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Title:BR-Rio de Janeiro: LI02: provision of computer, network and communication equipment to commission the advanced network for education, research and innovation in Paraguay — Arandu
Solicitation No.:23405-2011
Posted Date:Jan 25, 2011
Due Date:Apr 29, 2011
Nation:Brazil

Bid Description

25/01/2011 S16 External aid programmes - Supply contract - Contract notice - Open procedure

BR-Rio de Janeiro: LI02: provision of computer, network and communication equipment to commission the advanced network for education, research and innovation in Paraguay — Arandu

2011/S 16-023405

Cooperation between the European Community and Mercosur — Mercosur Digital

Project to support the Mercosur information society

Place of delivery: Mercosur — Paraguay

Supplies contract notice

1.Publication reference:
EuropeAid/130862/D/SUP/PY.
2.Procedure:
Open.
3.Programme:
DCI-ALA/2006/18558 Support for the Mercosur information society.
4.Financing:
DCI-ALA/2006/18558.
5.Contracting authority:

National Education and Research Network (RNP) of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.

Contract specifications

6.Contract description:
The provision of computer, network and communication equipment for the Arandu network aims to interconnect universities, research centres and other institutions in Paraguay with the Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (CLARA) and other advanced networks in the world.
Before supplying and installing this equipment (provision, assembly, installation, commissioning and successful connection to the CLARA network), the following activities must be carried out:
1. running of technical training days: training the members of the Arandu technical team, so that they may develop the skills needed to respond correctly to various specific work situations, relating to operation and detection and analysis of faults. The training plan must be presented as part of the tender.
2. Providing qualified technical support staff: providing the Arandu network with professionals who have sufficient knowledge to carry out tasks relating to the assembly, maintenance, repair and commissioning of the equipment acquired.
In addition, the firm awarded the contract will have to:
— guarantee that the local technical service will be responsible for all incidents arising from this contract, i.e. for all actions taken with regard to the equipment or system to carry out preventive operations or correct defects, faults or inconsistencies by the contractor, in case of use,
— supply, install and configure all elements and materials needed for the equipment to function correctly, such as connector cables, adaptors or specific software.
7.Number and indicative titles of the lots:
No lots.

Conditions for participation

8.Eligibility and rule of origin:
Participation is open to all legal entities (taking part either as individuals or as part of a grouping (consortium) of tenderers) from the European Union Member States or from the countries and territories of the regions regulated or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 22).
All the goods supplied under this contract must originate in these countries.
International organisations may also take part. Participation of natural persons is governed in accordance with the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.
9.Grounds for exclusion:
Tenderers must submit a signed declaration, included in the tender form for a supplies contract, confirming that they are not in any of the situations set out in section 2.3.3 of the 'Practical Guide to contract procedures for EU external actions'.
10.Number of tenders:
Tenderers can only submit 1 tender per lot. Tenders for part of a lot will not be considered. Tenderers may state in their tenders whether they are prepared to grant a discount should their tender be accepted for more than 1 lot. Tenderers cannot submit a variant tender in addition to their tender for the supplies required in the invitation to tender dossier.
11.Tender guarantee:
The tender guarantee will be set at 1 % of the total contract value.
12.Performance bond:
On signing the contract, the successful tenderer must furnish a performance bond for 5 % of the contract value and enclose this when returning the contract now signed by both parties. This bond must be furnished within 30 days of the date on which he receives the contract already signed by the contracting authority. If the successful tenderer does not provide the aforementioned bond within the period stipulated, the contract will be null and void and a new contract will be drawn up and sent to the tenderer who submitted the next most suitable compliant tender.
For amounts of 150 000 EUR or less, this guarantee may not be required, depending on certain objective criteria, such as the type and value of the contract.
13.Briefing and/or site visit:
There are no plans to organise a briefing.
14.Tender validity period:
Tenders must remain valid for 90 days from the final date for submission of tenders.
15.Maximum delivery period:
90 days from contract signature.

Selection and award criteria

16.Selection criteria:
The capacity of the tenderer means the capacity of the lead institution or, if the tender involves more than 1 institution, the combined capacity of all the institutions which are formally participating in the tender.
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, then the criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole.
16.1. Candidate's economic and financial situation:
criteria:
1. the annual budget or turnover of the tenderer in 2009 (antepenultimate year) and 2010 (penultimate year) must exceed 62 500 EUR.
2. The averages of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of 2009 and 2010 must be positive.
3. The averages of cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2009 and 2010 must be positive.
16.2. Candidate's professional capacity:
criteria:
1. at least 1 of the candidate's current employees must be an engineer/certified technician for the product offered.
2. The company must have provided computer, network or communication equipment to at least 1 Mercosur country.
16.3. Candidate's technical capacity:
criteria:
1. the company must have carried out at least 1 contract over the past 3 years which was similar in nature to the equipment they are offering.
17.Award criteria:
Best quality/price ratio.

Application

18.Procedures for obtaining the invitation to tender dossier:

The invitation to tender dossier can be obtained from the following web address: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome or http://wiki.rnp.br/md2011/Licitaciones and from the contracting authority's offices.

