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Agriculture and Food Authority
TENDER NUMBER AFAT032019 ndash 2020
TENDER NAME SUPPLY INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF BROADBAND INTERNET WIDE AREA NETWORK INTERNET AND EMAIL SERVICES AND WIFI NETWORK
Release Date Tuesday 28th January 2020
Closing Date 1130 AM Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Table of Contents
SECTION I ndash INVITATION TO TENDER 3
SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS 4
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS 16
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA 17
2291 MANDATORY 17
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM 18
2293 AWARD CRITERIA 19
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 19
SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 25
SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS 26
SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES 28
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS 44
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES 47
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SECTION I ndash INVITATION TO TENDER Tender No AFAT032019 ndash 2020 Date 28th January 2020
Tender name Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and Email Services and WIFI Network
11 Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) invites sealed tenders from eligible
candidates for provision of internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces The tenderer using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication for a period of (3) three years subject to annual performance review
12 Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information and inspect the tender documents at Agriculture and Food Authority PO Box 37962-00100 Nairobi Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road during normal working hours 800am to 530pm ndashMonday to Friday
13 A complete tender document may be obtained by interested candidates free of charge by downloading it from ppipgoke or Agriculture and Food Authority website wwwafagoke
14 Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all taxes and delivery costs must be
expressed in Kenya shillings and shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the closing date of the tender
15 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes marked with the tender number and be deposited in the tender box provided at the reception area - Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Road off Ngong Road or be addressed and posted to
The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI to be received on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 16 Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the tenderers
representatives who choose to attend the opening at Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road
For DIRECTOR GENERAL
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SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
21 Eligible tenderers
211 This Invitation to tender is open to all tenderers eligible as described in the instructions to tenderers Successful tenderers shall provide the services for the stipulated duration from the date of commencement (hereinafter referred to as the term) specified in the tender documents
212 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos employees committee members board members and their relative (spouse and children) are not eligible to participate in the tender unless where specially allowed under section 131 of the Act
213 Tenderers shall provide the qualification information statement that the tenderer (including all members of a joint venture and subcontractors) is not associated or have been associated in the past directly or indirectly with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by Agriculture and Food Authority to provide consulting services for the preparation of the design specifications and other documents to be used for the procurement of the services under this Invitation for tenders
214 Tenderers involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices or debarred from participating in public procurement shall not be eligible
22 Cost of tendering
221 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender and Agriculture and Food Authority will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs regardless of the conduct or outcome of the tendering process
222 The price to be charged for the tender document shall not exceed Kshs 5000=
223 Agriculture and Food Authority shall allow the tenderer to review the tender document free of charge before purchase
23 Contents of tender documents
231 The tender document comprises of the documents listed below and addenda issued in accordance with clause 6 of these instructions to tenders
i) Instructions to tenderers ii) General Conditions of Contract iii) Special Conditions of Contract iv) Schedule of Requirements v) Details of service vi) Form of tender
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vii) Price schedules viii) Contract form ix) Confidential business questionnaire form x) Tender security form xi) Performance security form xii) Principalrsquos or manufacturers authorization form xiii) Declaration form
232 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions forms terms and specifications in the tender documents Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender
24 Clarification of Documents
241 A prospective candidate making inquiries of the tender document may notify Agriculture and Food Authority in writing or by post fax or email at the entityrsquos address indicated in the Invitation for tenders Agriculture and Food Authority will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority Written copies of the Procuring entities response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers who have received the tender documentsrdquo
242 Agriculture and Food Authority shall reply to any clarifications sought by the
tenderer within 3 days of receiving the request to enable the tenderer to make timely submission of its tender
25 Amendment of documents 251 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders Agriculture and Food
Authority for any reason whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer may modify the tender documents by issuing an addendum
252 All prospective tenderers who have obtained the tender documents will be notified of the amendment by post fax or email and such amendment will be binding on them
253 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the
amendment into account in preparing their tenders Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
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26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
2
Table of Contents
SECTION I ndash INVITATION TO TENDER 3
SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS 4
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS 16
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA 17
2291 MANDATORY 17
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM 18
2293 AWARD CRITERIA 19
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 19
SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 25
SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS 26
SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES 28
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS 44
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES 47
Agriculture and Food Authority
3
SECTION I ndash INVITATION TO TENDER Tender No AFAT032019 ndash 2020 Date 28th January 2020
Tender name Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and Email Services and WIFI Network
11 Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) invites sealed tenders from eligible
candidates for provision of internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces The tenderer using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication for a period of (3) three years subject to annual performance review
12 Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information and inspect the tender documents at Agriculture and Food Authority PO Box 37962-00100 Nairobi Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road during normal working hours 800am to 530pm ndashMonday to Friday
13 A complete tender document may be obtained by interested candidates free of charge by downloading it from ppipgoke or Agriculture and Food Authority website wwwafagoke
14 Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all taxes and delivery costs must be
expressed in Kenya shillings and shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the closing date of the tender
15 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes marked with the tender number and be deposited in the tender box provided at the reception area - Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Road off Ngong Road or be addressed and posted to
The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI to be received on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 16 Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the tenderers
representatives who choose to attend the opening at Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road
For DIRECTOR GENERAL
Agriculture and Food Authority
4
SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
21 Eligible tenderers
211 This Invitation to tender is open to all tenderers eligible as described in the instructions to tenderers Successful tenderers shall provide the services for the stipulated duration from the date of commencement (hereinafter referred to as the term) specified in the tender documents
212 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos employees committee members board members and their relative (spouse and children) are not eligible to participate in the tender unless where specially allowed under section 131 of the Act
213 Tenderers shall provide the qualification information statement that the tenderer (including all members of a joint venture and subcontractors) is not associated or have been associated in the past directly or indirectly with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by Agriculture and Food Authority to provide consulting services for the preparation of the design specifications and other documents to be used for the procurement of the services under this Invitation for tenders
214 Tenderers involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices or debarred from participating in public procurement shall not be eligible
22 Cost of tendering
221 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender and Agriculture and Food Authority will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs regardless of the conduct or outcome of the tendering process
222 The price to be charged for the tender document shall not exceed Kshs 5000=
223 Agriculture and Food Authority shall allow the tenderer to review the tender document free of charge before purchase
23 Contents of tender documents
231 The tender document comprises of the documents listed below and addenda issued in accordance with clause 6 of these instructions to tenders
i) Instructions to tenderers ii) General Conditions of Contract iii) Special Conditions of Contract iv) Schedule of Requirements v) Details of service vi) Form of tender
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5
vii) Price schedules viii) Contract form ix) Confidential business questionnaire form x) Tender security form xi) Performance security form xii) Principalrsquos or manufacturers authorization form xiii) Declaration form
232 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions forms terms and specifications in the tender documents Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender
24 Clarification of Documents
241 A prospective candidate making inquiries of the tender document may notify Agriculture and Food Authority in writing or by post fax or email at the entityrsquos address indicated in the Invitation for tenders Agriculture and Food Authority will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority Written copies of the Procuring entities response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers who have received the tender documentsrdquo
242 Agriculture and Food Authority shall reply to any clarifications sought by the
tenderer within 3 days of receiving the request to enable the tenderer to make timely submission of its tender
25 Amendment of documents 251 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders Agriculture and Food
Authority for any reason whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer may modify the tender documents by issuing an addendum
252 All prospective tenderers who have obtained the tender documents will be notified of the amendment by post fax or email and such amendment will be binding on them
253 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the
amendment into account in preparing their tenders Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
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6
26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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7
210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
Agriculture and Food Authority
8
2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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34
range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
3
SECTION I ndash INVITATION TO TENDER Tender No AFAT032019 ndash 2020 Date 28th January 2020
Tender name Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and Email Services and WIFI Network
11 Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) invites sealed tenders from eligible
