The Ethiopian herald Friday
June 13, 2025
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GOODS
(TWO-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)
(WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION)
Purchaser:
Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Country:
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Name
of Project: Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (EDFP)
Contract
Title: Design, Supply, Installations and commissioning of the et.ccTLD Registry
System
Credit
No. 68560
RFP
Reference No. ET-MINT-486797-GO-RFP
1.
The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received
financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital
Foundation Project (EDFP)and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward
payments under the contract for Design, Supply, Installations and commissioning
of the et.ccTLD Registry System
2.
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project
(EDFP) now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Bidders for Design, Supply,
Installations and commissioning of the et.ccTLD Registry System
3.
Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a
Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement
Regulations for IPF Borrowers" 6th Edition, February 2025 ("Procurement
Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the
Procurement Regulations.
4.
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Innovation
and Technology (MInT), Ethiopian Digital Foundation Project (EDFP),
procurement@mintprojects.gov.et and inspect the RFB document during office
hours from 8:30 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 17:00 local time from Mondays to Thursdays;
and 08:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 - 17:00 on Fridays before the deadline date and
time at the address given below
5.
The request for proposals document in English language may be freely accessed
by interested eligible Proposers upon submission of a written application/request
to the email addresses indicated below (email should be sent for both addresses
indicated below). Once email request has been sent to the designated email
addresses, the softcopy of the RFP document will be sent to the requester. To
facilitate further communication and correspondence, the bidder should indicate
the name of the company, contact/focal person, telephone number, workable email
address and relevant information on his/ her request email.
6.
Proposals must be delivered to the address below on or before July 15, 2025, 10:00
A.M Local Time (Addis Ababa Time). Electronic Bidding will not be permitted.
Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked "Original
Bid", and the inner envelopes marked "Technical Part" will be publicly
opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone
who chooses to attend, at the address below on July 15, 2025 at 10:30 A.M local
time (Addis Ababa Time). All envelopes marked "Second Envelope: Financial
Part" shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the
Purchaser until the second public opening.
7.
All Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 6,000,000.00 / ETB
Six Million / or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form
of Bank guarantee issued from Commercial Banks.
8.
Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose
information on the successful proposer's beneficial ownership, as part of the
Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as
included in the bidding document.
9.
The address referred to above is:
Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT)
Ethiopia Digital Foundation Project (EDFP)
Address:
Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building 6th floor, in front of Tikur Anbesa Secondary
School, Procurement Management Specialist,
Tel.+251911870477,
Email
address: procurement@mintprojects.gov.et
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ministry of Innovation and Technology