Office Stationary Tender, Nigeria - 25391980

Procurement Summary

Country : Nigeria

Summary : Office Stationary

Deadline : 07 Aug 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25391980

Document Ref. No. : ABV/MAR/0007

Competition : ICB

Financier : United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MERCY CORPS
No. 35 Patrick Bokkor Crescent, Off Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi F.C.T, Abuja
Nigeria
Email :tenders@mercycorps.org / questions@mercycorps.org
URL :www.mercycorps.org/

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Office Stationary.

Mercy Corps Ltd/Gte Nigeria is seeking sealed bids from potential suppliers with proven experience in supply of Stationeries. The invitation is open to legally registered companies to supply Stationary in Abuja, Biu, Kano and Lagos State respectively for a period of 12 months with possible further extension of one year, subject to Mercy Corps Ltd/Gte decision and satisfactory performance of the supplier.

· Country of destination:Nigeria

· Open date:Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 11:15pm to Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 11:15pm

Mercy Corps is a global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. Mercy Corps started its operations in 1979 in Portland, USA and has since expanded to 43 countries worldwide. The organization exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people secure productive and just communities. Our work focuses on areas of emergency relief, sustainable economic development, gender and education. Mercy Corps has been in Nigeria since 2012 and has grown into a multi-sectoral country office with more than 150 staff across offices in FCT, Gombe, Maiduguri, Biu, Kano, Lagos, and Jos where more than 500, 000 beneficiaries are served.

Mercy Corps Ltd/Gte Nigeria is seeking sealed bids from potential suppliers with proven experience in supply of Stationeries. The invitation is open to legally registered companies to supply Stationary in Abuja, Biu, Kano and Lagos State respectively for a period of 12 months with possible further extension of one year, subject to Mercy Corps Ltd/Gte decision and satisfactory performance of the supplier.

General Conditions for Tender

Mercy Corps invites offers for the goods, services and/or works described and summarized in these documents, and in accordance with procedures, conditions and contract terms presented herein. Mercy Corps reserves the right to vary the quantity of work/materials specified in the Tender Package without any changes in unit price or other terms and conditions and to accept or reject any, all, or part of submitted offers.

2.1 Mercy Corps’ Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Statement

Mercy Corps strictly prohibits:

? Any form of bribe or kickback in relation to its activities

This prohibition includes any request from any Mercy Corps employee, consultant or agent for anything of value from any company or individual in exchange for the employee, consultant or agents taking or not taking any action related to the award of a contract or the contract once awarded. It also applies to any offer from any company or individual to provide anything of value to any Mercy Corps employee, consultant or agent in exchange for that person taking or not taking any action related to the award of the contract or the contract.

? Conflicts of interests in the awarding or management of contracts

If a company is owned by, whether directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any Mercy Corps employee or any person who is related to a Mercy Corps employee, the company must ensure that it and the employee disclose the relationship as part of or prior to submitting the offer.

? The sharing or obtaining of confidential information

Mercy Corps prohibits its employees from sharing, and any offerors from obtaining, confidential information related to this solicitation, including information regarding Mercy Corps’ price estimates, competing offerors or competing offers, etc. Any information provided to one offeror must be provided to all other offerors.

? Collusion between/among offerors

Mercy Corps requires fair and open competition for this solicitation. No two (or more) companies submitting bids can be owned or controlled by the same individual(s). Companies submitting offers cannot share prices or other offer information or take any other action intended to pre-determine which company will win the solicitation and what price will be paid.

Violations of these prohibitions, along with all evidence of such violations, should be reported to: integrityhotline@mercycorps.org

Mercy Corps will investigate allegations fully and will take appropriate action. Any company, or individual that participates in any of the above prohibited conduct, will have its actions reported to the appropriate authorities, will be investigated fully, will have its offer rejected and/or contract terminated, and will not be eligible for future contracts with Mercy Corps. Employees participating in such conduct will have his/her employment terminated.

Violations will also be reported to Mercy Corps’ donors, who may also choose to investigate and debar or suspend companies and their owners from receiving any contract that is funded in part by the donor, whether the contract is with

Mercy Corps or any other entity.

2.2 Tender Basis:

? All offers shall be made in accordance with these instructions, and all documents requested should be furnished, including any required (but not limited to) supplier-specific information, technical specifications, drawings, bill of quantities, and/or delivery schedule. If any requested document is not furnished, a reason should be given for its omission in an exception sheet.

? No respondent should add, omit or change any item, term or condition herein.

? If suppliers have any additional requests and conditions, these shall be stipulated in an exception sheet.

? Each offeror may make one response only.

? Each offer shall be valid for the period of [One year] from its date of submission.

? All offers should indicate whether they include taxes, compulsory payments, levies and/or duties, including VAT, if applicable.

? Suppliers should ensure that financial offers are devoid of calculation errors. If errors are identified
during the evaluation process, the unit price will prevail. If there is ambiguity on the unit price, the Selection
Committee may decide to disqualify the offer.
? Any requests for clarifications regarding the project that are not addressed in written documents must be
presented to Mercy Corps in writing. The answer to any question raised in writing by any offeror will be issued
to that offeror. In some cases Mercy Corps may choose to issue clarifications to all offerors. It is a condition of this tender that no clarification shall be deemed to supersede, contradict, add to or detract from the conditions hereof, unless made in writing as an Addendum to Tender and signed by Mercy Corps or its designated representative.

? This Tender does not obligate Mercy Corps to execute a contract nor does it commit Mercy Corps to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of bids. Furthermore, Mercy Corps reserves the right to reject any and all offers, if such action is considered to be in the best interest of Mercy Corps.

2.3 Supplier Eligibility

Suppliers may not apply, and will be rejected as ineligible, if they :

? Are not registered companies

? Are bankrupt or in the process of going bankrupt

? Have been convicted of illegal/corrupt activities, and/or unprofessional conduct

? Have been guilty of grave professional misconduct

? Have not fulfilled obligations related to payment of social security and taxes

? Are guilty of serious misinterpretation in supplying information

? Are in violation of the policies outlined in Mercy Corps Anti Bribery or Anti Corruption Statement

? Supplier (or supplier’s principals) are on any list of sanctioned parties issued by; or are presently excluded or disqualified from participation in this transaction by: the United States Government or United Nations by the United States Government, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United Nations, other national governments, or public international organizations.

Additional eligibility criteria, if applicable, are stated in section 3.2 of this tender package.

2.4 Response Documents
Offerors must submit an offer in their own format and ensure it contains all the required documents and information specified in this tender. Where an itemized Price Offer Sheet is included in the tender package, the offeror must complete and submit it with the rest of their offer.

2.5 Acceptance of Successful Response
Documentation submitted by offerors will be verified by Mercy Corps. The winning offeror will be required to sign a contract for the stated, agreed upon amount.

2.6 Certification Regarding Terrorism

It is Mercy Corps’ policy to comply with humanitarian principles and the laws and regulations of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, the United Kingdom, host nations, and other applicable donors concerning transactions with or support to individuals or entities that have engaged in fraud, waste, abuse, human trafficking, corruption, or terrorist activity. These laws and regulations prohibit Mercy Corps from transacting with or providing support to any individuals or entities that are the subject of government sanctions, donor rules, or laws prohibiting transactions or support to such parties.

Documents

 Tender Notice