General Procurement Notice (GPN) 2014 at Federal Inland Revenue Service
Federal Inland Revenue Service
15 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, P.M.B 33, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
General Procurement Notice (GPN) 2014
1. Introduction
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), hereby issues this General Procurement Notice to notify prospective Contractors, Suppliers/Vendors and the General public that the Service would undertake the procurement of Works, Goods and Services in the 2014 financial year in the following areas:
2. Areas of Need
Package 1: Supply of Operational Vehicles
A. Supply of operational vehicles – Cars
B. Supply of operational vehicles – Buses
C. Pick-up vans
D. Supply of Utility vehicles
Prospective contractors for the above mentioned projects are required/expected to be authorized distributors of the brand they are offering and to meet the general requirements in paragraph 3 below.
Package 2: Renovation/Construction of FIRS Office Buildings
Category A: Under N20m
Category B: N20m – N50m
Category C: N50rn – N200m
Category D: N200m – N500m
Category E: N501m & Above
Turnover must be evident on Tax Clearance Certificate – Category desired must be supported by Turnover on the current Tax Clearance Certificate. Technical officers of the prospective firms should all be registered with their relevant professional bodies/organizations
Package 3: Modernization of FIRS Offices
ICT:
A. Supply and installation of Computer and accessories.
B. Provision of Internet access and bandwidth.
C. Provision of Structured Local Area Network (LAN) Cabling.
D. Enterprise SAN storage.
E. Enterprise license agreement.
F. Other related services.
Contractors/Vendors/Service providers in this category would need to have evidence of membership of/registration with the relevant computer association, society or organization
Supply and installation of office equipment:
A. Photocopiers.
B. Safes.
C. File Registry.
D. Refrigerators.
E. Air-conditioners.
F. Shredding machines.
G. Scanners.
H. Water dispensers
Supply and Installation of Office Furniture:
Only companies that have furniture production factories in Nigeria and can demonstrate capacity to meet large orders of very high quality furniture may be considered.
Package 4: Supply and installation of Electricity Equipment
A. Supply and installation of Generators
B. Supply and installation of Electricity Transformers
C. Supply and installation of Electricity power inverters
D. Supply and installation of Solar Power System
E. Supply and installation of street lights
Package 5: Supply of Communication Equipment
A. Supply of Public Address and Conferencing Systems
B. Supply of Multimedia Platforms
C. Supply of Photography/Recording Equipment
D. Supply of Audio and Video Studio Equipment
Package 6: Supply of Office Materials/Medical Supplies
A. Supply of Non-Security Documents
B. Supply of Books (Books and e-Books)
C. Supply of drugs and medical supply
Package 7: Supply of Computer Materials
Package 8: Maintenance of Plant & Equipment
Package 9: Provision of Consultancy and Professional Services
A. Financial Services
B. Engineering Services
C. Legal, Architectural, Quantity Survey and Project Management Services
D. Other Professional Services
Package 10: Supply and installation of Security & Safety Equipment Access Control Security Surveillance equipment smoke/fire detectors and control equipment and related services
3. The Specific procurement Notice (SPN) for the various projects mentioned above shall be placed in National dailies, Federal Tenders Journal (FTJ), on FIRS Notice Board at the FIRS Headquarters and the FIRS website depending on the threshold of each project as soon as the relevant solicitation/bidding documents are finalized.
4. Interested eligible Contractors, Suppliers/Vendors who wish to participate in the bidding process for the above mentioned projects are advised to watch out for subsequent Notice/Advertisements.
Notes
a) This is not an invitation to tender
b) Interested Contractors/Service providers who wish to do business with the Service should update their documents in the under listed areas preparatory to the release of the various specific procurement notices (SPN):
i. Certificate of the Company’s Registration/Incorporation verifiable from Corporate Affairs Commission
ii. Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificate and Tax Identification Number (TIN) issued by the proper tax authority
iii. Evidence of membership of the relevant professional association, society or organization
iv. Company profile reflecting executive capacity, plant & Equipment owned and Personnel (where applicable)
v. Evidence from the company’s bankers of its financial capacity to undertake the services it is bidding for.
In addition prospective service providers shall be required to demonstrate that they are financially capable to provide any service which they may be offered, following this general prequalification. Please note that banker’s letter merely stating that the applicant is a customer within any turnover range is not conclusively indicative of financial capacity and therefore not acceptable. The Service shall require more rigorous proof of financial capacity.
vi. A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership or financially/Legally encumbered.
vii. A sworn affidavit of disclosure; to disclose clearly If any of the officers (or related persons) of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) or Bureau for Public Procurement is a former or present Director of the company and that the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety.
viii. A sworn affidavit that the company is not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company.
ix. Verifiable documentary evidence of similar and other jobs successfully executed within the last three years. Such evidence shall be in form of valid and verifiable letters of award of contract, contract agreement and completion certificates or Interim Payment Certificates where such jobs are still in progress as well as turnover figures as evident in the supporting Tax Clearance Certificates
x. Evidence of having fulfilled all obligations in relation to pensions and social security contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Pensions Act 2004.
xi. Show evidence of compliance with S.6 (1) of the Industrial Training Fund Amendment Act.
c) The Federal Inland Revenue Service reserves the right to verify claims made by any contractor and /or prospect.
5. Information
For all enquires
Please call 08074983355
e-mail: firsprocurement@firs.gov.ng
Signed:
Secretary,
Procurement Planning Committee/Tenders Board
For Executive Chairman,
Federal Inland Revenue Service
