State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), Rivers State- Request For Bids For The Procurement Of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (Routine Distribution)

DEADLINE: 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
STATE MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAMME (SMEP), RIVERS STATE
REQUEST FOR BIDS-GOODS
(NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING)
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: IMMUNIZATION PLUS AND MALARIA PROGRESS BY ACCELERATING COVERAGE AND TRANSFORMING SERVICES (IMPACT) PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: PROCUREMENT OF LONG-LASTING INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS (ROUTINE DISTRIBUTION)
CREDIT NO.: P167156
RFB REFERENCE NO.: NG-RIVERS MPA-430048-GO-RFB

1. The Federal Government 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 (IMPACT) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of long lasting insecticide-treated nets (routine distribution – under component two of the project). For this contract, the borrower shall be process the payments using the direct payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s disbursement guidelines for investment project financing.

2. The State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), through the State Ministry Of Health AND Immunization Plus through the State Primary Health Care Development Agency, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for supply of the items listed in the table below:

3. Bidders wishing to offer discounts will be allowed to do so provide those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid. A margin for domestic preference will not apply.
Qualification’s requirements include:
a. Documentary evidence of 2 contracts of similar nature and magnitude during the last 5 years
b. Audited Financial Statements for the last three (3) years to demonstrate the financial capability of the bidder in term of profitability and adequate working capital
c. An accreditation letter/manufacturer’s authorization letter for dealing in the bidder drugs and other related products not produced by the company
d. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

4. Biding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request For Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations For IPF Borrowers”, dated July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018 And November 2020 (“procurement regulations”), and is open to all eligible bidders at the following website: www.worldbank.org.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Rivers State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP)/Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project, Dr Mina Jaja E-Mail: mimijimjaja@yahoo.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours between 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

6. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Forty Thousand Naira Only (NGN40,000.00). the method of payment will be into the IMPACT Project Account with the following details:

NIGERIAN NAIRA ACCOUNT:
ACCOUNT NAME – RIVERS STATE IMPACT MALARIA-DRAW DOWN ACCOUNT NAIRA
ACCOUNT NUMBER – 1018749570;
BANK – ZENITH
Verifiable payment evidence for the non-refundable fee is to be forwarded to the project. The document will be sent by courier or collected by hand. Prospective bidders will bear all costs if they choose delivery of the bidding documents by courier.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00noon (local time), 16th September, 2024. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 1:00pm (local time), on 16th September 2024.

8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of the amount in Nigerian Naira stated in the Table under paragraph 2 as above of this Specific Procurement Notice.

9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

10. The address referred to above is:

Name: Dr. Folayan Waheed, Project Manager.
Project Co-Ordinator,
State Malaria Elimination Programme (Smep),
Rivers State Ministry Of Health,
Block A Room 24, Rivers State Ministry Of Health
08033136537
E-Mail: mimijimjaja@yahoo.com