IT Supplies Tender in Iraq - 50445347

Procurement Summary

Country: Iraq

Summary: IT Supplies

Deadline: 04 Mar 2021

Posting Date: 20 Feb 2021

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 50445347

Document Ref. No.: IRP-PROG-BPA-2021-003

Competition: ICB

Financier: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership: -

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Tender Details

Quotation are invited for IT Supplies.
Request for Quotations (RFQ)
RFQ Number: IRP-PROG-BPA-2021-003 (IT supplies)
Issuance Date: February 18, 2021
Deadline for Offers: March 4, 2021
Description: RFQ for BPA for IT supplies
For: Iraq Community Resilience Initiative (ICRI) - Ta-afi
Funded By: United States Agency for International Development (USAID),
Contract No. Prime Contract No. AID-OAA-I-14-00006, Task Order No. 7200AA18F00019
Implemented By: Chemonics International Inc through its entity Chemonics Iraq LLC.
Point of Contact: procurement team - ICRI Taafi Solicitations [email protected]
***** ETHICAL AND BUSINESS CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS *****
Chemonics is committed to integrity in procurement, and only selects suppliers based on objective business criteria such as price and technical merit. Chemonics expects suppliers to comply with our Standards of Business Conduct, available at https://www.chemonics.com/our-approach/standards-business-conduct/.
Chemonics does not tolerate fraud, collusion among offerors, falsified proposals/bids, bribery, or kickbacks. Any firm or individual violating these standards will be disqualified from this procurement, barred from future procurement opportunities, and may be reported to both USAID and the Office of the Inspector General.
Employees and agents of Chemonics are strictly prohibited from asking for or accepting any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, object of value or compensation from current or potential vendors or suppliers in exchange for or as a reward for business. Employees and agents engaging in this conduct are subject to termination and will be reported to USAID and the Office of the Inspector General. In addition, Chemonics will inform USAID and the Office of the Inspector General of any supplier offers of money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, object of value, or compensation to obtain business.
Offerors responding to this RFQ must include the following as part of the proposal submission:
• Disclose any close, familial, or financial relationships with Chemonics or project staff. For example, if an offeror-s cousin is employed by the project, the offeror must state this.
• Disclose any family or financial relationship with other offerors submitting proposals. For example, if the offeror-s father owns a company that is submitting another proposal, the offeror must state this.
• Certify that the prices in the offer have been arrived at independently, without any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor for the purpose of restricting competition.
• Certify that all information in the proposal and all supporting documentation are authentic and accurate.
• Certify understanding and agreement to Chemonics- prohibitions against fraud, bribery and kickbacks.
Please contact Jamie Crowley [email protected] with any questions or concerns regarding the above information or to report any potential violations. Potential violations may also be reported directly to Chemonics- Washington office through the contact information listed on the website found at the hyperlink above.
Section 1: Instructions to Offerors

1. Introduction: The ICRI Taafi Project is a USAID program implemented by Chemonics

International in Iraq. The goal of the Iraq Community Resilience Initiative (“ICRI”), Ta-afi is the

contractor of United States Agency for International Development (“USAID”) and programming

for humanitarian purposes in Iraq Provinces. As part of project activities, the ICRI Taafi Project

requires the purchase of IT supplies.

The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit quotations from eligible suppliers for as-needed, ad hoc

purchases of IT supplies. As a result of this RFQ, the ICRI Taafi Project anticipates issuing a

blanket purchase agreement (BPA)—or possibly multiple BPAs—to establish specific pricing

levels and parameters for ordering these commodities/services. This will allow the ICRI Taafi

Project to issue specific purchase orders, on an as-needed basis, for the procurement of these

items over the next 12 months. The Supplier shall furnish the supplies/services described in any

purchase orders issued by Chemonics under this BPA. Chemonics is only obligated to pay for

supplies/services ordered through purchase orders issued under this BPA and delivered by the

Supplier in accordance with the terms/conditions of this BPA.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by Chemonics in accordance

with the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this RFQ. Failure to adhere with

instructions described in this RFQ may lead to disqualification of an offer from consideration.

