DEADLINE: 3RD JULY, 2023
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE CONTROL OF AIDS (NACA)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) AND PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 2023 PROJECTS
INTRODUCTION
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is statutorily responsible for the coordination of the National HIV response. The Agency is anticipating funds from the Federal Government of Nigeria under the 2023 fiscal year for the execution of her 2023 projects implementation.
Towards achieving these objectives, the Agency wishes to apply these funds in the implementation of her 2023 projects through procurement of various Goods/Works and Consultancy/Non-Consultancy Services. Accordingly, and in compliance with the Public Procurement Act PPA 2007, the Agency hereby invites interested and qualified Consultants/Contractors to express interest, submit prequalification of tender documents for the procurement of the following Goods/Works and Services:
2.0 SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES
CATEGORY A-GOODS PROCUREMENT
Lot 1: Supply of Food Items for people living with HIV/AIDS.
CATEGORY B-WORK PROCUREMENT
Lot 2: Renovation and Equipping of NACA HQ Building
CATEGORY C CONSULTANCY AND NON CONSULTANCY SERVICES (EXPRESSION OF INTEREST)
PACKAGE A: CONSULTANCY/NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Lot 3: HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Medical and Clinical Outreach.
Lot 4: HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing Medical Outreach
Lot 5: NACA HIV Eradication Zonal Community Engagement
Lot 6: National HIV Prevention Risk Behaviour Communication Project in 36 +1 States of the Federation
Lot 7: Presidential Treatment Programme for PLHIV in Nigeria(Supply of HIV Drugs for Opportunistic Infection (Ols) Medicines)
Lot 8: Operational Research on Selected Topics in PMTCT
Lot 9: Nigeria’s HIV Sustainability Project
Lot 10: National Aids Spending Assessment (NASA) Project in 36+1 States & National
Note: The Comprehensive Scope of Services as it relates to Consultancy and Non- Consultancy Services as well as specification and quantification concerning items of supplies shall be provided in the Request for Proposal (Rfp) and Tender document respectively.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
The general Public may wish to be guided that all Procurements activities of the Agency shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Acct (PPA),2007 and the recent Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency and Support for Local Content in Public Procurement whereby the following mandatory requirements/eligibility criteria are expected to be met by all prospective bidders:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC,, or CAC, and CAC,. Business Name is also acceptable in case of Consultancy Service;
b. 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 2020,2021,2022 valid till 31 December, 2023
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31″ 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 31 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 on 31/12/2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS 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. 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 (in size, nature & complexity) 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. Consultancy Service: Evidence of Firm’s valid registration/accreditation issued by the relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
n. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
o. 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.
4.0 MODE OF SUBMISSION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION AND EOI DOCUMENTS GOODS, WORKS, CONSULTANCY AND NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES PROJECTS
Prospective bidders are to submit two copies of their Pre-qualification and EOI documents for the projects of their choice; One Original and one duplicate in the same envelop address to The Director General National Agency for the Control of AIDS, No 3. Ziquinchor Street Wuse Zone 4, Beside AEDC office, Abuja. Furthermore, each envelope should bear the name, Lot number and address of the bidder, Registered and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Ground Floor, No.3 Ziquinchor Street, Wuse Zone 4, Beside AEDC office Abuja. E-mail Address: info@naca.gov.ng Tel +234-94613726-9 Fax +234-94 613700 not later than 12:00 noon Monday 3rd July, 2023
For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA).
5.0 OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS/EXPRESSION OF INTREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
The Pre-qualification documents and EOIs will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon Monday 3rd July, 2023 in the Conference Room of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, No. 3 Ziquinchor Street Wuse Zone 4, Beside AEDC Office, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives.
Please Note: Only the pre-qualified and shortlisted bidders will be invited at a later date to purchase Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) and Request for proposals (RFPs).
6.0 GENERAL 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 unopened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more Two (2) Lots
iv. All cost will be borne by the bidders.
7.0 NOTES/DISCLAIMER
i. NACA shall verify any or all documents and claims made by applicants and will disqualify bidders with falsified documents and claims.
ii. If it is determined that submitted documents and claims have been falsified, the bidder may face prosecution in a court of Law.
iii. NACA shall not be held responsible for any disqualified bid/EOI because of any omission or detection relating to the submission guidelines.
iv. This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NACA to award a Contract to any Contractor, nor shall it entitle any Contractor submitting documents to claim any indemnity from NACA.
v. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
vi. Goods & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for collection of tender documents:
vii. Services: Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
viii. The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) is not bound to pre – qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 23 of the Public Procurement Acct,2007.
