Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of Equipment – Government Networks Core and Middle-Mile Infrastructure Enhancement

GovTech/ACCESS/PMU/2025-26/ June 23, 2026 Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids-Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS)-Bhutan Contract Title: Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of Equipment – Government Networks Core and Middle-Mile Infrastructure Enhancement Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA 77560 (Credit)/IDAE4310 (grant) RFB Reference No.: ACCESS/GovTech/GD-1 1.The Royal Government of Bhutan (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) in the form of a credit (hereinafter called “credit”) toward the cost of Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS)-Bhutan project. The Government Technology Agency (GovTech Agency), an implementing agency of the Client, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under the contract for Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of Equipment – Government Networks Core and Middle-Mile Infrastructure Enhancement. 2. The GovTech Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for for Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of Equipment – Government Networks Core and Middle-Mile Infrastructure Enhancement: a. Lot-1: Supply Installation, and Commissioning of Core/Aggregation Routers, Repeater Switches, Agency Routers, Aggregation Switches and CPE b. Lot-2: Supply, Installation, and Commissioning of DWDM System, Optical Modules, and Accessories c. Lot-3: Supply, installation, and commissioning of GovNet server rooms at 21 sites 3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2023” (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation