Request for Bids Goods for Re-affirm Design1, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Financial and Grant Management System (FGMS) and Supporting Infrastructure for Gargaara Company Limited

1.      The Federal Government of Somalia has received a loan from the World Bank toward the cost of The Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payment under the contract for Re-affirm Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Financial and Grant Management System (FGMS) and Supporting Infrastructure for Gargaara Company Limited- SO-MOF-374459-GO-RFB. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the

World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

2.      The Ministry of Finance of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Re-affirm

Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of a Financial and Grant Management System (FGMS) and Supporting Infrastructure for Gargaara Company Limited- SO-MOF-374459-GO-RFB

3.      Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Bidding using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria

a)      Bidder’s Financial Capability: The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it

meets the following financial requirement(s): the average Annual Turnover in the last three years 2020, 2021 and 2022 to be not less than USD 100,000 (One hundred thousand United States Dollars).

1  Design element will constitute preparation of system requirements specifications (SRS) for the selected solution,

b)      Bidder’s Experience and Technical Capacity: During the past five (5) Years, the Bidder must have completed at least three (3) successful implementation with a contract of at least USD 250,000.00 each involving the re-affirm design, supply, installation, commissioning and support similar contract of a comparable scale, preferably in a fragile or transition context like Somalia.

c)      Bidder’s Legal Requirements: The Bidder shall be legally registered in its country of origin.

4.      Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance of Somalia and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10am to 4pm Somalia local time at the address given below. A pre-bid telephone conference meeting will be held on 20th November 2023 at 11am in the afternoon in Somalia local time.

5.      A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be provided upon request. The document including any subsequent amendment or addition will be sent to the bidder by e-mail. Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and receiving automatic notice of answers and addenda to the bidding documents. Document can also be downloaded from the link below:

https://mof.gov.so/publications/request-bidding-re-affirm-design-supply-installation-and-commissioning-financial-and

6.      Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12th December 2023 at 11:00am Somalia local time. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives on the same day at 11:05am Somalia local time.

7.      All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration, using the form included in the bidding document

8.      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.”]