Installation of Three Sawdust Collection System
RFQ Number: TFCS-022-027
Issuance Date: 27/7/2022
Deadline for Offers 10/08/2022
For: Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans
Point of Contact: Wafa’ Aburrob, Email: [email protected]
Location of Work Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine
Reporting Lines and Managerial Responsibilities: Suzan Sahouri, Executive Director
1.1 Background
Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans in cooperation with Cowater International, acting for the Trade Facilitation and Customs Support Programme (Tasdeer), is soliciting proposals from eligible and responsible service provider to provide the company with Three Sawdust Collection System. The Trade Facilitation and Customs Support Programme (Tasdeer) is an official program of the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Contract No. PO10054, and is being carried out in West Bank and Gaza. The objective of Tasdeer programme is to improve the Palestinian private sector competitiveness and the PA’s capacity in the fields of trade, customs and import policy regulation and administration. The TASDEER programme aims to increase sustainable private sector led economic growth and job creation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the PA’s fiscal sustainability while ensuring equitable access to increased trade, and improved institutional capacity. Gender Equality and Social Inclusion are main tools and objectives for Tasdeer to ensure the benefits of the programme are equally accessed by the diverse groups of men and women in the supply chain.
Offerors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received in accordance with the instructions stated herein. Failure to adhere with instructions described herein may lead to disqualification of a proposal from consideration.
Deadlines
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFP may be submitted by email to ([email protected]). Questions must be submitted in writing; phone calls will not be accepted.
Offers must be received no later than 04/08/2022. Offers received after this date or time will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of Company address.
Instructions for Submission of Offers
Each offeror must submit its proposal in a single volume in response to the RFQ.
All offers and related documents must be sent by mail to: [email protected] , Please enter the following in the subject section:
“Installation of Three Sawdust Collection System”
All offers must be prepared in English.
All offers must be submitted in Dollar No price variation due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors shall be accepted by Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans after it has received the Proposal.
Additional supporting documentation can be submitted as part of the Proposal response in PDF, PPT, Word and Excel format. They should be clearly labelled and indicate how they relate to/support the Proposal and marked as either technical or commercial. No publicity material is required.
Submission Format
At a minimum, each offer must contain the following required completed documents:
ANNEX 1: Detailed Specifications and Requirements
ANNEX 2: Price Schedule
Applicants are expected to submit a unit cost breakdown for every line item described in Annex 2, as well as a description of any other costs involved; see the Price Schedule in Annex 2 for the required format. The offer must preserve and clearly indicate the line-item numbers, showing a price quote per task. All items, services, transportation costs, etc. must be clearly labeled and included in the total price. Prices must be quoted on a lump-sum, all-inclusive basis. No other costs, taxes, and/or fees may be added later.
Supporting documentation should be provided to demonstrate that the supplier can meet the technical eligibility criteria, as required in Annex 1.
The anticipated subcontract type for this procurement will be a firm fixed priced subcontract.
It is anticipated that Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans will subcontract for the full quantities of commodities and services described in this RFQ. However, Bethlehem Fair Trade Artisans reserves the right to subcontract for less or more quantities and/or services at its discretion. An offeror may present a proposal for less than the list of commodities as described in Annex 1, but BFTA ’s preference is for proposals that address the complete technical solution.