2. Offer Deadline and Protocol: Offers must be received no later than 3:00 PM local Erbil time on

March 4, 2021 by email [email protected] ICRI Taafi Project. Please reference the RFQ

number in any response to this RFQ. Offers received after this time and date will be considered

late and will be considered only at the discretion of Chemonics.

3. Questions: Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may

be submitted no later than 3:00PM local Erbil time on February 24, 2021 by email to

[email protected]. Questions and requests for clarification—and the responses

thereto—that Chemonics believes may be of interest to other offerors will be circulated to all

RFQ recipients who have indicated an interest in bidding.

Only the written answers issued by Chemonics will be considered official and carry weight in the

RFQ process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of

Chemonics or any other entity should not be considered as an official response to any questions

regarding this RFQ.

4. Specifications: Section 3 contains the technical specifications of the items that may be ordered

under the BPA. All commodities offered in response to this RFQ must be new and unused. In

addition, all electrical commodities must operate on 240V, 50Hz.

Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, stated brand names or models are for illustrative

description only. An equivalent substitute, as determined by the specifications, is acceptable.

At this time, specific quantities to be purchased under any BPA resulting from this RFQ are

unknown. Specific quantities will depend on the needs of the ICRI Taafi Project. Individual

purchase orders will be issued under the BPA agreement, as the need arises for additional

commodities/services.

5. Quotations: The per-unit pricing in quotations in response to this RFQ must be priced on a

fixed-price, all-inclusive basis, including delivery and all other costs. Pricing must be presented

in USD. Offers must remain valid for not less than sixty (60) calendar days after the offer

deadline. Prices quoted must remain fixed for a minimum of 12 months. Offerors are requested

to provide quotations on official letterhead or quotation format; in the event this is not possible,

offerors may complete the table in Section 3.

In addition, offerors responding to this RFQ are requested to submit the following:

• Organizations responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their official

registration or business license.

• Individuals responding to this RFQ are requested to submit a copy of their identification

card.

• Contact information for at least three (3) references of past or present clients indicating

the relevant commodities were sold in the last three (3) years that best illustrate

company/ individual-s qualifications and past performance.

6. Delivery: The delivery locations for the items described in this RFQ are Kurdistan region, Sinjar,

Mosul city, Ninawa plains, Anbar and Baghdad. As part of its response to this RFQ, each offeror

is expected to provide an estimate (in calendar days) of the delivery timeframe (after receipt of

order). The delivery estimate presented in an offer in response to this RFQ must be upheld in

the performance of any resulting contract.

7. Source/Nationality/Manufacture: All goods and services offered in response to this RFQ or

supplied under any resulting award must meet USAID Geographic Code 935 in accordance with

the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 22 CFR §228. The cooperating country for

this RFQ is Iraq.

Offerors may not offer or supply any commodities or services that are manufactured or assembled

in, shipped from, transported through, or otherwise involving any of the following countries: Cuba,

Iran, North Korea, Syria. Any and all items that are made by Hwawei Technology Company, ZTE

Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikivision Digital Technology

Company, Dahua Technology Company will not be accepted. If quotes include items from these

entities please note that they will be deemed not technically responsive, and excluded from

competition.

8. Warranty: Warranty service and repair within the cooperating country is required for all

commodities under this RFQ. The warranty coverage must be valid on all commodities for a

minimum of twelve (12) months after delivery and acceptance of the commodities, unless

otherwise specified in the technical specifications.

9. Taxes and VAT: The agreement under which this procurement is financed does not permit the

financing of any taxes, VAT, tariffs, duties, or other levies imposed by any laws in effect in the

Cooperating Country. No such Cooperating Country taxes, charges, tariffs, duties or levies will be

paid under any order resulting from this RFQ.

the laws of the Cooperating Country. If selected for award, the selected supplier will cooperate

in providing Chemonics with the documentation necessary to obtain tax reimbursement.

10. DUNS Number: Companies or organizations, whether for-profit or non-profit, shall be requested

to provide a Data Universal Numbering

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