National Space Research And Development Agency (NASRDA)- Invitation To Tender (Technical And Financial) And Expression Of Interest For Various Projects At NASRDA Headquarters And Centres Under The 2023 Capital Appropriation (34 Lots)

DEADLINE: 3RD & 16TH MAY, 2023
NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NASRDA)
OBASANJO SPACE CENTRE, OPPOSITE PYAKASA JUNCTION, AIRPORT ROAD, LUGBE, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL) AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS AT NASRDA HEADQUARTERS AND CENTRES UNDER THE 2023 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The National Space Research and Development Agency and its Centres invites qualified, interested and credible Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers to tender for the following Lots of Goods, Works and Services under the 2023 Capital Appropriation:

(2.0) SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES

2.1 SECTION A: GOODS

(2.2) SECTION B: WORKS

(2.3) SECTION C: SERVICES

(2.4) SECTIONAL: ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

 (3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Contractors, Suppliers and Service Providers are required to submit the following documents:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation Issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1. , or CAC2, and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;

(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three years (2020, 2021, 2022) valid till 31st December, 2023;

(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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, 2023 (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) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;

(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring or 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(g) Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Space Research and Development Agency 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;

-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;

(h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2020, 2021 & 2022;

(I) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, Indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;

(j) 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, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;

(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;

(l) Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement;

(m) For Mapping/Satellite Imaging and related Services, Contractors/Service Providers must be registered with National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), the Repository of Satellite Images over Nigeria as required by the Law.

(n) For Motor Vehicle Procurement, only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of Vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the procurement;

(o) For IT Jobs: evidence of registration/accreditation with Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency,

(p) Training: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with Centre for Management Development (CMD);

(q) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(r) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);

(s) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably 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) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Tender documents are obtainable from the office of the Director, Procurement, National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja upon the payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only per Lot, to NASRDA TSA Account. Firms Interested in Services will not pay at this stage until after shortlisting.

NOTE: Revenue Reference Number (RRN) can be generated at the Account Section of the Agency to enable payment into the Agency’s Remita Account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria

(5) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS AND WORKS)
Prospective Bidders are to submit Bid for each of the Lots desired, two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial Bids with soft copy of the Financial Bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the: Director- General/ CE, National Space Research and Development Agency, Pyakasa Junction, Airport Road, Lugbe, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the Project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Office of the Director, Procurement, NASRDA Headquarters, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon of Tuesday, 16 May, 2023.

(5.1) SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENT (SERVICES)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of the Expression of Interest (Eol) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed as indicated above, and clearly marked with the name of the project and Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Office of the Director, Procurement, NASRDA Headquarters, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon of Wednesday 3 May, 2023.

(6) OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The Eol and the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 3 May, 2023 and 12:00 noon on Tuesday 16 May, 2023, respectively in the Prof. Borroffice  Ajayi Conference Hall, NASRDA Headquarters Abuja; while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the Office of the Director, Procurement, Ground Floor, Admin Building, NASRDA Headquarters Abuja, as the Agency will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

(7) IMPORTANT INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;

(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

(iii) No Bidder should bid for more than one (1) LOT in a Section, and not more than two (2) LOTS overall;

(iv) The EOI/Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti- Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; Invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;

(v) The Agency reserves the right to authenticate all claims made by any contractor in its submission;

(vi) Failure to provide any Information required shall lead to instant disqualification;

(vii) Submission of Bids and Expression of interest should not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Agency;

(viii) It shall not entitle any contractor to make any claims whatsoever or seek any remedy/indemnity from the Agency by virtue of such company having responded to the advertisement;

(ix) Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);

(x) Goods and Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at the Technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for the Financial bids opening, while the Financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;

(xi) Services: Only shortlisted Consultants at the Eol evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

(xii) Preference shall be given to Nigerian Companies in line with the Presidential Executive Order 5 for the promotion of Nigerian Content in contracts relating to Science, Technology and Engineering.

(9.0) DISCLAIMER
The National Space Research and Development Agency will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party in connection with any response to this invitation. The Agency 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 (PPA), 2007.

SIGNED:
DIRECTOR GENERAL/CHIEF EXECUTIVE
NATIONAL SPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OBASANJO SPACE CENTRE, PYAKASA JUNCTION, AIRPORT ROAD,
LUGBE, ABUJA.