candidates for provision of internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces The tenderer using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication for a period of (3) three years subject to annual performance review
12 Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information and inspect the tender documents at Agriculture and Food Authority PO Box 37962-00100 Nairobi Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road during normal working hours 800am to 530pm ndashMonday to Friday
13 A complete tender document may be obtained by interested candidates free of charge by downloading it from ppipgoke or Agriculture and Food Authority website wwwafagoke
14 Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all taxes and delivery costs must be
expressed in Kenya shillings and shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the closing date of the tender
15 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes marked with the tender number and be deposited in the tender box provided at the reception area - Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Road off Ngong Road or be addressed and posted to
The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI to be received on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 16 Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the tenderers
representatives who choose to attend the opening at Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road
For DIRECTOR GENERAL
Agriculture and Food Authority
4
SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
21 Eligible tenderers
211 This Invitation to tender is open to all tenderers eligible as described in the instructions to tenderers Successful tenderers shall provide the services for the stipulated duration from the date of commencement (hereinafter referred to as the term) specified in the tender documents
212 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos employees committee members board members and their relative (spouse and children) are not eligible to participate in the tender unless where specially allowed under section 131 of the Act
213 Tenderers shall provide the qualification information statement that the tenderer (including all members of a joint venture and subcontractors) is not associated or have been associated in the past directly or indirectly with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by Agriculture and Food Authority to provide consulting services for the preparation of the design specifications and other documents to be used for the procurement of the services under this Invitation for tenders
214 Tenderers involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices or debarred from participating in public procurement shall not be eligible
22 Cost of tendering
221 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender and Agriculture and Food Authority will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs regardless of the conduct or outcome of the tendering process
222 The price to be charged for the tender document shall not exceed Kshs 5000=
223 Agriculture and Food Authority shall allow the tenderer to review the tender document free of charge before purchase
23 Contents of tender documents
231 The tender document comprises of the documents listed below and addenda issued in accordance with clause 6 of these instructions to tenders
i) Instructions to tenderers ii) General Conditions of Contract iii) Special Conditions of Contract iv) Schedule of Requirements v) Details of service vi) Form of tender
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vii) Price schedules viii) Contract form ix) Confidential business questionnaire form x) Tender security form xi) Performance security form xii) Principalrsquos or manufacturers authorization form xiii) Declaration form
232 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions forms terms and specifications in the tender documents Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender
24 Clarification of Documents
241 A prospective candidate making inquiries of the tender document may notify Agriculture and Food Authority in writing or by post fax or email at the entityrsquos address indicated in the Invitation for tenders Agriculture and Food Authority will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority Written copies of the Procuring entities response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers who have received the tender documentsrdquo
242 Agriculture and Food Authority shall reply to any clarifications sought by the
tenderer within 3 days of receiving the request to enable the tenderer to make timely submission of its tender
25 Amendment of documents 251 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders Agriculture and Food
Authority for any reason whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer may modify the tender documents by issuing an addendum
252 All prospective tenderers who have obtained the tender documents will be notified of the amendment by post fax or email and such amendment will be binding on them
253 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the
amendment into account in preparing their tenders Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
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6
26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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7
210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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9
215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
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AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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SECTION II INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
21 Eligible tenderers
211 This Invitation to tender is open to all tenderers eligible as described in the instructions to tenderers Successful tenderers shall provide the services for the stipulated duration from the date of commencement (hereinafter referred to as the term) specified in the tender documents
212 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos employees committee members board members and their relative (spouse and children) are not eligible to participate in the tender unless where specially allowed under section 131 of the Act
213 Tenderers shall provide the qualification information statement that the tenderer (including all members of a joint venture and subcontractors) is not associated or have been associated in the past directly or indirectly with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by Agriculture and Food Authority to provide consulting services for the preparation of the design specifications and other documents to be used for the procurement of the services under this Invitation for tenders
214 Tenderers involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices or debarred from participating in public procurement shall not be eligible
22 Cost of tendering
221 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender and Agriculture and Food Authority will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs regardless of the conduct or outcome of the tendering process
222 The price to be charged for the tender document shall not exceed Kshs 5000=
223 Agriculture and Food Authority shall allow the tenderer to review the tender document free of charge before purchase
23 Contents of tender documents
231 The tender document comprises of the documents listed below and addenda issued in accordance with clause 6 of these instructions to tenders
i) Instructions to tenderers ii) General Conditions of Contract iii) Special Conditions of Contract iv) Schedule of Requirements v) Details of service vi) Form of tender
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vii) Price schedules viii) Contract form ix) Confidential business questionnaire form x) Tender security form xi) Performance security form xii) Principalrsquos or manufacturers authorization form xiii) Declaration form
232 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions forms terms and specifications in the tender documents Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender
24 Clarification of Documents
241 A prospective candidate making inquiries of the tender document may notify Agriculture and Food Authority in writing or by post fax or email at the entityrsquos address indicated in the Invitation for tenders Agriculture and Food Authority will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority Written copies of the Procuring entities response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers who have received the tender documentsrdquo
242 Agriculture and Food Authority shall reply to any clarifications sought by the
tenderer within 3 days of receiving the request to enable the tenderer to make timely submission of its tender
25 Amendment of documents 251 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders Agriculture and Food
Authority for any reason whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer may modify the tender documents by issuing an addendum
252 All prospective tenderers who have obtained the tender documents will be notified of the amendment by post fax or email and such amendment will be binding on them
253 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the
amendment into account in preparing their tenders Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
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26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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vii) Price schedules viii) Contract form ix) Confidential business questionnaire form x) Tender security form xi) Performance security form xii) Principalrsquos or manufacturers authorization form xiii) Declaration form
232 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions forms terms and specifications in the tender documents Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender
24 Clarification of Documents
241 A prospective candidate making inquiries of the tender document may notify Agriculture and Food Authority in writing or by post fax or email at the entityrsquos address indicated in the Invitation for tenders Agriculture and Food Authority will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents which it receives no later than seven (7) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority Written copies of the Procuring entities response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers who have received the tender documentsrdquo
242 Agriculture and Food Authority shall reply to any clarifications sought by the
tenderer within 3 days of receiving the request to enable the tenderer to make timely submission of its tender
25 Amendment of documents 251 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders Agriculture and Food
Authority for any reason whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer may modify the tender documents by issuing an addendum
252 All prospective tenderers who have obtained the tender documents will be notified of the amendment by post fax or email and such amendment will be binding on them
253 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the
amendment into account in preparing their tenders Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
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26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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9
215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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26 Language of tender
261 The tender prepared by the tenderer as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority shall be written in English language Any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case for purposes of interpretation of the tender the English translation shall govern
27 Documents Comprising the Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer shall comprise the following components (a) A Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 9 10 and 11 below (b) Documentary evidence established in accordance with Clause 211 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted (c) Tender security furnished is in accordance with Clause 212 (d)Confidential business questionnaire
28 Form of Tender 281 The tenderers shall complete the Form of Tender and the appropriate Price
Schedule furnished in the tender documents indicating the services to be performed
29 Tender Prices
291 The tenderer shall indicate on the Price schedule the unit prices where applicable and total tender prices of the services it proposes to provide under the contract
292 Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be the cost of the services quoted including all customs duties and VAT and other taxes payable
293 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall remain fixed during the term of the contract unless otherwise agreed by the parties A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected pursuant to paragraph 222
294 Contract price variations shall not be allowed for contracts not exceeding one year (12 months)
295 Where contract price variation is allowed the variation shall not exceed 10 of the original contract price
296 Price variation requests shall be processed by Agriculture and Food Authority within 30 days of receiving the request
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210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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9
215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
