OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER N° 001.22 / ONIT / SONARA / CIPM / 2022 OF THE 07th/03/2022
For
MIGRATION OF THE DATA PROTECTION TOOL TO NETBACKUP
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The General Manager of the National Refining Company, Contracting Authority, is launching an Open National Call for Tenders for migration of the data protection tool to Netbackup.
The objective of this consultation is to allow the selection of a specialized and experienced company, with a view to ensuring the provision of migration of the data protection tool to Netbackup.
The maximum timeframe provided by the Client for the performance of the services covered by this call for tenders is three (03) months.
This contract is not allotted.
The estimated cost of this operation is CFAF 131.175.000 (one hundred thirty one million one hundred seventy five thousand francs) all taxes inclusive.
Participation to this call for tenders is open to all Cameroonian-based companies or established in Cameroon, and operating in this specific field.
Services of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the SONARA budget (FI3221-X37-1883).
To avoid rejection, each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond drawn up and signed by a bank or a first class financial institution registered by the ministry in charge of finance and which figures on document N°11 of the ITT, of an amount of CFAF 2.200.000 (two millions two hundred thousand francs) and valid for 30 days, beyond the original date of validity of the offers.
The other administrative documents required must either be original, or the true copies certified by the issuing service or an administrative authority; Senior Divisional Officer, Divisional Officer….), in accordance with the stipulations of the special rules and regulations of the invitation to tender.
They must be dated less than three (03) months preceding the date of submission of the tender, or must have been signed after the date of signing of the invitation to tender.
Any bid which does not conform to the prescriptions of this invitation to tender shall be declared inadmissible. Such as the bid bond issued by a first class bank registered by the Ministry in charge of Finance or the non-respect for the patterns of each section of the tender file, will attract rejection of the bid.
As soon as this notice is published, the file may be consulted during working hours at SONARA P.O Box 365 Limbé (General Management / Contracts Division).
Once the tender notice is made known, tender documents can be obtained at the Contracts Division of the National Refining Company Ltd – P.O. Box 365 Limbe, upon presentation of a receipt of payment of a non-refundable amount of CFAF 100.000 (one hundred thousand francs) at BICEC, using the following references:
BICEC
Account / 335 98800001 89
Special customer account CAS – ARMP
Remitter: Name of bidder/SONARA/ITT n°001.22
Tenders submitted in English or French in six (06) copies, one original and five (05) copies labelled as such, should reach the Contracts Division of the National Refining Company Ltd – P.O. BOX 65 Limbe-Cameroun, Tel: (+237) 233.42.38.15 or 233.33.22.38 / Fax: (+237) 233.42.41.99 or 233.33.22.35, latest on the 07th/04/2022 at 10 a.m. local time, bearing the following label:
INVITATION TO TENDER N°001.22 / ONIT / SONARA / CIPM / 2022 OF THE 07th/03/2022
MIGRATION OF THE DATA PROTECTION TOOL TO NETBACKUP
‘’To be opened during the tender session only »
Under pain of rejection, the other administrative documents required must either be original, or the true copies certified by the issuing service or an administrative authority, in accordance with the stipulations of the special rules and regulations of the invitation to tender.
They must obligatorily be dated less than three (03) months preceding the date of submission of the tender, or must have been signed after the date of signing of the invitation to tender.
Any incomplete bid which does not conform to the prescriptions of this invitation to tender shall be declared inadmissible. Such as the absence of a bid bond issued by a first class bank registered by the Ministry in charge of finance.
The opening of tenders shall be done on two phases: the opening of administrative and technical documents will take place on phase one and shall be followed by that of financial proposals of bidders having obtained the required minimum technical score.
The opening of administrative documents and technical proposals shall take place on the 07th/04/2022 at 10:30 am in the SONARA restaurant in Limbe, and would be done by the SONARA Internal Tenders Board (CIPM).
Only bidders or their duly mandated representative having full knowledge of the file can attend the tenders opening session.
The opening of financial bids will take place at the end of technical analysis and will solely concern bidders who would have obtained a minimum score of 70 points out of a total of 100 points.
14.2 ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
The examination of essential criteria shall consist in verifying that the bidder’s offer is in conformity with the terms of reference (TOR) and the special requirements of the tender document. The points to be verified include:
TOTAL. ………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….100 points
14.2 ELIMINATORY CRITERIA
The service provider shall be selected through the Quality and Price postulate.
The contract shall be awarded to the company technical and financial proposals put together will be assessed as the most cost-effective bid based on the formula NG=0.7 TN + 0.3 FN outlined in the tender file.
Bidders shall be bound by their offers for a period of three (03) months with effect from the deadline of submission of the tender documents.
Further technical information may be obtained during working hours from Contracts Division of the National Refining Company Ltd, P.O. BOX. 365 LIMBE – Cameroon, Tel: (+237)233 42 3815 or 233 33 22 38 / Fax: (+237)233 42 41 99 or 233 33 22 35.
Done in Limbe, on the 07th/03/2022
The Project owner
Jean-Paul SIMO NJONOU
Copy: – MINMAP
– ARMP
– SONARA Internal Tenders Board (CIPM)
– GM/Contracts Division (posting and other publications)
