National Agricultural Adivisory Services

INVITATION TO BID FOR SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SERVERS,

SOFTWARE AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT

PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NO. NAADS/BSKT/SUPLS/11-12/00024/24

1. The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Organization has allocated funds to be used for supply and installation of servers, software and peripheral equipment.

2. NAADS organization invites sealed bids from eligible bidders to supply and install servers, software and peripheral equipment.

3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Open Domestic Bidding Procedures contained in the Government of Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003.

4. Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document from NAADS Secretariat at the address in No.9(a) given below from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday except public holidays.

5. A complete set of bidding document in English maybe purchased by interested bidders on submission of a written application to the address in No.9(a) below stating their preferred bank. Bidders are advised to collect Bank Payment Registration Slips at the address in No.9(a) below and make payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX 100,000= to any of the 21 banks authorised to receive Non Tax Revenue fees on behalf of URA; which shall issue a receipt of payment.

Bidders will only be issued with the bidding document upon presentation of an original receipt of payment.

6. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday 28th March, 2013 at 10:00 am at the address in No.9(b).

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below in No.9(a) at or before 10:00 am on Tuesday 9th April, 2013. All bids must be accompanied with a Bid Security of UGX. 2,381,000.

Late bids shall be rejected.

8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend at the address below in No.9(b) at 10:30 am on Tuesday 9th April, 2013.

9. (a) Addresses for further information, inspection and delivery of bidding documents:

Procurement and Disposal Unit

NAADS Secretariat,

Plot 5, Kyadondo Road, Legacy Towers, Block B, 4th Floor

P. O. Box 25235, Kampala,

Tel: 256 414 345440 / 345065

Fax: 256 414 347843

E-mail: info@naads.or.ug

(b) Address of Pre-Bid Meeting and Bid Opening:

NAADS Secretariat Boardroom,

Plot 5, Kyadondo Road, Legacy Towers, Block B, 3rd Floor – Boardroom

P. O. Box 25235 Kampala,

Tel: 256 414 345440 / 345065

Fax: 256 414 347843

E-mail: info@naads.or.ug

The planned procurement activity schedule (subject to changes) as follows;

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR