SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF NETWORKING EQUIPMENT, DEVICES AND SOFTWARE.
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
INVITATION TO BID
Reference Number: SADC/3/5/1/82
Procurement entity: Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat
Number and titles of lots: 2
Location: SADC Secretariat, Western Commercial Road (near Lobatse and Siboni Roads), CBD Plot 54385, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, BOTSWANA.
1.This Invitation to Bid follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared on SADC Secretariat website June 2023.
2.The SADC Secretariat herewith invites companies/firms to submit Bids to for the following contract: Supply and Delivery of Networking Equipment, Devices and Software.
More details on the scope of the contract(s) provided in the Bidding Documents which can be downloaded, free of charge, from the following website: www.sadc.int
The procurement method used for this contract is Open Bidding as defined in the SADC Secretariat Guidelines for Procurement and Grants, edition August 2021 available at the following website: www.sadc.int
3.The Invitation to Bid is open to all SADC Member states countries companies/firms which satisfy the eligibility and qualification requirements stated in the Bidding Documents
4.The date and time of submission of the Bids at the address indicated in the Bidding Documents is 24th November 2023,on or before Midnight (Botswana Time). Proposals received after this time and date or submitted otherwise than indicated in the Bidding Documents shall not be considered and shall be returned unopened.
All notifications concerning this procurement process including modification of the Bidding Documents, results of the evaluation or cancellation notices, will be published on the following website www.sadc.int and will also be communicated directly to the bidders.
5.Interested companies/firms may seek clarification or/and additional information concerning this contract, only in writing and by latest 3rd November 2023 by 16:30 Hours local time, from the following contact points.
Attention: Mr. Thomas Chabwera
Address: SADC Secretariat
Plot No. 54385, New CBD
Private Bag 0095
City: Gaborone
Country: Botswana
Telephone: +267 395 1863
Electronic mail address: [email protected]and [email protected] copy:, [email protected], [email protected]
Responses to requests for clarifications will be posted on the SADC website by 14th November 2023 by 16:30 Hours Local Time.
6.Description of the assignment: Supply and Delivery of Networking Equipment, Devices and Software as follows: –
Lot 1:
Lot number | Description | Quantity |
1(a) | Call Manager – (voice all, transfer conferencing system and other features to collaboration) Server |
1 |
1(b) | Unity – Voice (voice recording) server |
1 |
1(c) | IPT phones |
10 |
1(d) | wireless indoor Aironet access point |
5 |
Lot 2: Storage NAS
Lot number | Description | Quantity |
2 | Storage NAS |
1 |
Sincerely.
Thomas Chabwera
Head of Procurement Unit