Agriculture and Food Authority
45
79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
7
210 Tender Currencies 2101 Prices shall be quoted in Kenya Shillings unless otherwise specified in the
appendix to in Instructions to Tenderers
211 Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications
2111 Pursuant to Clause 21 the tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted
2112 The documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications to perform the contract if its tender is accepted shall establish to Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos satisfaction that the tenderer has the financial and technical capability necessary to perform the contract
212 Tender Security
2121 The tenderer shall furnish as part of its tender a tender security for the amount and form specified in the Invitation to tender
2122 The tender security shall be in the amount not exceeding 2 per cent of the tender price
2122 The tender security is required to protect Agriculture and Food Authority against the risk of Tendererrsquos conduct which would warrant the securityrsquos forfeiture pursuant to paragraph 2127
2123 The tender security shall be denominated in Kenya Shillings or in another freely convertible currency and shall be in the form of a) A bank guarantee b) Cash c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority d) Letter of credit
2124 Any tender not secured in accordance with paragraph 2121 and 2123 will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as non-responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
2125 Unsuccessful tendererrsquos security will be discharged or returned as promptly as possible but not later than thirty (30) days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority
2126 The successful tendererrsquos tender security will be discharged upon the tenderer signing the contract pursuant to paragraph 229 and furnishing the performance security pursuant to paragraph 230
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8
2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
Agriculture and Food Authority
9
215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
Agriculture and Food Authority
10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
Agriculture and Food Authority
11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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8
2127 The tender security may be forfeited
(a) If a tenderer withdraws its tender during the period of tender validity specified by Agriculture and Food Authority on the Tender Form or
(b) In the case of a successful tenderer if the tenderer fails
(i) to sign the contract in accordance with paragraph 30 or (ii) to furnish performance security in accordance with paragraph 31
(c) If the tenderer rejects correction of an error in the tender
213 Validity of Tenders
2131 Tenders shall remain valid for 60 days or as specified in the invitation to tender after date of tender opening prescribed by Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to paragraph 218 A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority as nonresponsive
2132 In exceptional circumstances Agriculture and Food Authority may solicit the Tendererrsquos consent to an extension of the period of validity The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing The tender security provided under paragraph 212 shall also be suitably extended A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender
214 Format and Signing of Tender
2141 The tenderer shall prepare two copies of the tender clearlymarking each ldquoORIGINAL TENDERrdquo and ldquoCOPY OF TENDERrdquo as appropriate In the event of any discrepancy between them the original shall govern
2142 The original and all copies of the tender shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract All pages of the tender except for unamended printed literature shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
2143 The tender shall have no interlineations erasures or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender
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9
215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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215 Sealing and Marking of Tenders
2151 The tenderer shall seal the original and each copy of the tender in separate envelopes duly marking the envelopes as ldquoORIGINALrdquo and ldquoCOPYrdquo The envelopes shall then be sealed in an outer envelope The inner and outer envelopes shall (a) be addressed to Agriculture and Food Authority at the address given in the invitation to tender
(b) bear tender number and name in the invitation to tender and the words ldquoDO NOT OPEN BEFORE Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 amrdquo
2153 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared ldquolaterdquo
2154 If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 2152 Agriculture and Food Authority will assume no responsibility for the tenderrsquos misplacement or premature opening
216 Deadline for Submission of Tenders
2161 Tenders must be received by Agriculture and Food Authority at the address specified under paragraph 2152 no later than Wednesday 12th February 2020 at 1130 am
2162 Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6 in which case all rights and obligations of Agriculture and Food Authority and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended
2163 Bulky tenders which will not fit in the tender box shall be received by Agriculture and Food Authority as provided for in the appendix
217 Modification and withdrawal of tenders
2171 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tenderrsquos submission provided that written notice of the modification including substitution or withdrawal of the tenderrsquos is received by Agriculture and Food Authority prior to the deadline prescribed for the submission of tenders
2172 The Tendererrsquos modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared sealed marked and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 215 A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable but followed by a signed
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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14
225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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10
confirmation copy postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders
2173 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders
2174 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tendererrsquos forfeiture of its tender security pursuant to paragraph 2127
2175 Agriculture and Food Authority may at any time terminate procurement proceedings before contract award and shall not be liable to any person for the termination
2176 Agriculture and Food Authority shall give prompt notice of the termination to the tenderers and on request give its reasons for termination within 14 days of receiving the request from any tenderer
218 Opening of Tenders
2181 Agriculture and Food Authority will open all tenders in the presence of tenderersrsquo representatives who choose to attend at 1130 am Wednesday 12th February 2020 and in the location specified in the invitation to tender The tenderersrsquo representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance
2183 The tenderersrsquo names tender modifications or withdrawals tender prices discounts and the presence or absence of requisite tender security and such other details as Agriculture and Food Authority at its discretion may consider appropriate will be announced at the opening
2184 Agriculture and Food Authority will prepare minutes of the tender opening which will be submitted to the tenderers that signed the tender opening register and will have made the request
219 Clarification of tenders
2191 To assist in the examination evaluation and comparison of tenders Agriculture and Food Authority may at its discretion ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in the prices or substance shall be sought offered or permitted
2192 Any effort by the tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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11
Comparison or contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tenderersrsquo tender
220 Preliminary Examination and Responsiveness
2201 Agriculture and Food Authority will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete whether any computational errors have been made whether required securities have been furnished whether the documents have been properly signed and whether the tenders are generally in order
2202 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected if the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors its tender will be rejected and its tender security may be forfeited If there is a discrepancy between words and figures the amount in words will prevail
2203 Agriculture and Food Authority may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any tenderer
2204 Prior to the detailed evaluation pursuant to paragraph 23 Agriculture and Food Authority will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents For purposes of these paragraphs a substantially responsive tender is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos determination of a tenderrsquos responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence
2205 If a tender is not substantially responsive it will be rejected by Agriculture and Food Authority and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity
221 Conversion to a single currency
2211 Where other currencies are used Agriculture and Food Authority will convert those currencies to Kenya shillings using the selling exchange rate on the date of tender closing provided by the central bank of Kenya
222 Evaluation and comparison of tenders
2221 Agriculture and Food Authority will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive pursuant to paragraph 220
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12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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14
225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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17
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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18
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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20
31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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22
381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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23
of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
12
2222 The comparison shall be of the price including all costs as well as duties and taxes payable on all the materials to be used in the provision of the services
2223 Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos evaluation of a tender will take into account in addition to the tender price the following factors in the manner and to the extent indicated in paragraph 2224 and in the technical specifications (a) operational plan proposed in the tender (b) deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract
2224 Pursuant to paragraph 223 the following evaluation methods will be applied (a) Operational Plan
Agriculture and Food Authority requires that the services under the Invitation for Tenders shall be performed at the time specified in the Schedule of Requirements Tenders offering to perform longer than Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos required delivery time will be treated as non-responsive and rejected (b) Deviation in payment schedule
Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment on a schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this base price Tenderers are however permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule Agriculture and Food Authority may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer
2225 The tender evaluation committee shall evaluate the tender within 30 days from the date of opening the tender
2226 To qualify for contract awards the tenderer shall have the following -
(a) Necessary qualifications capability experience services equipment and facilities to provide what is being procured
(b) Legal capacity to enter into a contract for procurement
(c) Shall not be insolvent in receivership bankrupt or in the process of being wound up and is not the subject of legal proceedings relating to the foregoing
(d) Shall not be debarred from participating in public procurement
223 Contacting Agriculture and Food Authority
2231 Subject to paragraph 219 no tenderer shall contact Agriculture and Food Authority on any matter relating to its tender from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded
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13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
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14
225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
Agriculture and Food Authority
16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
Agriculture and Food Authority
17
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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18
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
Agriculture and Food Authority
19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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20
31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
13
2232 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Agriculture and Food Authority in its decisions on tender evaluation tender comparison or contract award may result in the rejection of the tenderers tender
224 Award of Contract
a) Post qualification
2241 In the absence of pre-qualification Agriculture and Food Authority will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2242 The determination will take into account the tendererrsquos financial and technical capabilities It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer pursuant to paragraph 212 as well as such other information as Agriculture and Food Authority deems necessary and appropriate
2243 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tendererrsquos tender in which event Agriculture and Food Authority will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tendererrsquos capabilities to perform satisfactorily
b) Award Criteria
2243 Subject to paragraph 229 Agriculture and Food Authority will award the contract to the successful tenderer whose tender has been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender provided further that the tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily
2244 Agriculture and Food Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos action If Agriculture and Food Authority determines that none of the tenderers is responsive Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify each tenderer who submitted a tender
2245 A tenderer who gives false information in the tender document about its qualification or who refuses to enter into a contract after notification of contract award shall be considered for debarment from participating in future public procurement
Agriculture and Food Authority
14
225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
Agriculture and Food Authority
15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
Agriculture and Food Authority
16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
Agriculture and Food Authority
17
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
Agriculture and Food Authority
18
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
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Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
14
225 Notification of award
2251 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity the Procuring entity will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted
2252 The notification of award will signify the formation of the Contract subject to the signing of the contract between the tenderer and Agriculture and Food Authority pursuant to clause 229 Simultaneously the other tenderers shall be notified that their tenders have not been successful
2253 Upon the successful Tendererrsquos furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31 Agriculture and Food Authority will promptly notify each unsuccessful Tenderer and will discharge its tender security pursuant to paragraph 212
226 Signing of Contract
2261 At the same time as Agriculture and Food Authority notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted Agriculture and Food Authority will simultaneously inform the other tenderers that their tenders have not been successful
2262 Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Contract Form the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Agriculture and Food Authority
2263 The parties to the contract shall have it signed within 30 days from the date of notification of contract award unless there is an administrative review request
227 Performance Security
2271 Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notification of award from Agriculture and Food Authority the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents or in another form acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority
2272 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 229 or paragraph 2301 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security in which event Agriculture and Food Authority may make the award to the next lowest evaluated or call for new tenders
228 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices
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2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
Agriculture and Food Authority
16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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15
2281 Agriculture and Food Authority requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts A tenderer shall sign a declaration that he has not and will not be involved in corrupt or fraudulent practices
2282 Agriculture and Food Authority will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question
2283 Further a tenderer who is found to have indulged in corrupt or fraudulent practices risks being debarred from participating in public procurement in Kenya
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16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
16
APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TENDERERS
The following information for procurement of services shall complement or amend the provisions of the instructions to tenderers Wherever there is a conflict between the provisions of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers
Instructions to tenderers
Particulars of appendix to instructions to tenderers
211 Registered Internet service providers in Kenya by CAK and meeting all the Mandatory Technical ampFinancial criteria as set herein in the tender document
212 AFA employees board members and their relative are not eligible to participate in this tender unless where allowed under SECTION 59 of the PPDA 2015
222 The tender document can be downloaded free of charge at the Authority website wwwafagoke or from ppipgoke Tenderers who wish to have a hard copy from the Authority will be required to pay Kshs 1000 to the Finance office and submit the receipt to the Head of Procurement
241 Prospective Tenderers who require clarifications on the tender can do so through email address tendersafagoke or infoafagoke
252 Tenderers who inspects the tender and which to participate must notify AFA by registering their intention through email address tendersafagoke
2101 Kenya shilling only is allowed
211 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory Technical criteria ndashFirms experience as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
2122 Provide bid security of Kenya Shillings one hundred thousand Kshs100 00000) valid for not less than 120 days from the date of tender opening
2131 Validity of Tenders 90 days from the tender opening date
220 Tenderers must meet the Mandatory criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 ndash Evaluation and Award Criteria
222 Tenderers must meet the Technical criteria as stipulated in the tender document clause 229 and MUST meet the specification requirements of the Section VI ndash Description Of Services - General Internet Connectivity Technical Specifications
224 Particulars of post ndash qualification if applicable
230 Particulars of performance security if applicable -10 of the contract sum
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229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
17
229 EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA
The bidders who will have submitted their bid documents on or before 1130 am Wednesday 12th January 2020 and opened by Agriculture and food Authority appointed tender opening committee will be subjected to the below Evaluation criteria by the Authority appointed tender evaluation committee
2291 MANDATORY
No Requirements Criterion
MR 1
Provide a copy of the companylsquos Certificate of Incorporation
Must meetsubmit
MR 2 Provide a copy of the companylsquos CR12 or CR13 Must meetsubmit
MR 3
Provide copy of the companylsquos current Certificate of Tax Compliance issued by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
Must meetsubmit
MR 4
Provide a copy of Telecommunications Installer licence issued by Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK)
Must meetsubmit
MR 5 Submit a fully Completed Form Tender Must meetsubmit
MR 6
Submit a completed companylsquos profile using the Confidential Business Questionnaire provided in this tender document
Must meetsubmit
MR 7 Submit a fully completed self ndashdeclaration form Must meetsubmit
MR 8 Submit a fully completed Conformance to description of services form
MR 9
Submit tender security ndash a bid bond of Kshs 10000000
Must meetsubmit
MR 10
Attached the sites visit forms fully signed and stamped by the Authority staff for the following sites AFA HQ Tea Directorate Nuts ampOil Crops Directorate-Mombasa SD Coffee Directorate Horticulture Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate)
Must meetsubmit
MR 11 Provide copies of audited accounts for the company for the last two years-2017 amp 2018 -where applicable 20182019
Must meetsubmit
MR 12
Provide a warranty and free maintenance for a period of 12 months for new equipment bought for the installation
Must meetsubmit
MR 13 Completed tender documents serialized from the first to the last page including all the attachments
Must meetsubmit
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2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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18
2292 TECHNICAL EVALUATION ndashEXPERIENCE OF THE FIRM
No Experience of the Firm Maximum score
TR 1
Provide FOUR (4) assignments of provision of similar services -Attached contractsLSO or letters of recommendations each WITH A VALUE OF Kshs 6 Million per annum and above for the last 3 years -2016201720182019 with contact person and day telephone number (10 marks each)
40
TR 3 Technical Staff Qualifications amp Experience
40
Project Engineer Qualifications ndash Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field ndash attached certificate (3 marks) PMP Cisco Certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5 marks) 5 yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry ndash Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (35 marks each)
Fibre Engineer Qualifications Diploma in related field- attached certificate (2 marks) DCT fiber installer certificate- or equivalent- attached certificate (25 marks) Five (5) yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
Network Security Engineer Qualification Bachelorrsquos Degree in related field - attached certificate (25 marks) ndash CCNA CCNP NSE4 NSE5 certifications or equivalent ndash attach at least one certificate (5
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19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
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20
31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
19
marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in the ISP industry - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (25 marks each)
Voice engineer Qualification ndash Diploma in related field - attached certificate (2 marks) Five yearsrsquo experience in Cisco Asterisk and AVAYA VoIP solutions or equivalent - Attach recommendation letter(s) amp CV - (15 marks each)
TR 4 Work plan Methodology and structure Comprehensive description of
Work plan with detailed timelines (10 marks)
Methodology (10 marks)
20
Bidders who score less than the minimum score of 75 marks shall be disqualified and not evaluated further
2293 AWARD CRITERIA
Description of Service-Technical specifications Pass mark -75 Only bidders who score 75 and above under technical Evaluation-Firm experience shall be subjected to the Description of Service-Technical specifications and MUST meet the MINIMUM specification requirements as stipulated in Section VI ndash Description of Services - General Internet Connectivity Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements Bidders to note that due diligence may be carried out on the information provided by the bidder Any false information provided will lead to automatic disqualification Financial Evaluation Firms that meet the Description of Service-Technical specifications will be subjected to financial evaluation Award will be to the lowest evaluated bidder- the firm that meets the technical specifications criteria and with the lowest price will be awarded the tender
SECTION III GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
Agriculture and Food Authority
20
31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
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21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
Agriculture and Food Authority
22
381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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23
of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
20
31 Definitions
In this contract the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated
a) ldquoThe contractrdquo means the agreement entered into between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein
b) ldquoThe Contract Pricerdquo means the price payable to the tenderer under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations
c) ldquoThe servicesrdquo means services to be provided by the contractor including materials and incidentals which the tenderer is required to provide to Agriculture and Food Authority under the Contract
d) ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo means the organization sourcing for the services under this Contract
e) ldquoThe contractor means the individual or firm providing the services under this Contract
f) ldquoGCCrdquo means general conditions of contract contained in this section
g) ldquoSCCrdquo means the special conditions of contract
h) ldquoDayrdquo means calendar day
32 Application These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superceded by provisions of other part of contract
33 Standards
