National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)- Invitation To Bid For Selection Of Firms For Haulage Of Vaccines And Injection Devices (6 Lots)

DEADLINE: 16TH MAY, 2023
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH
INVITATION FOR INITIAL SELECTION
NON-CONSULTING SERVICES
(HAULAGE OF VACCINES AND INJECTION DEVICES)
PURCHASER: NATIONAL PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NPHCDA)
PROJECT: IMMUNIZATION PLUS AND MALARIA PROGRESS BY ACCELERATING COVERAGE AND TRANSFORMING SERVICES (IMPACT) PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: SELECTION OF FIRMS FOR HAULAGE OF VACCINES AND INJECTION DEVICES
COUNTRY: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CREDIT NO.: 6539
ISO NO: NG-NPHCDA-MPA-325337-NC-RFP

(1) The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for the Selection of firms for Haulage of Vaccines and Injection Devices.

(2) The National Primary Health Care Development Agency NPHCDA intends to initially select Applicants for the following:

The objective of this assignment is to secure temperature controlled (+2°C to +8°C and -25°C to -15°C) transportation services from interested 3rd party logistics (3PL) for the delivery of vaccines including diluents and devices. The volume of vaccines to be transported in each delivery cycle will be quantified by the National Logistics Working Group (NLWG) and will be based on aggregated state and zonal stock level information. NPHCDA is interested in leveraging the transportation services of the private sector and will be running an outsourced distribution system to facilitate the distribution of adequate and potent vaccines to the appropriate locations.

The qualification requirements include:
(i) A minimum number of three (3) similar contracts i.e.. Third Party Logistics Transportation Services Contract that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor between 1st January 2019 and the Application Submission Deadline.

(ii) Experience in Non-Consulting Services (Third Party Logistics Transportation Services) contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2018.

(iii) Minimum Average Annual Turnover in Third Party Logistics Transportation Services of Sixty-Two Million Naira (N62,000,000.00) calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last 3 years.

(iv) The Applicant shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements estimated as N25,000,000.00 for the subject contract(s) net of the Applicants other commitments.

(v) The Applicant shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Purchaser, that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on contracts currently in progress and for future contract commitments.

(vi) No consistent history of court/arbitral award decisions against the Applicant since January 1st, 2019.

(vii) At the time of Contract Award, not subject to disqualification by the Bank for non-compliance with SEA/SH obligations.

(viii) Not having been declared ineligible by the Bank.

(ix) Not having been excluded as a result of prohibition in the Borrower’s country (Nigeria) laws or official regulations against commercial relations with the Applicant’s country, or by an act of compliance with UN Security Council resolution.

It is expected that the Request for Proposals will be made available by June 2023.

(3) Initial Selection will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” dated July 2016 (Revised November 2017, July 2018 and November 2020) available at the World Bank website:

https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/178331533065871195-0290022020/original/ProcurementRegulations.pdf (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

(4) Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the NPHCDA at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 hours. A complete set of Initial Selection documents in English Language may be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00). The method of Payment will be via REMITA payment platform, as detailed below:

(i) Payment platform: REMITA www.remita.net

(ii) Name of MDA: National Primary Health Care Development Agency – Immunization Plus And Malaria Progress By Accelerating Coverage And Transforming Services

(iii) GIFMIS Code: 1000088212

(iv) Name of Services/purpose: Tender Fees

The Initial Selection Document will be sent by courier or collected by hand upon presentation of verifiable payment evidence at the address below. Prospective Applicants will bear all costs if they choose delivery of the Initial Selection Document by Courier.

(5) Applications for Initial Selection should be submitted in clearly marked envelopes indicating the name and address of the Applicant and the Lot Number/Zone of interest, which must be delivered to the address below by 12:00 noon on or before 16 May 2023. Late applications may be rejected.

NPHCDA IMPACT Project
Dr Emmanuel Wilson Chidama
No. 2 Uke Street, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Area 11
Garki Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +2348033562925; +2348034983936
nphcdaimpact@gmail.com, www.nphcda.gov.ng