Acquisition of other IT equipment (switch core helmets and storage) for MCA-SENEGAL II

General Country Information
Country : SENEGAL
City / Locality: DAKAR
Notice / Contract number: MCA2/2023/COMPACT/S/ADM89/G52
Publication date : 08.08.2023
Submission deadline : 23.08.2023
Funding Agency: MCC / Millennium Challenge Corporation
Buyer : Millennium Challenge Account Senegal II (MCA-Senegal II)
Market name: Acquisition of other IT equipment (switch core helmets and storage) for MCA-SENEGAL II
Type of review: Quotation request
Eligibility of Bidders: Firms eligible and meeting the requirements set out in the Request for Quotations

The Government of Senegal (“Government” or “GoS”) has been selected for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”) grant, referred to as the Compact, and plans to allocate a portion of the fund's proceeds to payments for contracts for goods, works and services. The Compact includes an MCC investment of approximately $550 million and an additional Government contribution of $50 million for a total amount of $600 million. It includes three projects:

The Project "Modernization and reinforcement of the Senelec transmission network" which aims to supply quality electricity from the least expensive sources available so that Senelec can meet the growing demand on the interconnected network in Senegal;
The “Expanding access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas” project, which aims to increase the supply and demand for quality electricity in rural and peri-urban areas of Senegal;
The "Conducive Environment and Capacity Building of Electricity Sector Stakeholders" Project, which aims to create a framework conducive to improving the financial viability and good governance of the sector for the supply of electricity in quality and quantity.
Any payments made by MCA-Senegal II under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and disbursement of MCC Funding. No party other than the Government and MCA-Senegal II may avail itself of the Compact, nor claim the proceeds of the MCC Funding.

The Compact and related documents are available on the MCC website ( www.mcc.gov ) and on the MCA-Senegal II website ( www.mcasenegal.sn ).

This Specific Notice supplements the General Procurement Notice which was published on the MCA-Senegal II website (www.mcasenegal.sn ) , on dgMarket, in the local press "Le Quotidien" and "Le Soleil". , and in UN Development Business (“UNDB”), respectively as of May 10, 2023.

MCA-Senegal II intends to use part of the resources to pay the costs related to this project, and this, according to the terms of the said Compact, including the restrictive rules of use and the disbursement conditions of the MCC Funds.

MCA-Senegal II hereby invites you to submit your sealed bids for the " procurement of other IT equipment (switch core headsets and storage) for MCA-SENEGAL II " according to the attached technical specifications. The request for quotations must be made according to the procedures for requesting quotations as defined in the MCC Procurement Guidelines.

The market is in single and indivisible lot.

The prices indicated must be in CFA Francs excluding tax excluding customs (HT-HD).

The delivery time is:

Thirty (30) calendar days from the notification of the contract signed by both parties. The deadline at the latest is forty (40) calendar days.
Quotations (clearly indicated with the reference and description of the Request for Quotations) must include:

A closed “ technical offer ” envelope and;
A closed “ financial offer ” envelope.
The two sealed envelopes, each containing one (1) original and three (3) copies, must be placed in a sealed envelope to be deposited no later than August 23, 2023 at 11 a.m. (local time), at the following address:

MCA-Senegal II Procurement Agency

Rue 3 x B, Point E, Talix building on the 1st and 2nd floor – Dakar (Senegal)

Phone: 221-33-889-11-34

Late offers will be rejected .

Firms wishing to participate in the selection must express their interest by sending a letter with the subject: “A cquisition of other computer equipment (switch core headsets and storage) for MCA-SENEGAL II; Ref: MCA2/2023/COMPACT/S/ADM89/G52 ”, indicating their full contact details at the address below :

IDUSMCASenegalPA@dt-global.com with copy to bids@mcasenegal.sn

Once registered, the quotation request will be sent directly to them in PDF format.

The registration of interested Firms will also allow them to be informed directly of any additional information and/or updates to the DC

Any other request for clarifications should be submitted to the same email address.

Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Oumar DIOP

General director

MCA-Senegal II