Procurement of Equipment for Upgrading Existing Early Warning, Weather, and Farmer Advisory Systems.

Country: Government of Somaliland Name of Project: Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (Phase 3) FSRP Contract Title: Procurement of Equipment for Upgrading Existing Early Warning, Weather, and Farmer Advisory Systems. Grant No.: IDA-E1850 RFB Reference No.: SO-MOAD-SL-532777-GO-RFB Purchaser: Ministry of Agricultural Development, Hargeisa, Somaliland The Government of Somaliland has received a grant from the World Bank toward the cost of the Food Systems Resilience Project in Somaliland and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Equipment for Upgrading Existing Early Warning, Weather, and Farmer Advisory Systems. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments the contract provides to be made through a letter of credit. The Ministry of Agricultural Development, Hargeisa, Somaliland now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of Equipment for Upgrading Existing Early Warning, Weather, and Farmer Advisory Systems (refer Section VII - Schedule of Requirements for complete list of equipment/ items). The place of delivery is Hargeisa, Somaliland and the period of delivery is within 90 days from the date of the contract signing. The procurement will be carried out through National Competitive Bidding, using a Request for Bids (RFB) process, in accordance with the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers," dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, September 2018, November 2020, and September 2023. This process is open to all eligible bidders, as defined in the Procurement Regulations. In addition, please refer to paragraph 3.14, which outlines the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Agricultural