331 The services provided under this Contract shall conform to the 7 standards mentioned in the Schedule of requirements
35 Patent Rightrsquos The tenderer shall indemnify Agriculture and Food Authority against all third-party claims of infringement of patent trademark or industrial design tights arising from use of the services under the contract or any part thereof
36 Performance Security Within twenty eight (28) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award the successful tenderer shall furnish to Agriculture and Food Authority the performance security where applicable in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract
Agriculture and Food Authority
21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
Agriculture and Food Authority
22
381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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23
of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
Agriculture and Food Authority
24
Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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25
SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
Agriculture and Food Authority
26
SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Agriculture and Food Authority
27
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
Agriculture and Food Authority
28
SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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21
362 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Agriculture and Food Authority as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tendererrsquos failure to complete its obligations under the Contract
363 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Agriculture and Food Authority and shall be in the form of
a) Cash
b) A bank guarantee
c) Such insurance guarantee approved by the Authority
d) Letter of credit
364 The performance security will be discharged by Agriculture and Food Authority and returned to the candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the tendererrsquos performance of obligations under the contract including any warranty obligations under the contract
37 Inspections and Tests
371 Agriculture and Food Authority or its representative shall have the right to inspect andor to test the services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications Agriculture and Food Authority shall notify the tenderer in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes
372 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s) all reasonable facilities and assistance including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Agriculture and Food Authority
373 Should any inspected or tested services fail to conform to the Specifications Agriculture and Food Authority may reject the services and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected services or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Agriculture and Food Authority
374 Nothing in paragraph 37 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract
38 Payment
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22
381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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27
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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29
63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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30
The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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31
(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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381 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in SCC
39 Prices
Prices charged by the contractor for services performed under the Contract shall not with the exception of any Price adjustments authorized in SCC vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender or in Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos request for tender validity extension as the case may be No variation in or modification to the terms of the contract shall be made except by written amendment signed by the parties
310 Assignment
The tenderer shall not assign in whole or in part its obligations to perform under this contract except with Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos prior written consent
310 Termination for Default Agriculture and Food Authority may without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract by written notice of default sent to the tenderer terminate this Contract in whole or in part
a) if the tenderer fails to provide any or all of the services within the period(s) specified in the Contract or within any extension thereof granted by Agriculture and Food Authority
b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract
c) if the tenderer in the judgment of Agriculture and Food Authority has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract
In the event Agriculture and Food Authority terminates the Contract in whole or in part it may procure upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate services similar to those undelivered and the tenderer shall be liable to Agriculture and Food Authority for any excess costs for such similar services
312 Termination of insolvency Agriculture and Food Authority may at the any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent In this event termination will be without compensation to the contractor provided that such termination will not produce or affect any right
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of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
23
of action or remedy which has accrued or will accrue thereafter to Agriculture and Food Authority
313 Termination for convenience
3131 Agriculture and Food Authority by written notice sent to the contractor may terminate the contract in whole or in part at any time for its convenience The notice of termination shall specify that the termination is for Agriculture and Food Authority convenience the extent to which performance of the contractor of the contract is terminated and the date on which such termination becomes effective
3132 For the remaining part of the contract after termination Agriculture and Food Authority may elect to cancel the services and pay to the contractor on agreed amount for partially completed services
314 Resolution of disputes
Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos and the contractor shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiations any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract
If after thirty (30) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute either party may require that the dispute be referred for resolution to the formal mechanisms specified in the SCC
315 Governing Language
The contract shall be written in the English language All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the contract which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language
316 Force Majeure
The contractor shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security or termination for default if and to the extent that its delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure
317 Applicable Law
The contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Kenya unless otherwise specified in the SCC
318 Notices
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Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
24
Any notices given by one party to the other pursuant to this contract shall be sent to the other party by post or by fax or E-mail and confirmed in writing to the other partyrsquos address specified in the SCC A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notices effective date whichever is later
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25
SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
Agriculture and Food Authority
26
SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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27
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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28
SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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29
63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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30
The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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31
(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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SECTION IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT
41 Special conditions of contract shall supplement the general conditions of
contract wherever there is a conflict between the GCC and the SCC the provisions of the SCC herein shall prevail over those in the GCC
42 Special conditions of contract with reference to the general conditions of
contract
General conditions of contract reference
Special conditions of contract
331 This contract shall be for a period of 3 years for the Supply Installation and Commissioning of Broadband Internet Wide Area Network Internet and email services and WIFI network
36 10 of the contract sum
38 Payments shall be made on quarterly basis
39 Price adjustments will not be allowed in the first 12 months after entering into the contract
314 Resolution of disputes shall be through mediation and if the dispute shall not be resolved within 30 days thereafter shall be referred for arbitration Appointment of an Arbitrator shall be in accordance with provisions of the Arbitration Act Cap 49 of the Laws of Kenya
317 Kenyan Laws- PPDA 2015
318 The Director General Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House Naivasha Road off Ngong Road P O Box 37962 - 00100
NAIROBI
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SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
26
SECTION V ndash SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
The deliverables under the service contract shall be the provision of internet as follows
No Location description
Quantity Delivery Time
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke
Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Start Date of contract signing End 3-year contract
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
As above
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Agriculture and Food Authority
27
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
Agriculture and Food Authority
28
SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
As above
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
As above
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
Agriculture and Food Authority
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
60 BACKGROUND
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation established through an Act of Parliament specifically under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013 The Authority is the successor of former regulatory institutions in the sector that were merged into Directorates under the Authority with the commencement of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014 including Coffee Board of Kenya Sugar Board of Kenya Tea Board of Kenya Horticultural Crops Development Authority Coconut Development Authority Cotton Development Authority Sisal Board of Kenya and Pyrethrum Board of Kenya The former institutions have as from 1st August 2014 become Coffee Directorate Sugar Directorate Tea Directorate Horticultural Crops Directorate Nuts and Oil Crops Directorate Fibre Crops Directorate Miraa Pyrethrum and other Industrial Crops Directorate and Food Crops Directorate These Directorates for all intents and purposes are recognized as part of AFA
61 OBJECTIVE
AFA requires the services of a Consultant to provide internet and email services to the AFA Head office configure and terminate a fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices as well as provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the organization The consultant using the existing infrastructure is also required to facilitate integration IP based voice communication
62 SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of work will include but not limited to the consultant performing the following activities
Conduct a site survey to establish the organizationrsquos requirements Prepare a proposal for provision of a Fiber Optic link Wide area Network (WAN) Wi-
Fi and Broadband internet for the organization
Install and configure fiber optic connection provide and commission a Managed Wide Area Network (WAN) accessible from all AFA Directorates and offices and provide Wi-Fi Access points and Wi-Fi management interfaces for the directorates
Integrate Analogue and IP based voice services based on the existing infrastructure Provide comprehensive onsite user training to selected personnel from the Different
Directorates within the Authority Develop and document a Maintenance Agreement (Service Level Agreement) for
long term maintenance of the system and continuous user training Consultant must implement a bidder neutral network structure with redundancy and
provide evidence of redundancy
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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34
range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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63 KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONNECTIVITY
Dedicated Broadband internet service of link 50 Mbps uplink 50 Mbps
downlink for the AFA Head Quarters Installation of SIP line IP Voice GSM
gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 25 Mbps uplink 25 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and NOCD Branch in Mombasa Installation of IP Voice GSM
