DEADLINE: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2022
FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE
NO. 14, SOKODE CRESCENT, WUSE ZONE 5, ABUJA.
www.firs.gov.ng
INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF STORAGE DISKS FOR THE FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICE ENTERPRISE SAN STORAGE (NETAPP)

INTRODUCTION
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) of Nigeria is a Federal Government agency established by the FIRS establishment Act 2007, to administer tax 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, Leadership Newspaper, This day newspaper and Federal Tender Journal of Monday March 21, 2022, the Service is desirous to procure additional storage disks for its enterprise SAN storage (NETAPP) to expand the existing capacity for operational efficiency and optimal performance. The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) hereby invites prospective and eligible companies to prequalify for the procurement of storage disks for the Federal Inland Revenue Service enterprise SAN storage (NETAPP).

(2) SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work/specifications for the projects is as contained in the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) and Bill of Materials/Technical Specifications, as summarized below:

Lot 1: NetApp Storage Capacity Increase for Production Data Centre (DC) Lagos

Lot 2: NetApp Storage Capacity Increase for Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) Abuja

Lot 3: OEM Support for Hardware and Software for Both Production DC and DRC.

(3) Eligibility Requirements:
Prospective vendors 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 Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);

(d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above;

(e) Evidence of 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 31, 2022, or valid certificate issued by BPP;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

  • disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or the 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 bid are true and correct in all particulars;
  • that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
  • that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;

(h) That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;

(i) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least 2 similar jobs executed for Public Sector Agencies and at least 1 job executed for a Private Sector Company, (i.e. Letters of Awards, Payment Certificates, Job Completion Certificates, etc.);

(j) Designated project Manager of not less than 15 years professional experience with Degree in Electrical Electronics Engineering and certification as Project Management Professional (PMP) – attach CV, academic/professional qualifications;

(k) Technical capability of proposed team members (with not less than 5 years cognate experience) to be deployed for the project- relevant academic qualifications and professional certifications from relevant internationally recognized professional bodies;

(l) Letter of authorization from Original Equipment Manufacturer as partner;

(m) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);

(n) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility to the tune of N500million, for the execution of the project when needed;

(o) In line with executive order 001 of May 18th 2017, all bidders are to provide verifiable statement on the local content of the works to be done and goods to be supplied;

(p) 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 the 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) Disqualification:
Any Bidder(s) who directly or indirectly attempts to influence in any manner this procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of this procurement contract in contravention of Section 58(40) of the PPA 2007 (as amended), shall be disqualified and reported to appropriate authority for prosecution.

(6) Submission of Pre-qualification Document:
Prospective bidders are to submit their prequalification documents for the project, two (2) hard copies, enclosed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the top left corner of the envelop as Prequalification Documents for Procurement of Storage Disks for the Federal Inland Revenue Service Enterprise San Storage (NETAPP) and addressed to the undersigned. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder. The marked sealed envelope should be registered in the Office of the Director and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the location stated below not later than 12:00noon, Monday, November 28, 2022.

Director Procurement Department,
Federal Inland Revenue Service,
Revenue House Annex 3,
14 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja.

(7) Opening of Pre-qualification Documents:
The pre-qualification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, November 28, 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 authorised 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 the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
DIRECTOR PROCUREMENT
FOR: EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, FIRS

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