DEADLINE: 30TH MAY, 2022
FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (FIRS)
15, SOKODE CRESCENT ZONE 5, WUSE,
P.M.B 33, GARKI, ABUJA, NIGERIA
www.firs.gov.ng
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR MAINTENANCE OF PRINTERS IN FIRS OFFICE NATIONWIDE
(1) INTRODUCTION
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria Is a Federal Government agency established by the FIRS establishment Act 2007, to administer all taxes on behalf of the Federation. Its vision is to deliver quality service to taxpayers in partnership with other stakeholders and make taxation the pivot of national development. Its mission is to operate an efficient and transparent tax system that optimizes tax revenue collection and voluntary tax compliance. As a follow up to the General Procurement Notice (GPN) published on FIRS Website, Federal Tender Journal, Leadership and This day newspapers of Monday March 21,2022, the service in its bid to ensure operational efficiency through the provision of adequate working tools is desirous to procure toners for its printers nationwide as provided in its approved 2022 budget. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) hereby invite prospective Companies with requisite experience and capability to submit proposal for the maintenance of printers in FIRS offices nationwide.
(2) SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
This assignment involves the maintenance of printer contained in the Request for Proposal (RFQ).
(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective Contractors with requisite experience are expected to possess the following:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of the Company’s Registration/Incorporation with the relevant authority (Corporate Affairs Commission), including form CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of current Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2022;
(c) Evidence of current Pension compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2022;
(f) Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on December 31st, 2022/or valid certificate issued by BPP;
(g) Sworn affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committee of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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;
(h) Company’s audited accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 and 2021, evidencing average turnover of not less than N100million as reflected in the relevant Tax Clearance Certificate;
(i) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility of not less than N100 million for the execution of the project when needed;
(j) Company’s profile with the CVs, academic/professional qualifications/certification of a designated project manager and the project team members to be deployed for the project;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed by the company in the last five (5) years (i.e. Letters of Engagement and Job Completion Certificates);
(l) Technical approach, methodology and workplan;
(m) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the registration Number (RC) as issued by CAC, Contact Address; Telephone Number; and e-mail address. The letter head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of toe Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized signatory.
(4) NOT ELIGIBLE
All Contractors who have defaulted on previous contract(s) awarded to them by FIRS/Federal Government.
(5) COLLECTION OF PROPOSALS:
Prospective and eligible firms are to collect Request for Proposal (RfP) from the office of the Director Procurement Department, Room 002, Ground Floor, Annex 3, 14 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. Tender documents can be collected from May 16 to 30, 2022 (Except Weekend, Public holidays and a day prior to the bid closing date), upon payment of a non-refundable fee of N5,000.00, paid into the FIRS’ Remita account in any commercial bank (presentation of a copy of Treasury receipt from FIRS Treasury Operations Office (TOO) as evidence of payment).
(6) SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS:
Prospective bidders are to submit their proposals for the assignment, two (2) hard copies, of the technical and financial proposals, package separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked on the top left corner of the envelop as Technical proposal’ or ‘Financial proposal’. Therefore, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the undersigned and dearly marked with and dearly marked on the top left corner of the envelop as Proposal for “Maintenance of printers in FIRS offices nationwide”. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder. The marked sealed envelope should be registered in the Office of the Director and drop in the designated fender Box at the location stated below not later than 12:00noon, May 30 2022.
The Director Procurement Department,
Federal Inland Revenue Service,
Revenue House Annex 3,
14 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja.
(7) OPENING OF RFP:
The RfP will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon of May 30 2022, at the address stated in paragraph 6 above in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, civil society Organization(s) and the general public who choose to witness the opening. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register in the Office of the Director Procurement as stated in paragraph 6 above, as FIRS will not be liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
(8) GENERAL INFORMATION:
(a) For all enquiries, please Contact us on 08074983355; Email: firsprocurement@firs.gov.ng
(b) Bids must be in English language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
(c) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(d) All cost will be borne by the bidders;
(e) All Pre-qualified bidders will be contacted at a later date for collection of Tender, while the unsuccessful ones will be de-briefed
(9) DISCLAIMER
(a) The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserves the right to verify claims made by any contractor
(b) Tendering false documents is an offence and will lead to exclusion from the tendering process and prosecution.
(c) FIRS is not bound to awarding contracts to any tenderer and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in line with section 28 of PPA 2007.
(d) In line with executive order 001 of May 18 2017, all bidders are to provide verifiable statement on the local content of the works to be done and goods to be supplied.
SIGNED:
DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT
FOR: EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN FIRS