gateway and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 10 Mbps uplink 10 Mbps downlink between the AFA
Head Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide branches Installation of
IP Voice GSM gateways and Integration with existing analogue telephone
A dedicated loop link 5 Mbps uplink 5 Mbps downlink between the AFA Head
Quarter and 4 Branches (4 No) countrywide satellite branches
The provided bandwidth will be distributed from AFA HQ to all the interlinked
branches in a VPN or MPLS based set-up
A web based network monitoring tool MUST be provided with a user friendly
GUI with capabilities of bandwidth allocation network monitoring to the
node remote LAN access (VPN) sessions content filtering and management
of the wireless environment Should have the ability to report any faults
giving exact location and identification of the faulty equipment as well as
sending notification to the network admin A smart visual display unit of not
less than 55rdquo must be supplied with this solution and be mounted in the
monitoring room to display real-time utilization of the bandwidth across all
branches with drill down capabilities
On security the connectivity must guard against malicious spam or attacks
(eg denial of service attacks computer viruses spams and Junk mails) to
be perpetrated from any network external to AFA headquarters
Network should be able to support Voice Service integration (both Fixed and
GSM Voice) with installation of at least 4 extensions per branch for inter-
branch communication
There should be service guarantees in terms of availability and reliability
through well designed and protected circuits on the core network
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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The Service provider should also have well established fault handling
procedures allowing for very minimal downtimes to AFA
Service Providerrsquos core and access networks should be backhauled on
different networks that are all independently interconnected in a secure data
centre thereby ensuring that AFA will be guaranteed of service even in case
of a single circuit failing
The network circuits should be protected through the implementation of a
ring topology with the use of equipment which provides a scalable
architecture that will allow for network expansion and can be used to
provide new services such as voice video conferencing internetP2P and
VSAT with seamless bandwidth scalability across the technologies In
addition the topology should ensure that in the event of any physical
damage the circuits can restore to another route without any downtime (self-
healing)
The service provider MUST provide connectivity to different international
internet gateways that should offer AFA high levels of redundancy to the
internet with auto fail over mechanisms
Specified traffic will be secure (ie encrypted by the network using
internationally approved encryption techniques and standards) and will be
suitable for carrying classified information
All the continuously available services shall be scheduled to be available 365
days a year and 24 hours a day apart from maintenance times which may
be scheduled or emergency in nature
A separate draft of Service level Agreement (SLA) should be provided to
ensure guarantee of the services
Any terminal equipment supplied as part of this tender both indoor and
outdoor necessary to set up the links shall be remain property of the
Authority
Dedicated Public IP addresses (24) for the field offices to enable remote
administration of servers and the entire network from the AFA headquarters
or suitable Network Address Translation to enable access of shared resources
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(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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31
(servers printers etc) in all the regional offices seamlessly
64 LOCATION AND LOCAL LOOP REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
No LOCATION AND REQUIREMENTS (SITES)
1 Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office (AFA HQ) Address Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd Nairobi Kenya httpwwwafagoke infoafagoke Bandwidth ndash 50mbps uplink and 50mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
2 Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops (NOCD) Address 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
3 Directorate of Sugar (SD) Address Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete Off Waiyaki way Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
4 Directorate of Coffee (CD) Address Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
5 Directorate of Horticulture (HCD) Address Nairobi Horticultural Centre Airport Road Opp JKIA Nairobi Kenya Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey A stamped and signed site survey certificate must be attached with this proposal
6 Directorate of Fibre Crops (FCD) Address West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive Tel +254 20 3530908 Nairobi Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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Integration with existing analogue telephone NB Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
7 Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
8 Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
9 Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
10 Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
65 GENERAL INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR LINKS 1 TO 6 (AFA HQ- inclusive of TD NOCD SD CD HCD FCD)
Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 Each site must have primary and backup link of equal capacity as specified
2 Each link must be dedicated with multiple last mile options for flexibility
3 Each link must be independent of each other with separate backhauls and aggregation points
4 The back-bone for the links should not use the same backbone of the main link
5 The provider must demonstrate the ability to offer 247365 Online amp Onsite Support for each site
6 Wide Area Network must be fully redundant to cover all sites
7 The provider must be able to provide public IP Addresses for each link ndash bidder must provide proof of ownership The provider should capture the AS details indicating the public IP ownership and peering details
8 Provision of automatic failover and load balancing between the main link and the Back-up links with real time monitoring
9 Network provider must be able to integrate security features ndash bidder must provide details
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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10 Any other details as may be required for continuity and best performance of these Links
11 The service provider needs to provide daily weekly and monthly link availability and utilization reports with a portal for access of the graphs Refer to requirements for network monitor
12 The network should be able to support MPLS ndash Bidder must provide supporting evidence to include Traffic Engineering Set path that the traffic will have to take through the network More specifically each class of traffic data
voice and video will be set for individual performance characteristics
Quality of Service Support for network convergence to allow introduction of new services like voice and video
Network Redundancy Rerouting traffic through the next optimum path with a failover time of at most 50ms
Protocol Independent forwarding
13 The Consultant must provide equipment for load balancing and auto-failover
14 The Consultant must provide Service Level Agreement (SLA) with proof of performance
15 Each link must be configured to allow for dynamic bandwidth allocation between primary and backup links
16 Fiber Optic is the preferred medium of connectivity bidders should provide appropriate options where fiber is not available
17 Each link must have 99 uptime with proof of measurement tools
18 Where radio technology shall be applied below are the minimum requirements Radio technology for p2p connections - The bullet radios should use the popular mid-band frequencies The high-band model AF5U should be able to operate in the 57 - 62 GHz bands and have robust filtering to enable co-location with devices operating in the lower 5 GHz bands while allowing operation at a higher output power The Radio should comply with FCCIC amp Universal regulations with a factory default of 24 GHz FCCIC RW-2024-AH50 and delivers up to 100 Mbps throughput and up to 8xE1sT1s over an extended
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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range Product Highlights 100 Mbps Ethernet net throughput and 8xE1sT1s Native TDM interfaces Long range - Up to 40 km 25 miles Telco-grade extremely robust in harsh conditions Supports intra-site and inter-site synchronization to maximize capacity Adaptive asymmetric throughput - dynamic allocation between uplink and downlink Advanced OFDM amp MIMO technologies for operation in nLOSNLOS and dense radio environments
19 For the rest of the links from 7 to 10 Bidders must provide detailed proposals on the set up that they intend to deploy where Wi-Fi routers must be deployed at the sites Bidders must indicate the medium to be used (fiber or radio) as well as provide wireless connectors for equipment that do not have Wi-Fi connectivity
66 WIFI NETWORK SPECIFICATIONS
The Wi-Fi network shall be based on the following technical specifications These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
Item Requirements Bidders Response AFA evaluation committee remarks
Coverage Deploy a Wi-Fi Network that provides sufficient coverage of the entire organization The biddersrsquo proposal should be guided by the site visit findings Sufficient coverage is described as being able to provide at least downlink signal strength of 75dB and 38dB uplink
Authentication The Wi-Fi network should have a secured captive portal for authentication
IP and VLan Configuration
Controller should have integrated DHCP Server and
Multiple DHCP serverpool can
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be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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35
be added for different VLANs (up to 64)
Should support One Management VLAN (with configurable VLAN ID)
Should support 64 VLANS Multiple SSIDs
The Wireless Controller must have IP connectivity with the access points through the management VLAN If the Controller and the APs are on different management VLANs external VLAN routing must allow IP connectivity between the Controller and the APs
Network and Email security
The service should have the Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches
Have a complete administrative control and re reply-to address
Give AFA a complete administrative control of handling emails - ie quarantine discard or mark emails
Application Awareness The service must be able to identify allow block or limit applications regardless of port protocol etc This should provide visibility into unknown amp proprietary application within the organization
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36
network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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38
identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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42
3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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36
network
Identity Awareness The solution should Identity awareness for granular control of applications by specific users group of users and machines that the users are using
Centralized Management Administration Logging and Reporting Separate management solution should be available for management logging and reporting This helps organizations in log analysis and policy management Central management should also give you the ability to automate routine tasks reuse elements and employ shortcuts and drill-downs to produce maximum efficiency with minimal effort
Deep Packet Inspection The capability should ensure the various pieces of each packet are thoroughly examined to identify malformed packets errors known attacks and any other anomalies DPI can rapidly identify and then block Trojans viruses spam intrusion attempts and any other violations of normal protocol communications
Integrated IPS The IPS functionality should be present on the solution
Scan for viruses and malware in allowed applications
Remote Access VPN
The service should provide users
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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38
identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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39
mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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42
3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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37
with secure seamless access to
corporate networks and resources
when traveling or working
remotely Privacy and integrity of
sensitive information is ensured
through multi-factor
authentication endpoint system
compliance scanning and
encryption of all transmitted data
Management Fully managed network service Operator responsible for maintaining uptime of greater than 99 Support line for the service
Remote configuration and management through Web browser SNMP or telnet with Command Line Interface (CLI)
SNMP management supports SNMP MIB I MIB II
80211 MIB and proprietary configuration MIB
Roaming Roaming ability on other hotspot locations around Kenya
