipment
Lot8: Supply of Welfare Materials
Lot 9: Supply of HIV Opportunistic Infections (Ol) Medicines (Manufacturer only)
CATEGORY III- CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES (EXPRESSION OF INTEREST)
PACKAGE A: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Lot 10: Provision of staff training: Institutes Specific Training, Departmental/Units tailored training and general Manpower/Administrative training
Lot 11: Provision af Consultancy Services in Conducting HIV/Medical Empowerment across some selected Federal Constituencies and Senatorial Districts in Nigeria.
Lot 12: Provision of Consultancy Services for Development and Deployment of Customized Software and Mobile Apps.
Lot 13: Provision of Consultancy Services for Conduct of Priority Operations Research
PACKAGE B: NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Lot 14: Production, Publication and Airing of Mass Media Activities
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
The comprehensive scope of services as it relates to consultancy and non-consultancy services as well as specification and quantifications concerning items of supplies shall be provided in the Request for Proposal (RfP] and Tender document respectively. However, broad description for the scope of service is as follows:
i. Development of context specific change management strategies and sustainability plans for transition of existing projects.
ii. Production and airing of jingles in several Nigeria Languages on some media platform
iii. HIV/Medial Empowerment Outreach in Selected States across the Country
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Agency shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in public procurement whereby the following mandatory requirement/ eligibility criteria are expected
to be met by all prospective bidders:
a) Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC 7;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2018, 2019 & 2020) valid till 31″ December, 2021; with Minimum Average Annual Turnover of N100 million for referenced years for Lot 1,
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 15);
d) Evidence of industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021 (applicable where number of staff is at least 5 or at least N5Om turnover)
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2021;
f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g)Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Agency for the Control of AIDS or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bids are true and correct in all particulars;
-that the company is not in receivership of any form of insolvency/bankruptcy nor in debarment; and
-that the company nor any of the Director(s) of the company has been convicted of any financial crime
h) Lots 3&5: Evidence of current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
i) Copy of Audited Company’s Accounts for the immediate past three years(2018, 2019, and 2020)duly stamped and signed by certified Auditors
j) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
k) Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CPN, NITDA, CMD, Medical & Dental Council of Nigeria etc;
l) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, ARCON, CORBON, QSRBN, CMD, NITDA, CPN, MDCN etc;
m) Lot 1: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease;
n) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards and Job Completion Certificates;
o) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firms Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (CAC], Contact Address, Telephone Number (Preferable GSM No.), and e-mail
address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
4. MODE OF SUBMISSION FOR EOI/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS-GOODS/WORKS, CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROJECTS
Prospective bidders are to submit three copies of their EO/Prequalification documents for the projects of their choice; One Original and Two duplicates in same envelope addressed to The Director General National Agency for the Control of AID5, No.3 Ziquinchor Street Wuse zone 4, Beside AEDC office, Abuja. Furthermore, each envelope should bear the name, Lot number and address of the bidder, Registered and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Ground Floor, No.3 Ziquinchor Street Wuse Zone 4, Beside AEDC office, Abuja. E-mail Address: info@naca.gov.ng, Tel: +234-9-4613726-9, Fax:+234-94613700 not later than Tuesday 10th August, 2021
For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA)
5. OPENING OF BID/EXPRESSiON OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROJECTS/PREQUALIFICATION
The EO1/Pre-qualification bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission, at 12 noon on Tuesday 10th August, 2021 in the Conference Room of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, No.3 Ziquinchor Street Wuse Zone 4, Beside AEDC office, Abuja in the presence of bidders or or their representatives.
Please Note: Only the shortlisted/pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date to purchase Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) and Request for Proposals (RfPs).
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than Two (2) Lots
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording (link will be sent to bidders) with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency
f. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services).
7. NOTES/DISCLAIMER
i. NACA shall verify any or all documents and claims made by applicants and will disqualify bidders with falsified documents and claims
ii. If it is determined that submitted documents and claims have been falsified, the bidder may face prosecution in a court of Law
iii. NACA shall not be held responsible for any disqualified bid/EOl because of any omission or deletion relating to the submission guidelines.
iv This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NACA to award a contract to any Contractor, nor shall it entitle any Contractor submitting documents to daim any indemnity from NACA
v. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.
Signed
Management.
