2023-12-07

Request for Bids (RFB) for the Supply, Installation, Commissioning of Data Centre for Ministry of Communications and Technology

Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)

Federal Government of Somalia

Ministry of Finance of Somalia

Request for Bids

Supply, Installation, Commissioning of

Data Centre for Ministry of Communications and Technology

IFB No	SO-MOF-374369-GO-RFB
Bid Type	Single Stage Bidding
Project	Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP)
Project ID	P168115
Purchaser	Ministry of Finance, Somalia

November 2023

Request for Bids

Information Systems

Purchaser: Ministry of Finance – Somalia

Project: Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP)

Contract title: Supply, Installation, Commissioning of Data Centre for Ministry of

Communications and Technology

Country: Federal Government of Somalia

Project ID: P168115

RFB No: SO-MOF-374369-GO-RFB

The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payment under the contract for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support for Data Center for Ministry of Communication and Technology. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

The Ministry of Finance of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support for Data Centre for Ministry of Communication and Technology.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services revised in September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria.

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s):

Average Annual Turnover in the last three years (2020, 2021, 2022) to be not less than USD 500,000 (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars); In the case of a Joint Venture, the financial figures for each partner shall be added together to determine the Bidder’s compliance with the minimum qualification criteria for financial and technical capability. However, for a Joint Venture to qualify, each of the partner must meet at least 25 percent of the minimum criteria for financial capability and the partner in charge at least 40 percent.

The Bidder must have implemented at a minimum, modular data centers of a tier 3 level and in line with required ISO standards.

During the past five (5) years, the Bidder must have completed at least one (1) successful implementation with a contract of at least USD 300,000.00 involving the supply, installation, commissioning and support of a contract of a comparable scale, preferably in a fragile or transition context like Somalia.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance of Somalia and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10:00 to 16:00 Somalia local time at the address given below. A pre-bid telephone conference meeting will be held on 20^th December 2023 at 11am Somalia local time.
A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be provided upon request. The document including any subsequent amendment or addition will be sent to the bidder by e-mail. Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and receiving automatic notice of answers and addenda to the bidding documents. The document can also be downloaded from the link below:

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 15^th January 2024 at 11:00am Somalia local time. Late Bids will be rejected. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Bids will be publicly opened at the conference room of the Ministry of Finance in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives on 15^th January 2024 at 11:05am Somalia local time.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration, using the form included in the bidding document.

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.”

For inspection, clarification, and purchase of bidding document
Contact person name and title	*The Procurement Specialist*
Name and address of organization	*SCALED-UP* *Project, Ministry of Finance, Somalia, Shangani District, Mogadishu, Somalia*

Email	bid.scaledup@piu.mof.gov.so copy: procurement.scaledup@piu.mof.gov.so copy: dg@moct.gov.so
For submission and opening of Bids
Contact person name and title	*The Project Coordinator*
Name and address of organization	*SCALED-UP* *Project, Ministry of Finance, Somalia,* *Opposite of Central Bank of Somalia. Shangani District, Mogadishu, Somalia* *SCALED UP Office Floor/ Room number: 3rd floor.* Email: bid.scaledup@piu.mof.gov.so *Phone: +252613723265***