Technology 80211gn network with 24ghz access
Hardware Gigabit RJ45 Ports LAN Switch 101001000
Flash Memory RAM 8 MB + 2 GB CF1 GB DDR2
USB Port 1 port for USB storage
Backhaul Dedicated backhaul either via separate mesh radio or Ethernet
Security Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA WPA2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit 128-bit encryption
IEEE 8021x RADIUS authentication with EAP TLS TTLS PEAP
Wireless access control to
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38
identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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39
mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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41
have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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42
3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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44
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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38
identify authorized wireless network devices
MAC address authentication for up to 250 users
VPN pass-through support
Secure SSH telnet Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
remote management login
Client Authentication Protocols Open WEPWPAWPA2-PSK
80211iWPAWPA2 Enterprise with standard interface to external AAARADIUS Server
Should support Distinct AAA Server per SSID
Should support RADIUS Accounting Protocol
Should support LDAP-based Authentication Integrated AAA Server
Guest Access Integrated captive portal available for client authentication in a security profile
Password based authentication mode Local user store available receptionist assigned user namepassword
Open authentication mode Guest auto registration with email address
Extraction of logs of guest activity
Captive Portal Configurable portal page including image files
Rogue Access Point definition AP with radio SSID observed by any of the managed APs and seen transmitting on same L2 wired network Detection and
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mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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39
mapping of up to 512 rogue APs
Standards IEEE 80211n draft 20 specification 24 GHz and 50 GHz
IEEE 80211a 50 GHz
IEEE 80211g IEEE 80211b 24 GHz
WMM - Wi-Fi Multimedia prioritization
Wireless Distribution System
IEEE 8023 and Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Maximum Throughput 300 Mbps
Support up to 8 SSIDs and 64 Users
Staff Wi-Fi
Staff Wi-Fi service set identifier
should authenticate from the AFA
Active Directory
Guest Wi-Fi
Guest Wi-Fi should be
independent (on a DMZ) of AFArsquos
Network On request for internet
services through guest Wi-Fi the
application should be able to
direct the guest user to a forced
landing page that requires the
guest to provide hisher full
details which include Full Name
E-mail address and mobile phone
number to which a temporary
authentication credentials will be
sent via SMS These credentials
will be used by the guest to log
into network for a pre-configured
amount of time (The provider
must give details of hardware
software and technical diagram
for the solution and reference
sites)
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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41
have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
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711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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67 NETWORK EQUIPMENT (ROUTER SWITCHES WAP) (Attach brochures of
the devices to be supplied)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
ROUTER (4) (se)
Integrated 101001000 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Ports (expanded to 8 ports)
VoIP Support (Voice enabled)
Modular architecture
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Onboard VPN Encryption Acceleration
Admissions Control (NAC)
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
USB eToken Support
AIM-Based Security Acceleration
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
Advanced Application Inspection and Control
Integrated Redundant-Power-Supply (RPS) Connector
URL Filtering Web management
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Optional Integrated Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
Optional Integrated Universal DC Power Supply
Wire-speed performance for concurrent services such as security and voice and advanced services to multiple T1E1xDSL MPLS rates
Router shall support 24rsquo Rack mountings
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
Router shall support online software reconfiguration to implement changes without rebooting
Router Software Details
TCPIP with support for IP ver 4 and IP Ver 6
ARP RARP ICMP DHCP TFIP and DNS Must
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41
have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
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List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
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73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
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53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
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55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
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56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
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57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
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58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
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41
have secure IOS
Network address translation (NAT) as per RFC 1631
Support for both TCP and UDP at layer 4 Sub networking
Router shall support Upgrade of software through Flash memory
The Router shall support following IP routing protocols
PPP as per RFC1661 Multi-Link PPP as per RFC 1717 HDLC Frame Relay
The Router shall support following WAN protocols
RIP Version 2 OSPN Version 2 as per RFC-1583 OSPN on Demand as per RFC 1793
Static and dynamic routing BGP Version 4 as per RFC 1771
The Router shall support following quality of service (QoS) Features
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) IP Precedence ie Priority based on TOS Field of IP ver4
Differentiated Service (Diff Serve) IE Priority based on DS field of the IP ver 4
The Router shall support following WAN optimization features
Load balancing on LAN as well as WAN ports I TCP Header compression
Data compression for both Header and payload to be supported for frame relay and leased WAN links
The Router shall support following security features
Data encryption (minimum 56 Bit DES) Access Lists based on network Address
Access lists based on Network Address Mask protocol type and socket type
Access list violation logging and accounting MD5 Router Authentication as per RFC 1321
2 ROUTER (1 existing Cisco router at HCD)
NB Bidders MUST integrate the routers with the existing analogue telephone system and as well as provide a break up point for VOIP system (Includes providing expansion cards for existing infrastructure at the Directorates to achieve this)
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3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
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43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
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44
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
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79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
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71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
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72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
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48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
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Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
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52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
42
3 SWITCHES (48 PORT 4pcs) (24PORT 5pcs)
2448 Port 1001000 POE - Active devices used at the LAN edge must support IP routing and power over Ethernet POE and MUST be stackable using interfaces operating at the backbone speed
X2 SFP Shared Ports Stackable
Non-blocking architecture with at least 88Gbps Switching Fabric
At least 3000MAC support256 Vlans and QOS Support
Active devices for horizontal cabling WILL support auto-sensing 101001000 Mbps and for backbone cabling 10000Mbps
Active devices MUST be rack mountable in standard racks and should attach to the backbone using appropriate Transceivers
Switching with 2 or more active giga Ethernet links at redundancy mode and MUST have an option of providing Layer 3 flow ndash based and VLAN ndash based statistic monitoring
All the fibre optic backbone links WILL be aggregated at the MDF by a common active device
Capability for IT Monitoring IT Service Desk IT Asset Management and IP Traffic Analysis
Agriculture and Food Authority
43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
Agriculture and Food Authority
44
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
Agriculture and Food Authority
45
79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
43
68 NETWORK SECURITY EQUIPMENT AS A SERVICE (INTERNET DMZ AND
VPN CAPABLE) (Attach Brochures of the Equipment to be used)
These are mandatory technical requirements and bidders MUST respond to each of them clause by clause in writing clearly indicating that they will achievemeet each requirement Bidders may submit proposals with equivalent technical conformity requirements
No Quantity Bidders Response
AFA evaluation committee remarks
1 NETWORK SECURITY AS A SERVICE
Setup a DMZ (demilitarized zone) to separate the wireless network from the private trusted network
Configure a Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) tunnel for remote access to the Authorityrsquos network for authorized users
Ability to inspect all incoming and outgoing emails to and from the AFA email server (Real-time protection against Malware Worms DDoS etc) and block any such emails
Protect against newly observed domain names used as part of an attack
Protect against display name spoofing and reply-to address mismatches (impersonation)
Have a complete administrative control over handling of emails ie Quarantine discard or mark emails
Protect the Authorityrsquos domain from being blacklisted on the Internet
Agriculture and Food Authority
44
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
Agriculture and Food Authority
45
79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
44
SECTION VII- STANDARD FORMS
71 FORM OF TENDER
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with the tender documents It must also be duly signed by duly authorized representative of the tenderer
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
This form must be completed by the tenderer and the total figure carried to the form of tender
73 CONTRACT FORM The Contract form shall not be completed by the tenderer at the time of submitting the tender The contract form shall be completed after contract award
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
The tenderer shall provide the tender security in the format provided or in another format acceptable to the procuring entity
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
The performance security form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation Only the successful tenderer will be required to provide performance security in the sum provided herein or in another form acceptable to the procuring entity
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT When there is an agreement to have Advance payment this form must be duly completed
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD The letter of notification to enter into contract form should not be completed by the tenderer at the time of tender preparation This letter will only be sent to the successful tenderer
Agriculture and Food Authority
45
79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
45
79 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
This form must be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender Documents
710 FORM RB 1
This form should not be completed by the tenderer and submitted with tender documents
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
46
71 FORM OF TENDER
Date____________________________ Tender No_______________________
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of procuring entity]
Gentlemen andor Ladies
1 Having examined the tender documents including Addenda Nos [Insert numbers the of which is hereby duly acknowledged wed the undersigned offer to provide [description of services] in conformity with the said tender documents for the sum of [total tender amount in words and figures] or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices attached herewith and made part of this Tender
2 We undertake if our Tender is accepted to provide the services in accordance with the services schedule specified in the Schedule of Requirements
3 If our Tender is accepted we will obtain the tender guarantee in a sum equivalent to _____ percent of the Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract in the form prescribed by (Procuring entity)
