Desktop computers

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

ICB No. UNFPA/KBL/12/004

MANUFACTURE AND/OR SUPPLY OF Desktop Computers

Dear Sir/Madam,

1. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an international development agency, invites sealed bids for the supply of Desktop Computers for its programme in Afghanistan. The specific products solicited are listed in Annex III: Items and Quantities.

1. The technical bid (according to Annex II, Annex III and Annex VII) containing the technical product specifications and the financial bid (according to Annex VIII) containing price information shall be submitted separately.

1. The bidder shall be required to quote for all items. 

1. To enable you to submit a bid, please read the following attached documents carefully: 

• Instructions to bidders….…………………………………….…………….......…….....Annex I
• Terms of Reference (TOR)………………………………………………...…...…........Annex II
• Technical Product Specifications…………………………………………………........Annex III
• UNFPA General Terms and Conditions…………………………….. ………………..Annex IV
• Bid Submission Form…………………..………………………………….…….............Annex V
• Bidders Identification Form ........................................................Annex VI
• Product Item Overview Form…...………..………………………………....…….....Annex VII
• Price Schedule Form…..…………………………………………………....….............Annex VIII

1. The bid shall reach UNFPA’s reception or the email inbox of bidsafg@unfpa.org  no later than 27th August, 2012, at 2:00 PM Kabul, Local time.

1. The bid shall be opened on 28th August 2012, at 10:00 AM (Kabul Local time) at the office of UNFPA, (UNOCA Compound, and Jalalabad Road, Kabul, Afghanistan).

1. Bids received after the stipulated date and time shall not be accepted under any circumstances. Bids delivered through courier and post later than date due shall not be registered and shall be returned unopened. Bids submitted to any other email address than bidsafg@unfpa.org shall be rejected.

1. The award of the bid shall be posted at www.ungm.org. The successful bidder shall be notified by UNFPA by email.

1. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of this proposal to bid by email to Jamshid Sharifi and sharifi@unfpa.org no later than 23rd August 2012 and to indicate whether or not a bid shall be submitted.  The acknowledgement shall provide company name, telephone number, fax number and the name of a contact person.

10.  Any questions relating to the attached documents shall be addressed in writing to the following UNFPA personnel no later than 20^th August 2012 at 2:00PM (Kabul time).

• Ahmad Shah Imam, IT Officer (email: imam@unfpa.org) for questions related to technical requirements.
• Jamshid Sharifi, Administrative Associate (email: sharifi@unfpa.org) for questions relating to the bidding exercise.

Do not submit your bid to these contacts, or your bid will be disqualified.

11.  This letter is not to be construed in any way as an offer to contract with your firm.

Yours sincerely,

Ahmad Gul Farid

OIC/Operations

UNFPA Afghanistan