Tranche 2 – Data Centre Hardware (Procurement of Servers & related hardware)

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Name of Project: Caribbean Digital Transformation Project Contract Title: Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 6691-VC RFB Reference No.: SVG-CARDTP-GO-RFB-9 The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) “the World Bank” toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of the “Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation”. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using 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. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply to the Rated Criteria Technical Factor – 40% Price Factor – 60% Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and inspect the Bid document during office hours from 08:30 a.m. to 16:00 p.m. at the address given immediately below: Attn: Mr. Edmond Jackson Director General, Finance and Planning Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 2nd Floor, Administrative Building Bay Street, Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines Email: wgeorge@gov.vc , procurement@gov.vc , ssayers@gov.vc, sfraser@gov.vc, 6. The bi