Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) Expression of Interest for the 2021 Budget

Posted by Future on Tue 06th Jul, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

Nigerian Communication Commission hereby invites the services of qualified and competent contractors to indicate interest by submitting Expression of Interest (EOI) for the following services:

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the Regulatory Authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria.

Pursuant to its statutory mandate and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2007, the NCC under its 2021 budget hereby invites qualified, competent, and reputable contractors, consultants, and service providers to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for the following Services:

LOTS / CONSULTANCY / LOCATION

SD-35: Digital mapping solution; Mapping Application that display Location Information, transmitted by Network Operators /Abuja
CM-1: Consultancy on Stakeholders satisfaction Survey on Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Activities / Abuja
CM-2: Baseline Study on the Behaviour Compliance of Regulations and Directions/Abuja
NM-14: Consultancy for Annual Nigeria Cybercrime Index, Intelligence and Threat Landscape/ Abuja
NM-15: Consultancy - Investigation of Impact on Blockchain Based Transactions / Abuja
FIN-2: Management of Tax Obligations - Tax Consultancy / Abuja
PA-1: Production of the 'Communicator' Journal / Abuja
PC/IT-1: Development of Software to Automate and Digitalize PCEA Department Data Base / Abuja
PC-3: Trends of Household and Individual ICT Access and Usage Survey/ Abuja
PC-6: Study onTen Years Regulatory and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of Telecommunication Service in Nigeria / Abuja
PC-8: Printing of 2019 Annual Statistical Reports / / Abuja
IT/IA-13: Consultancy for the Computerization of Audit Key Processes//Abuja
IT/FS-12: Implementation of Budget Management Software//Abuja
IT/CP-14: Consultancy for the Development of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)Software Including User Training / Abuja
LR-1: Engagement of Consultant to Monitor Legislative Activities / Abuja
LA-2: Consultancy on UASL- Study and Report on the Impact of UASL on Upstream and Downstream / Abuja
CP-3: Consultancy for Operational Staff retreat / Abuja
PC-5: Study on the level of Digital Skills in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions / Abuja
CP-12: Consultancy for the formulation Risk Management Conference / Abuja
CP-13: Consultancy for Telecoms industry Risk Management Conference / Abuja
RD-1: Consultancy study on the Emerging Role of Data and Finetch in the development of digital Economy in Nigeria / Abuja
RD-2: Baseline Study level of Indigenous Content in the Nigeria Telecoms Industry / Abuja
RD-3: Baseline study on the level of Digital skills in Nigeria (Women Youths Physically Challenged) / Abuja
RD-5: Consultancy on teaching, learning and Research in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Post COVID19 Pandemic / Abuja
RD-6: Consultancy on Providing Incubation and Mentorship Programme for Prize winners / Abuja
RD-7: Consultancy study on Development of a National Innovation Index / Abuja
RD-8: Consultancy for the study on the level and impact of Telecommunications- Based Research Innovations in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions / Abuja
RD-9: Consultancy study on sectoral Adoption and investment in ICT innovations within the NIGERIAN Economy / Abuja
ECS-1: Consultancy for the reviews of stakeholders Engagement Management Framework / Abuja
ECS-2: Consultancy to review the current Data Model Protection of Telecom Subscribers / Abuja
ECS-4: Consultancy for OTT Impact and Licensing Study / Abuja
ECS-5: Consultancy for the reviews of VAS Aggregator EcoSystems / Abuja
ECS-6: Consultancy for the Establishment of Nigeria Wireless Alert (N-WEA)-A Public warning alert system / Abuja
ECS-7: Consultancy fot the Development of NCC Mobile Verification number (MVN) / Abuja
ECS-8: Study to select 'Supportive states' (Multiple Taxation and Regulation (MTR) Lobby / Abuja
ECS-9: National Local Content stakeholders Forum stimulation of Local Content Development in the Telecom industry / Abuja
CAB-5: Deployment of Compliant Management solutions / Abuja
CAB-6: Development of Mobile compliant App / Abuja
CAB-7: Production of Telecoms consumer Handbook / Abuja
CAB-9: Google Advertising service for NCC Consumer Portal/ Abuja
CAB-10: Consultancy on Telecom Consumer Parliament / Abuja
CAB-11: Consultancy on Consumer Outreach Programme (COP) / Various
CAB-12: Consultancy on Consumer Town Hall Meetings / Various
CAB-13 ;Consultancy on Chat Box Communication System plus Monthly, Maintenance for 12 Months / Abuja
CS-1: Consultancy for NCC Board Retreat / Abuja
CS=2: Development of Board Charter / Abuja
HC-7: Consultancy to Review the Commission's Re-alignment Plan / Abuja
HC-8: Development of a Competency Framework and Catalogue for all job positions in the commission / Abuja