Tenders must be submitted using the standard tender form for a supplies contract included in the invitation to tender dossier. The format and instructions therein must be strictly adhered to. Any application which does not comply with these requirements will be automatically disqualified from the invitation to tender.
Applications must be submitted exclusively to the contracting authority, in Portuguese or Spanish, by 1 of the following methods only:
— registered post (official postal service), or
— hand delivery (including courier service) directly to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address:
Mercosur Digital — DCI-ALA/2006/18-558 — EuropeAid/130862/D/SUP/PY
LI01 — Design and implementation of virtual school
National Education and Research Network (RNP), attention: Marta Pessoa, Director of the Mercosur Digital Project, Rua Lauro Müller, 116/1905 — Botafogo, 22290-906 Rio de Janeiro/RJ, BRAZIL.
Contact points:
Marta Pessoa, Project Director: +55 212102-4195.
Célia Lopes, Chief Accountant: +55 212102-9665.

E-mail: mdcontratos@rnp.br

The envelope containing the application must be clearly marked with the contract title and the publication reference (see point 1), and the words 'no abrir antes de la sesión de apertura de plicas'. The contract title and publication reference must also be quoted in all correspondence with the contracting authority.
Tenders submitted in any other way will not be considered.
Interested parties wishing to request clarifications from the contracting authority may do so up until 8 April (in accordance with European Commission rules, 21 days prior to the final date for submission of tenders).

The contracting authority will provide clarifications by 18 April at the latest (11 days prior to the final date for submission of tenders). Clarifications or minor changes to the invitation to tender dossier will be published before the final deadline on the EuropeAid website at https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome or http://wiki.rnp.br/md2011/Licitaciones

19.Final date for submission of tenders:
Tenders must be submitted by 29.4.2011 (20:00), local time in Brasilia/Brazil, to the project's offices (see point 18).
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
20.Tender opening session:
Tenders will be opened on 9.5.2011 (9:00), local time in Brasilia/Brazil, at the project's offices (see point 18).
21.Working language:
All correspondence concerning this invitation to tender procedure and contract must be in Portuguese or Spanish.
22.Legal basis:
Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25.2.1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America.

TITitleBR-Rio de Janeiro: LI02: provision of computer, network and communication equipment to commission the advanced network for education, research and innovation in Paraguay — Arandu
NDDocument number23405-2011
PDPublication date25/01/2011
OJOJ S16
TWPlaceRIO DE JANEIRO
AUAuthority nameNational Education and Research Network (RNP) of Brazil
OLOriginal languageES
HDHeadingExternal aid programmes - Supply contract - Contract notice - Open procedure
CYCountryBR
AAType of authority5 - European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
DSDocument sent13/01/2011
DTDeadline29/04/2011
NCContract2 - Supply contract
PRProcedure1 - Open procedure
TDDocument3 - Contract notice
RPRegulation1 - External aid and European Development Fund
TYType of bid1 - Global tender
ACAward criteria8 - Not defined
PCCPV code30230000 - Computer-related equipment
30232100 - Printers and plotters
32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
35710000 - Command, control, communication and computer systems
48219500 - Switch or router software package
OCOriginal CPV code30230000 - Computer-related equipment
30232100 - Printers and plotters
32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
35710000 - Command, control, communication and computer systems
48219500 - Switch or router software package

25/01/2011 S16 External aid programmes - Supply contract - Contract notice - Open procedure

BR-Rio de Janeiro: LI02: provision of computer, network and communication equipment to commission the advanced network for education, research and innovation in Paraguay — Arandu

2011/S 16-023405

Cooperation between the European Community and Mercosur — Mercosur Digital

Project to support the Mercosur information society

Place of delivery: Mercosur — Paraguay

Supplies contract notice

1.Publication reference:
EuropeAid/130862/D/SUP/PY.
2.Procedure:
Open.
3.Programme:
DCI-ALA/2006/18558 Support for the Mercosur information society.
4.Financing:
DCI-ALA/2006/18558.
5.Contracting authority:

National Education and Research Network (RNP) of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL.

Contract specifications

6.Contract description:
The provision of computer, network and communication equipment for the Arandu network aims to interconnect universities, research centres and other institutions in Paraguay with the Latin American Cooperation of Advanced Networks (CLARA) and other advanced networks in the world.
Before supplying and installing this equipment (provision, assembly, installation, commissioning and successful connection to the CLARA network), the following activities must be carried out:
1. running of technical training days: training the members of the Arandu technical team, so that they may develop the skills needed to respond correctly to various specific work situations, relating to operation and detection and analysis of faults. The training plan must be presented as part of the tender.
2. Providing qualified technical support staff: providing the Arandu network with professionals who have sufficient knowledge to carry out tasks relating to the assembly, maintenance, repair and commissioning of the equipment acquired.
In addition, the firm awarded the contract will have to:
— guarantee that the local technical service will be responsible for all incidents arising from this contract, i.e. for all actions taken with regard to the equipment or system to carry out preventive operations or correct defects, faults or inconsistencies by the contractor, in case of use,
— supply, install and configure all elements and materials needed for the equipment to function correctly, such as connector cables, adaptors or specific software.
7.Number and indicative titles of the lots:
No lots.

