RE: INVITATION TO TENDER

INTRODUCTION

 

The attention of all interested bidders is drawn to the addendum in paragraph 2.XI below and to our earlier advertisement in the Punch and Daily Trust newspaper of Thursday 14 January 2010 and the Federal Tenders Journal which invited prospective service providers to bid for IT System Security Audit of its e-Tax Services system and other mission critical IT Systems. The advertisement together with the addendum mentioned above is hereby reproduced

 

2              ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE

Interested reputable Service providers must have necessary competence and possess the following:-

 

I.    Certificate of the Company's Registration/Incorporation verifiable from corporate Affairs Commission

 

II.   Company's Current Tax Clearance Certificate issued by the proper authority;     

                               

                III   VAT Registration Certificate;

               

                IV   Tax Payers Identification Number (TIN)

 

                V. Company profile reflecting executive capacity;

                               

VI.   Evidence from the company's bankers as to its financial capacity to undertake the project if awarded. Prospective Service providers shall be required to demonstrate that they are financially capable to provide the service.

 

VII.   A sworn statement that the company is not in receivership

 

VIII. Sworn affidavit disclosing 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. 

 

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 service(s) is/are still in progress. Turnover figures reflected on the Tax Clearance Certificate of any prospect are expected to reflect the level of business done.

 

X A sworn affidavit that the company is not a replacement for a hitherto tax defaulting company. 

 

XI. Submit evidence of having fulfilled all obligations

 

3.            TENDER REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms are required to collect detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) from Room 123 Revenue House Federal Inland Revenue Service, 15 Sokode Crescent Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, subject to the provision of evidence of payment of N10,000,000 (Ten thousand naira only) non-refundable tender fee to the FIRS Central Pay Office (CPO), Revenue House.

 

4.            SUBMISSION OF TENDERS

Service providers are hereby informed that the closing date for submission of tenders earlier published has been extended by two weeks from the date of this publication, but still at 12 noon prompt on the new date.

 

All tenders must be sealed, clearly marked as indicated in the RFP, registered, and submitted to the address below: be submitted in sealed e(s) and addressed to

                                                The Head of Procurement Department

                                                Corporate Development Group

                                                Federal Inland Revenue Service

                                                Revenue House (Room 123)

                                                15 Sokode Crescent, Off Michael Okpara Street

                                                Wuse, Zone 5,

                                                Abuja.

                                                                         

Submission of bids closes at 12.00 noon, 14th April, 2010.

 

Bids will be opened at 2.00pm on the extended closing date of 10 April ,2010 in the presence of representatives of bidders, who choose to attend, and the general public at the Conference Room Revenue House                15, Sokode Crescent, Off Michael Okpara Street Wuse, Zone 5, Abuja.

 

5.            NOTES

 

                i.              This advertisement reflects the addenda to our earlier                                  advertisement in the Punch, Daily Trust of Thursday                                             January 14           2010, the Federal Tender Journal and other                         national newspapers as show in 2 VI, 2IX and 2 XI                                               above.

ii.             Tender fees paid by prospective service providers in response to the first advertisement are still valid.

 

6.    Enquiries:

 

                                 For all enquiries:

 Please call 08074983355

Signed:

                Peter B Hena