DEADLINE: 3RD MAY, 2023
NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (NDIC)
NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
PLOT 447 / 448 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
E-MAIL: info@ndic.gov.ng
WEBSITE: www.ndic.gov.ng
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR ANNUAL LICENSE RENEWAL OF UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT (UTM) FOR THE CORPORATION (NDIC)
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is seeking to identify and select a reputable company with good track record of performance for the renewal of license for 2 No’s of Unified Thread Management (UTM) Solution in the Corporation.
(2.0) SCOPE OF WORK
(1) Assist the Corporation in the purchase and activation of the 2 No’s license of Unified Thread Management solution.
(2) Provide Support for optimal management of the Unified Threat Management Solution.
(3) Training of the Corporation’s Staff on the Administration and Management of the deployed solution.
(4) Provide Cloud based email security for 1500 Mail accounts.
REQUIREMENTS
(1) Network Intrusion Prevention,
(2) Integrated Internet Security,
(3) Gateway Anti-Virus and Anti-spam protection,
(4) Edge-base content filtering (Web Filter and Application Firewall)
(5) Anti-Malware, Anti-ransomware.
(6) Anti-Spam
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested bidders for the above project are required to provide the following bidding requirements for the project
All bids must be accompanied with the following:
(I) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable;
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2023; with minimum average annual turnover of N 100,000,000.00.
(iii) 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);
(iv) 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);
(v) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2023 or valid Certificate Issued by BPP.
(vii) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation 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;
(viii) Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
(ix) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2020, 2021 & 2022;
(x) Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(xi) 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 CPN, NITDA etc.
(xii) Evidence of Authorisation of the Original Equipment/Software Manufacturer;
(xiii) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided Indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
(xiv) 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 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 authorised officer of the firm.
Note: Technical Bid should have a Table of Content and be paginated.
(4.0) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit three (3) hard copies each of Expression of Interest documents in sealed envelopes and dearly marked “Expression of Interest for annual license renewal of Unified Threat Management for the Corporation” addressed to:
Director,
Procurement & Management Services Department, (PMSD)
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC),
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District,
Abuja, Nigeria.
(5.0) CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION.
Furthermore, each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box on the Ground floor reception area at the Head Office Building not later than 11:00am Wednesday, 3 May, 2023. Please, ensure that you sign the EOI Submission Register on the 2nd floor, with the Procurement and Management Services Department, as NDIC will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Further requisite information required can be obtained from the NDIC website or e-mail address Info@ndic.gov.ng.
(6.0) OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
The EOI opening would hold immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00am Wednesday, 3 May, 2023. On the Ground Floor, Visitors waiting room at the NDIC Head Office Building in the presence of the bidders or their representatives.
(7.0) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(i) EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
(ii) Any submission received after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
(iii) EOIs must be paginated and items required under eligibility requirements are to be arranged in the order of sequence and legible.
(iv) Due diligence exercise shall be conducted to verify all the claims made by bidders
(v) A Firm should not submit for more than one bid.
(vi) Failure to comply with the instructions will lead to disqualification.
(vii) The EOI will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Private Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the opening online;
(viii) Only shortlisted Consultants at EOI’s evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
(ix) NDIC is not bound to shortlist 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 2007.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