Conditions for participation

8.Eligibility and rule of origin:
Participation is open to all legal entities (taking part either as individuals or as part of a grouping (consortium) of tenderers) from the European Union Member States or from the countries and territories of the regions regulated or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 22).
All the goods supplied under this contract must originate in these countries.
International organisations may also take part. Participation of natural persons is governed in accordance with the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.
9.Grounds for exclusion:
Tenderers must submit a signed declaration, included in the tender form for a supplies contract, confirming that they are not in any of the situations set out in section 2.3.3 of the 'Practical Guide to contract procedures for EU external actions'.
10.Number of tenders:
Tenderers can only submit 1 tender per lot. Tenders for part of a lot will not be considered. Tenderers may state in their tenders whether they are prepared to grant a discount should their tender be accepted for more than 1 lot. Tenderers cannot submit a variant tender in addition to their tender for the supplies required in the invitation to tender dossier.
11.Tender guarantee:
The tender guarantee will be set at 1 % of the total contract value.
12.Performance bond:
On signing the contract, the successful tenderer must furnish a performance bond for 5 % of the contract value and enclose this when returning the contract now signed by both parties. This bond must be furnished within 30 days of the date on which he receives the contract already signed by the contracting authority. If the successful tenderer does not provide the aforementioned bond within the period stipulated, the contract will be null and void and a new contract will be drawn up and sent to the tenderer who submitted the next most suitable compliant tender.
For amounts of 150 000 EUR or less, this guarantee may not be required, depending on certain objective criteria, such as the type and value of the contract.
13.Briefing and/or site visit:
There are no plans to organise a briefing.
14.Tender validity period:
Tenders must remain valid for 90 days from the final date for submission of tenders.
15.Maximum delivery period:
90 days from contract signature.

Selection and award criteria

16.Selection criteria:
The capacity of the tenderer means the capacity of the lead institution or, if the tender involves more than 1 institution, the combined capacity of all the institutions which are formally participating in the tender.
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, then the criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole.
16.1. Candidate's economic and financial situation:
criteria:
1. the annual budget or turnover of the tenderer in 2009 (antepenultimate year) and 2010 (penultimate year) must exceed 62 500 EUR.
2. The averages of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of 2009 and 2010 must be positive.
3. The averages of cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2009 and 2010 must be positive.
16.2. Candidate's professional capacity:
criteria:
1. at least 1 of the candidate's current employees must be an engineer/certified technician for the product offered.
2. The company must have provided computer, network or communication equipment to at least 1 Mercosur country.
16.3. Candidate's technical capacity:
criteria:
1. the company must have carried out at least 1 contract over the past 3 years which was similar in nature to the equipment they are offering.
17.Award criteria:
Best quality/price ratio.

Application

18.Procedures for obtaining the invitation to tender dossier:

The invitation to tender dossier can be obtained from the following web address: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome or http://wiki.rnp.br/md2011/Licitaciones and from the contracting authority's offices.

Tenders must be submitted using the standard tender form for a supplies contract included in the invitation to tender dossier. The format and instructions therein must be strictly adhered to. Any application which does not comply with these requirements will be automatically disqualified from the invitation to tender.
Applications must be submitted exclusively to the contracting authority, in Portuguese or Spanish, by 1 of the following methods only:
— registered post (official postal service), or
— hand delivery (including courier service) directly to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address:
Mercosur Digital — DCI-ALA/2006/18-558 — EuropeAid/130862/D/SUP/PY
LI01 — Design and implementation of virtual school
National Education and Research Network (RNP), attention: Marta Pessoa, Director of the Mercosur Digital Project, Rua Lauro Müller, 116/1905 — Botafogo, 22290-906 Rio de Janeiro/RJ, BRAZIL.
Contact points:
Marta Pessoa, Project Director: +55 212102-4195.
Célia Lopes, Chief Accountant: +55 212102-9665.

E-mail: mdcontratos@rnp.br

The envelope containing the application must be clearly marked with the contract title and the publication reference (see point 1), and the words 'no abrir antes de la sesión de apertura de plicas'. The contract title and publication reference must also be quoted in all correspondence with the contracting authority.
Tenders submitted in any other way will not be considered.
Interested parties wishing to request clarifications from the contracting authority may do so up until 8 April (in accordance with European Commission rules, 21 days prior to the final date for submission of tenders).

The contracting authority will provide clarifications by 18 April at the latest (11 days prior to the final date for submission of tenders). Clarifications or minor changes to the invitation to tender dossier will be published before the final deadline on the EuropeAid website at https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome or http://wiki.rnp.br/md2011/Licitaciones

19.Final date for submission of tenders:
Tenders must be submitted by 29.4.2011 (20:00), local time in Brasilia/Brazil, to the project's offices (see point 18).
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
20.Tender opening session:
Tenders will be opened on 9.5.2011 (9:00), local time in Brasilia/Brazil, at the project's offices (see point 18).
21.Working language:
All correspondence concerning this invitation to tender procedure and contract must be in Portuguese or Spanish.
22.Legal basis:
Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 of 25.2.1992 on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Asia and Latin America.

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