DEADLINE: 31ST JULY, 2022
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)
USAID GLOBAL HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
EXTENSION OF REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL AND NON PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE COMMODITIES
1. Background
The United States Government (USG) through the Global Health Supply Chain Program- Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Nigeria, implemented by Chemonics International Inc., funds the procurement and supply management and technical assistance for a range of public health commodities. These commodities include HIV, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Family Planning, Maternal, New Bom and Child commodities and Rapid Test Kits delivered to health facilities in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory supported by USG. Chemonics International Inc. also implements in Nigeria, a contract awarded by The Global Fund (TGF) to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), providing warehousing and distribution services for HIV and malaria commodities financed under Global Fund grants to selected states and health facilities
The GHSC-PSM project in Nigeria and the Global Fund/Chemonics project, announce their intention to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical grade warehousing/distribution center services. These services are needed in support of GHSC-PSM in Nigeria’s goal of ensuring uninterrupted supplies of health commodities in support of United States Government (USG)-funded public health initiatives; U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), U.S President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and other public health initiatives of USAID Bureau of Global Health around the world and Global Fund’s goal of accelerating the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics.
Please note: That this is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) but an Expression of Interest (EOI). Only simple expressions of interest should be submitted at this stage. Interested organizations shall be pre-qualified to receive an invitation to the preofferor’s conference and/or the RFP based on the criteria outlined below. The pre-offeror’s conference will be held sometime during the week of July 18, 2022
2. Purpose The GHSC-PSM in Nigeria project and Global Fund/Chemonics project are requesting expression of interest (EOI) from financially viable and technically competent warehousing/distribution center service providers, for the services described above. Those companies without specific experience in health commodities warehousing/distribution center service provision will not be disqualified if they can demonstrate they have the technical capacity to complete the scopes of work. Selected vendors will be invited to a pre-offeror’s conference where they will be trained on the requirements of the pending RFP.
Organizations interested in being pre-qualified shall submit ALL the required information and/or documentation listed below.
3. Technical Overview Services shall include warehousing distribution center services for either cold chain pharmaceutical grade, pharmaceutical grade, and/or ambient health commodities. Warehousing/distribution center services may be as follows for cold chain pharmaceutical grade (20C to 8 oC cold chain and -30 oC to -10 oC-frozen), to be provided in Abuja and Lagos states; for pharmaceutical grade which requires controlled temperatures, to be provided in Abuja and Lagos states, and / or for ambient commodities to be provided in Abuja and Lagos state.
4. Pre-qualification Criteria Organizations interested in attending a pre-offeror’s conference, and/or receiving the RFP shall submit the following documents and information outlined below, which will be used to prequalify the vendors. Organizations interested shall clearly state that they are interested in providing Warehousing/distribution center services. A complete set of required documentation for the service that organizations are interested in shall be submitted.
A. WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION CENTRE SERVICES
Submission Format:
The separate sets of the required documentation shall be grouped and outlined under each of the subheadings 1-8 below:
S/N A REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION CENTER SERVICES 1 Summary profile of organization. Mention the type of organization: non-governmental, public voluntary, civil society, local trust, faith – based organization, university academia, etc., core area of specialization of the organization, ownership, contact person and details (one page 2 Current key high-level staff and concise resume of staff with proven competency level to manage similar program warehousing or transportation and distribution services 3 Organization’s summary description of past performance technical expertise and experience of at least five years. 4 Detailed proof of existing infrastructure, equipment, facilities and MHE appropriate for warehousing distribution center services described above. 5 Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) for warehousing distribution center services. SOPs that are relevant to management of warehousing distribution center services, can include but not limited to:
Warehouse Dispatch Procedure
Commodity Return Procedure
Storage of Cold Chain
Damaged and Expired Commodities
Warehousing Security and Safety
Warehouse Receipt Procedure
Guidelines for secure and safe distribution of commodities
Evidence staff have been trained on the procedures 6 Proof of business registration in Nigeria, and relevant license with regulatory organizations for staff 7 Last three years audited financial statements
5. Steps to follow for this procurement are as follows:
S/N Activities Proposed Dates 1 Issuance of EOI 1 July, 2022 2 Final date to express interest (EOI) 10 July, 2022 3 Evaluation of EOI 15 July, 2022 4 RFP release date 18 July, 2022 5 RFP Pre-Offeror Conference (Audio/written) 18 July, 2022 6 Final date for questions about RFP 22 July, 2022 7 Answers to Questions (in writing) 25 July, 2022 8 Final date for Submission of proposals 31 July, 2022 9 Evaluation of proposals/ Negotiations 19 August, 2022 10 Estimated date for Award of subcontracts 26 August, 2022
