BID SUBMISSION & OPENING EXTENSION TIME: The bid submission is and opening extended from Thursday 24th May 2018 at 15:00hours to Friday 8th June 2018 to give bidders additional time to process their proposals.
The Venue and time for bid opening remaining the same.

Section 1. Letter of Invitation

1. The African Union Commission has received funds from its Member States toward and intends to apply a portion of this funding to eligible payments under this Contract, reference number AUC/AHRM/MIS/G/72

2. The African Union Commission now invites Technical and financial proposals to provide the following Goods and services: SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF A SAP BCP DISASTER RECOVERY DATA CENTRE.

More details on the services are provided in the attached Terms of Reference.

3. A firm will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection method and procedures described in this RFP.

4. The RFP includes the following documents:

Section 1 - Letter of Invitation
Section 2 - Information to Consultants
Section 3 –Data sheet
Section 4 - Technical Proposal - Standard Forms
Section 5 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms
Section 6 - Terms of Reference

5. All bids must be accompanied by:

Valid tax certificate;
Valid business registration documents
Proof of previous experience
ONE (1) Original and TWO (2) Copies of the Technical and financial proposal
The vendor shall certify that it is Manufacturer Authorized as of the date of the submission of its response to this RFP and that it is certified in the equipment it is proposing.
The vendor shall have the certification/specialization level required by manufacturer to sale, install and support the product.
Other relevant information indicated in the TOR.

Bid Validity: Proposals should be valid for at 90 Calendar days from the bid closing date.

Bid Opening: Technical Proposals only will be opened immediately after the bid closing hours at 15:00 hours in the presence of bidders or bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened to bidders. The venue for bid opening shall be the meeting Room of the Administration and Human Resources Directorate.

Bid Submission modalities and submission deadline: This is a TWO ENVELOPE bidding. Bidders should ensure that the Technical and Financial proposals are enclosed in TWO separate envelopes sealed and both should be enclosed in one Outer envelope clearly indicating the title and Procurement number. Proposals must be submitted no later than Thursday 24th May 2018 at 15:00hours.

Address for Bid submission:

The Head Procurement, Travel and Stores Division
African Union Commission, Roosevelt Street,
Building C, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel+251 115517700; Email; tender@africa-union.org

Clarification Requests: Clarification requests should be addressed to: tender@africa-union.org, Tel+251115517700, Ext 4321