Program to Support the Health Sector to Contain and Control Coronavirus and to Mitigate Its Effects in Service Provision: Request for Bids for Procurement of ICT Equipment

Invitation for Bids

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Program to support the Health Sector to Contain and Control Coronavirus and to Mitigate its effects in Service Provision

loan number 5179/OC-BH

RFB Title:  Request for Bids to Procurement of ICT Equipment

RFB Number:  MOHW-Computers-001-2022

1. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas has received from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of the Program to support the Health Sector to Contain and Control Coronavirus and to Mitigate its effects in Service Provision, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the Contract for Procurement of ICT Equipment.
2. The Ministry of Health & Wellness now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the procurement of ICT equipment.
3. The Request for Bids will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the Inter-American Development Bank's Policies for the Procurement of Works and Goods financed by the Inter-American Development Bank and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Policies.
4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Health & Wellness; Procurement Specialist via email address mohwpeu@bahamas.gov.bs.
5. Qualifications requirements include:

Manufacturers submitting bids shall submit audited balance sheets, current ratio, and debt-to-equity ratio to the Purchaser for the last five years.  Bidders are also required to provide evidence of successfully manufacturing at least one million All-in-one desktops and one million laptops each year in each of the past five years.  Goods must be new, current models and incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials, except when the technical specifications required provides otherwise.  They shall have no defect arising from design, materials, workmanship, or any act or omission of the manufacturer that may develop under everyday use of the supplied Good.

If a Bidder is not a manufacturer but is offering the Goods on behalf of the Manufacturer under Manufacturer's Authorization Form (Section V, Bidding Forms), the Manufacturer shall demonstrate the above qualifications (i), (ii), (iii), and the Bidder shall confirm that it has successfully supplied at least $1 million in sales of ICT equipment or similar goods in each of the past five years and can provide technical support and the required warranty.

A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied.  Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

1. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 9:30 am on September 19 2022.  Electronic bidding will not be permitted.  Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person or online at the address below at 10:00 am on September 19 2022.  All bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration of or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
2. The address(es) referred to above is(are):

Ministry of Health & Wellness

Project Execution Unit – Procurement Specialist

Street Address: Meeting & Augusta Streets

Floor/ Room number: 2nd  floor       

City:  Nassau, New Providence         

ZIP/Postal Code: P.O. Box N-3730

Contact information

Ministry of Health and Wellness
Thea Glinton
Meeting and Augusta Streets
The Bahamas
12424672589
Theaglinton@bahamas.gov.bs