Invitation for Bids Procurements for Qualified Vendors, Suppliers and Contractors for the Rebuilding of ICT, Abuja

The National Bureau of Statistics in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intends to upgrade its ICT infrastructure by rebuilding ICT devices for Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Computational framework to ensure. effective and efficient means of transmitting field data, The Bureau hereby wishes to invite qualified, interested and eligible vendors, suppliers, contractors to submit bid documents for the procurement of items in the following table;

Invitation for Bids Procurements for Qualified Vendors, Suppliers and Contractors for the Rebuilding of ICT

Goods and Supplies
Description: Procurements and Installation of Servers and SQLSerStd 2012 SNG Licenses
QTY: 7
Bid Price: 2%

Description: Procurement of Desktop Computers, OfficerPro 2013 SNGL OLP NL Licenses, Norton Internet Security
QTY: 215
Bid Price: 2%

Description: SPSS 220 Licenses
QTY: 10
Bid Price: 2%

Description: Procurement of printers  
QTY: 43
Bid Price: 2%

Qualification Criteria and Requirements:
In order to be considered interested companies signifying interest by responding to this advertisement shall submit their bid documents accompanied with the following:

• Evidence of incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
• Provide detailed Company Profile
• Provide company audited account for the last three (3) years
• Copy of current Tax Clearance Certificates (2010- 2012) verifiable from the Federal inland Revenue Services (FIRS)
• Evidence of VAT Registration and past VAT Remittances
• Evidence of 2-3 similar jobs previous sly executed including Letter of Award, Certificate of job Completion, and Payments
• Any other documents and professional qualification/affiliation that will further enhance the eligibility of the company for the bid.
• Certificate of compliance issued by the National Pension Commission as evidence of fulfilling employment obligation to employees with respect to pension;
• Provision of bid security forbids at2% of all bids price from a reputable bank;

Collection of Bid Documents
A Complete set of bidding documents in English may he purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ten thousand naira only (N10, 000,00). The method of payment will be by cash or bank draft made payable to National Bureau of Statistics. The bidding document should be collected by hand at the address stated below:

Closing date: 21st March, 2014
Time: 12:00noon

Submission of Tender Documents
All bidding documents must be submitted directly by the company’s representatives or agents. The bid documents should be submitted in two (2) copies including one I Original in two (2) separate sealed envelopes.
All bid documents must be submitted on or before the closing date to the address below;

The Director, (Procurement)
National Bureau of Statistics
2 Floor, Room 2b, wing A,
P1ot762, Independence Avenue,
Central Business District,
Garki, Abuja.

Opening of Tender Documents
The bid documents will be opened publicly at the Conference Hail Wing A, first floor, National Bureau of Statistics, Headquarters Abuja at 12.01 P.M on the 21st March, 2014

Please Note

• Electronic bidding will not be permitted and late submission of bid documents will be rejected.
• Note that all bidders must bid for all the thee (3) items
• With respect to procurement of Servers and licenses, vendor, suppliers and contractors must be familiar with consumer prices index (CPI) and gross domestic product (GDP) Computation process and install3tion of appropriate, software applications sufficient knowledge of Virtual Private Network (VPN), Internet Bandwidth Subscription and unified communication system, .and must be certified Microsoft or any other ICT solution provider.
• Any contravention of the conditions stated could lead to disqualification of bid documents.
• Please adhere strictly to closing date of bids.