Pakistan Raises Revenue: Procurement of Exa-Data for FBR Data Center to get high performance tansactional load management of taxpayers data

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P165982

Project Title: Pakistan Raises Revenue

Country: Pakistan

Notice No: OP00354225

Notice Type: Invitation for Bids

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: PK-FBR-475315-GO-RFB

Procurement Method: Request for Bids

Language of Notice: English

Submission Deadline Date/Time: May 20, 2025 11:30

Published Date: 26-Apr-2025

Description: Procurement of Exa-Data for FBR Data Center to get high performance tansactional load management of taxpayers data.

Details:

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR BIDS

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Procurement of Oracle Exadata

Country: Pakistan

Project Title: Pakistan Raises Revenue Program

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 6435-PK

RFB Reference No.: 2(4)/2025-Addl.Dir(P&F)/ 475315

RFB Title: Procurement of Oracle Exadata

Issuance Date: 26th April, 2025

Bid Submission Date: 20th May, 2025

Bid Submission Time: 11:30 AM

1. The Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program (PPRP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Oracle Exadata.
2. The Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Procurement of Oracle Exadata as further detailed hereto.

Sr. No	Description of Goods	Quantity
1.	EXADATA One (1) Rack of EXADATA X11M-2 Quarter Rack.	1
2.	Training at OEM certified facilities /Learning and Experience Center on the proposed models to be conducted by the manufacturer.	2 personnel

1. Bidding will be conducted through National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
2. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from addldirector.prr@fbr.gov.pk through e-mail and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Business Days) at the address given below, latest by seven (07) days till the deadline for bid submission date.
3. The bidding document in English may be downloaded from www.fbr.gov.pk/tenders without any fee(s)/ charge(s). Bidders opting to download the Procurement Document from any of the aforesaid website, shall inform the Federal Board of Revenue, in writing at the address given below failing which the Federal Board of Revenue shall not be responsible if they do not receive clarifications and amendments, if any from the Board. The bidders can request the office of undersign for documents in hard/ printed form through an official email or letter printed over official letterhead duly signed and stamped by the authorized signatory by submitting tender fee (non-refundable) in shape of Pay Order/ Demand Draft/ Call Deposit Receipt amounting to PKR 15,000/-.
4. A Pre-bid Meeting shall take place on the date, time and place as follows which may be attended either in person or virtually:

Date:	8th May, 2025
Time:	1500 hours. (Pakistan Standard Time)
Address:	Conference Room, FBR House, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, Pakistan
Virtual Link:	https://vlc.fbr.gov.pk Meeting ID: 577577 Pin: 0577

1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11:30 AM dated 20th May, 2025. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on i.e., 20th May, 2025 immediately after the bid submission deadline.
2. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in shape of “Pay Order/ Demand Draft/ Call Deposit Receipt” or “Bank Guarantee” of PKR two (02) million issued by a scheduled Bank located in Pakistan, as per the details/ requirements given at the respective section(s)/ clause(s).
3. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
4. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Kashif Younas

Additional Director (Procurement & Finance)

Room No. 574, Fifth Floor

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)

FBR House, Constitution Avenue

Islamabad, Pakistan

051-9215109 / 051-9219649

ADDLDIRECTOR.PRR@FBR.GOV.PK

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Federal Board of Revenue

Name: Kashif Younas

Address: Federal Board of Revenue, Constitution Avenue Islamabad, Pakistan

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Country: Pakistan

Phone: +92519215109

Email: addldirector.prr@fbr.gov.pk

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