Eligibility Requirements

All submissions must comply with the requirements of Public Procurement Act, 2007 and interested bidders must submit the following documents:

Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission. Companies must enclose Certified True Copy (CTC) of the certificate of incorporation and form CAC 7 and CAC 2 or CAC 1.1 Business Name is also acceptable
CTC of Articles and Memorandum of Association of the Company. It must show that the company has ICT related activities as part of its objectives (ICT Objectives not a requirement for Non-ICT Services and Goods)
Evidence of Firm's Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2021
Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till December 31,2021
Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till December 31, 2021
Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till December 31, 2021
Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring by December 31, 2021 or valid certificate issued by BPP.
Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Communications Commission or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and has to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2018, 2019, and 2020).
Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
Documentary evidence of at Three (3) similar projects carried out in the past Five(S) years accompanied by Letters of Award, valuation job Completion Certificates and photographs of the projects;
Evidence of Firms current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as NITDAICPN/Enformation Communication Technology, etc.;
Company's Profile with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as NITOA and CPN;
For joint Venture/Partnership, the following documents must be provided for each IV partner: Memorandum of Understanding (M0U), Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit.
All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letterhead 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 letter head Paper must bear the names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by authorized officer of the firm.

Application Closing Date
10:00am Monday 19th July, 2021.

Bid Bond

All bids at the sum of N100 million and above shall be accompanied by a bid security In the amount not more than 2% of the bid price by way of bank guarantee Issued by a reputable bank acceptable to NCC in line with Section 26 (1) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

Submission of Bids

Bids must be in English Language and signed byan official authorised by the bidder.
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound documents separately in a sealed envelope
All Documents should be addressed to: Head, Procurement Department, Room 219, 2nd Floor, Nigerian Communications Commission Head Office, Plot 423 Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja.
Each Package shall be clearly marked with the following information on both sidesof the envelope:technical Bid marked "NCC/LOT XXX/TECHNICAL/2021". at the top right-hand corner for Category A
Expression of Interest marked NCC/LOTX/EOI/2021. for Category B
Bid Bond ‘NCC/SBD/LOT X/BB/2021'
Please note that X denotes the Lot Name
Name of Bidder on each of the enclosed document.
Contact Name, Phone Number and E-Mail Address.
All copies of the documents shall be duly signed by an authorized representative of the Bidder. In the event of any discrepancy between copies, the original shall govern.
Interested Parties shall not bid for more than TWO (2) Lots of all 2021 NCC Projects and Consultancies.
NCC will assume no responsibility for the content of tamper evident bids or for non-compliance with this instruction. Bids that do not comply with this section shall be rejected.
All documents must reach the office of the undersigned on or before 10:00 am on Monday, 19th July, 2021: "Head, Procurement Department Nigerian Communications Commission, Head Office Room 219, 2” Floor, 423, Agulyl Ironsi Street, Maitama District, Abuja"
Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services), however,
Kindly note that bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission.
Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of representatives of private sector professional bodies and civil Society Organisations in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency
Kindly note that submissions may be subjected to verification from relevant authorities. Fake documents and false declaration may be forwarded to the relevant authorities for prosecution.
Failure to comply with the tendering instructions shall lead to disqualification.
Only substantially responsive firms will be contacted at a later date for issuance of Bidding Document and Request for Proposal.

Note: Not more than two companies should form a joint venture

Disclaimer

Submissions after the date and time specified above shall be returned un-opened.
All cost incurred by proponents in response to this advert or enquiries shall be borne by such proponents and not the NCC.
The NCC is not bound to pre-qualify 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.
This advertisement is published for information purposes and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the NCC to award contract.

For further clarification on the advertisement, please email: nccprocurement@ncc.gov.ng