Tender Advertisement #1143663

REQUEST FOR TENDER – OPEN TENDER

SUPPLY AND UPGRADE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Background

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is seeking submissions from reputable and suitable service providers to bid for the implementation and supply of Telecommunications services. These services are as follows:
1. Internet services
2. Telephone services
3. Mobile services

Purpose

The Secretariat’s Information Services Team under the Corporate Services Division has seen the need to upgrade the Telecommunications Solution to address various issues currently being faced and provide a way forward in sustaining and achieving the Secretariat’s vision and mission.

Scope of Work

To upgrade the Telecommunications Solution System as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be entitled:

REQUEST TO TENDER – SUPPLY & UPGRADE OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Method of Submissions:

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format (maximum of 10.0 MB)

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 5pm Wednesday 5 August 2020 (Fiji Time).

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications” 12pm Thursday 30 July 2020. The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.