DEADLINE: 27TH JUNE, 2023
ACHIEVING HEALTH NIGERIA INITIATIVE (AHNi)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SOLAR AND INVERTER SYSTEMS IN SUPPORTED PCR AND ART LABORATORIES IN ANAMBRA STATE
RFQ REFERENCE: GF-RFQ-AHNI-09-2023
(a) BACKGROUND
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNI) is a not-for-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth, research, humanitarian services, and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. AHNI is supporting the government of Nigeria (GoN) to enhance sustained cross-sectional integration of HIV/AIDS services by building Nigerian capacity to deliver sustainable high quality, comprehensive, prevention, treatment, care, and related services in various states within Nigeria.
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is inviting qualified and interested companies to submit sealed quotations for the Supply and Installation of Solar and Inverter Systems as contained in 3 LOTs provided in the below weblink:
(b) REQUEST:
Interested bidders should visit this webpage on any web browser to access and download the LOTs in respect to this notice:
| LOT 1 to LOT 3: | |
| Supply and Installation of Solar and Inverter Systems for Global Fund NAHI Project | https://bitly/43ywia5 |
(c) MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
No Tender Requirement 1 Company Profile; registered address(s), official/functional emails, telephone numbers and point of contact for the company 2 Evidence of legal registration document of the company (CAC Registration, FORM CO2 and FORM CO7) 3 Latest Tax Clearance Certificate 4 Evidence of Financial Capability (most recent and signed audited account) 5 Bank Reference Letter duly signed and addressed to AHNI Procurement Committee 6 OEM authorization Letter or Certificate on Solar and Inverter Equipment 7 Evidence of experience in award(s) and installation of Solar and Inverter Systems of similar scope, complexity, and value within the last 3 years: Bidders must provide copy(ies) of Job Orders or Contracts as well as proof of delivery(ies) 8 Financial Quotation and required Commercial Terms
(d) EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA:
Bidders must ensure that all requested information in (c) are included in the submission documentation. Proposals will be evaluated as follows:
STAGES OF BID EVALUATION EVALUATION DESCRIPTION EVALUATION APPLICATION 1ST STAGE Complete Conformity to Tender Submission Requirement PASS OR FAIL 2ND STAGE Conformity to Minimum Eligibility Requirement listed 1-7 PASS OR FAIL 3RD STAGE Financial Bid Opening and Evaluation of Conformity to Financial Quotation (i.e., Clear Specification, Delivery Leadtime, and Warranty) PASS OR FAIL 4TH STAGE Consideration for Award Price Reasonableness, Acceptable Quality,
Acceptable Delivery Leadtime and Warranty
(e) SUBMISSION PROCEDURE AND INSTRUCTIONS:
Technical Documentation (Criteria 1-7), and Financial Quotation including commercial terms (Criteria 8) MUST be submitted in 2 separate envelopes, signed by an authorized representative for those that require the same, properly labeled with your company name on one side of the envelop as well as its content on the other side of the envelope (E.g., Envelop 1-Technical Document, Envelop 2-Financial Quotation). You are expected to submit these two (2) envelopes inside one bigger envelope, addressed, and submit the same in hard copy to:
The Procurement Committee, Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi),
Plot 512, Cada stral Zone B09(#23 Celina Ayom Crescent),
Behind NAF Conference Centre,
Kado 900108, Abuja FCT
(f) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS:
- For clarification on any aspect of this Request for Quotation (RFQ), please send an email reflecting the RFQ title to Abuja.Procurement@Ahnigeria.org
- AHNi is Value Added Tax (VAT) exempted but deducts withholding tax (WHT) in compliance with relevant Nigeria Tax Laws.
- All proposal documents submitted including price must be valid for six (6) months from the proposal due date. This includes but is not limited to cost, terms, conditions, and service level agreement; standard manufacturer’s warranty for various equipment request must apply.
- Please note that this tender can be awarded as whole to one company or split according to LOT and awarded to different companies. Such decision will be subject to the outcome of the bid process.
- AHNi requires compliance to the policies on Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPPA, 2015) from its Suppliers and Partners. All prospective bidders must be in compliant to these important policies.
(g) CLOSING DATE:
All completed proposal documentation must be hand delivered or couriered to the above address on or before Tuesday 27th June 2023 at 5:00 pm GMT.
DISCLAIMER
AHNi reserves the right to select and negotiate with those companies it deems in its sole discretion to be qualified for competitive bid and to terminate negotiation without incurring any liability. Issuance of bid documents does not constitute a commitment by AHNi to award a contract.