4 We agree to abide by this Tender for a period of [number] days from the date fixed for tender opening of the Instructions to tenderers and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that period
5 Until a formal Contract is prepared and executed this Tender together with your written acceptance thereof and your notification of award shall constitute a binding Contract between us
Dated this __________ day of_____________ 20 [signature] [In the capacity of] Duly authorized to sign tender for and on behalf of___________
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
47
72 PRICE SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Name of Tenderer _________Tender Number______ Page ____of ______
Location Description-Qty amp Qlt Quarterly Yearly Unit Price of other incidental services payable
Total cost
Unit Price Total Price
Agriculture and Food Authority Head Office Tea House Dagoretti Corner Naivasha Rd Off Ngong Rd
Bandwidth ndash 70mbps uplink and 70mbps downlink SIP line and IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipmentrsquos
Directorate of Nut and Oil Crops 6th Floor of NSSF Building on Nkrumah Road Mombasa
Bandwidth ndash 25mbps uplink and 25mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
Associated passive and active equipment
Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between NOCD at NSSF Building and HCD Kilindini office as well as Fiber Directorate godown at Kilindini port after determining the lines of sight between the three offices during site survey
Associated passive and active equipment cost
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
48
Directorate of Sugar Sukari Plaza Upper Kabete
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing Voice System
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Coffee Coffee Plaza Building 10th Floor
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Horticulture Airport Road OppJKIA Nairobi Kenya
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection to Airport office must be maintained Bidder shall provide a point to point connection between HCD NHC office and HCD Inland depot office after determining the line of sight between the two offices during site survey
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
49
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Directorate of Fibre Crops West Riverside Lane Off Riverside Drive
Bandwidth ndash 10mbps uplink and 10mbps downlink IP Voice GSM gateway Integration with existing analogue telephone
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Existing point to point connection between FCD riverside office and FCD Laboratory at KALRO offices Westlands must be maintained
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kisumu Regional Office Al-Imram Building Kisumu
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Kakamega Regional Office AFC Building Kakamega
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Eldoret Regional Office KVDA plaza Eldoret
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
50
Nakuru Regional Office Nakuru
Bandwidth ndash 5mbps uplink and 5mbps downlink
List and price associated passive and active equipment
Any other Costs which might have not been captured above
Total to be carried to the form of tender
Signature of tenderer ________________________________________________
Note In case of discrepancy between unit price and total the unit price shall prevail
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
51
73 CONTRACT FORM THIS AGREEMENT made the ___day of _____20____betweenhelliphelliphelliphellip [name of procurement entity] of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[country of Procurement entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) of the one part and helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name of tenderer] of helliphelliphellip[city and country of tenderer](hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) of the other part WHEREAS Agriculture and Food Authority invited tenders for certain materials and spares Vizhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Brief description of materials and spares] and has accepted a tender by the tenderer for the supply of those materials and spares in the spares in the sum of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Contract price in words and figures] NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS
1 In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to
2 The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this Agreement viz
(a) the Tender Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the tenderer (b) the Schedule of Requirements (c) the Technical Specifications (d) the General Conditions of Contract (e) the Special Conditions of Contract and (f) Agriculture and Food Authorityrsquos Notification of Award
3 In consideration of the payments to be made by Agriculture and Food Authority to the tenderer as hereinafter mentioned the tenderer hereby covenants with Agriculture and Food Authority to provide the materials and spares and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4 Agriculture and Food Authority hereby covenants to pay the tenderer in consideration of the provision of the materials and spares and the remedying of defects therein the Contract Price or such other sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by the contract
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with their respective laws the day and year first above written
Signed sealed delivered by___________the _________ (for Agriculture and Food Authority)
Signed sealed delivered by___________the __________ (for the tenderer)
in the presence of_______________
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
52
74 CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS QUESTIONNAIRE
You are requested to give the particulars indicated in Part 1 and either Part 2 (a) 2(b) or 2(c) whichever applied to your type of business
You are advised that it is a serious offence to give false information on this form
Part 1 General Business Name Location of Business Premises Plot No StreetRoad Postal address Tel No Fax Email Nature of Business Registration Certificate No Maximum value of business which you can handle at any one time ndash Kshs Name of your bankers Branch
Part 2 (a) ndash Sole Proprietor Your name in fullhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAgehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip NationalityhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipCountry of Originhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Citizenship details helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (b) ndash Partnership Given details of partners as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Part 2 (c) ndash Registered Company Private or Public State the nominal and issued capital of company Nominal Kshs Issued Kshs Given details of all directors as follows Name Nationality Citizenship details Shares
1 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 2 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 3 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 4 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
DatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignature of Candidatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
53
75 TENDER SECURITY FORM
Whereas helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of the tenderer]
(hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has submitted its tender datedhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [date of submission of tender] for the provision of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[name andor description of the services]
(hereinafter called ldquothe Tendererrdquo)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WEhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Ofhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphaving registered office at
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquothe Bankrdquo)are bound untohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of procuring entity](hereinafter called ldquoAgriculture and Food Authorityrdquo) in the sum of helliphelliphellipfor which payment well and truly to be made to the said Procuring entity the Bank binds itself its successors and assigns by these presents Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this___________ day of 20_________
THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are 1 If the tenderer withdraws its Tender during the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form or 2 If the tenderer having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by Agriculture and Food Authority during the period of tender validity (a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required or (b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security in accordance with the instructions to tenderers
we undertake to pay to Agriculture and Food Authority up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand without Agriculture and Food Authority having to substantiate its demand provided that in its demand Agriculture and Food Authority will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it owing to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions specifying the occurred condition or conditions This guarantee will remain in force up to and including thirty (30) days after the period of tender validity and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date
____________________________________________________ [signature of the bank]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
54
76 PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM
To helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[name of Agriculture and Food Authority]
WHEREAShelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [name of tenderer]
(Hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo) has undertaken in pursuance of Contract No___________ [reference number of the contract] dated _______________20______to supplyhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Description services](Hereinafter called ldquothe contractrdquo)
AND WHEREAS it bas been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the tenderer shall furnish you with a bank guarantee by a reputable bank for the sum specified therein as security for compliance with the Tendererrsquos performance obligations in accordance with the Contract
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the tenderer a guarantee
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you on behalf of the tenderer up to a total of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of the guarantee in words and figures]
and we undertake to pay you upon your first written demand declaring the tenderer to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument any sum or sums within the limits of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip [Amount of guarantee] as aforesaid without your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein
This guarantee is valid until the _____ day of 20 __________________________________________________________________ Signature and seal of the Guarantors _________________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution] ______________________________________________________________ [address] ___________________________________________________________________ [date]
(Amend accordingly if provided by Insurance Company)
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
55
77 BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
Tohelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name of tender]helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Gentlemen andor Ladies
In accordance with the payment provision included in the special conditions of contract which amends the general conditions of contract to provide for advance paymenthelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[Name and address of tenderer][hereinafter called ldquothe tendererrdquo] shall deposit with Agriculture and Food Authority a bank guarantee to guarantee its proper and faithful performance under the said clause of the contract in an amount of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip[amount of guarantee in figures and words] We the helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
[bank or financial institution] as instructed by the tenderer agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as surety merely the payment to Agriculture and Food Authority on its first demand without whatsoever right of objection on our part and without its first claim to the tenderer in the amount not exceeding [amount of guarantee in figures and words]
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between Agriculture and Food Authority and the tenderer shall in any way release us from any liability under this guarantee and we hereby waive notice of any such change addition or modification
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the tenderer under the Contract until [date]
Yours truly
Signature and seal of the Guarantors ____________________________________________________________ [name of bank or financial institution]
_____________________________________________________________ [address]
________________________________________________________________ [date]
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
56
78 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF AWARD
Address of Procuring Entity
_____________________ To RE Tender No Tender Name This is to notify that the contracts stated below under the above mentioned tender have been awarded to you
1 Please acknowledge receipt of this letter of notification signifying your acceptance
2 The contractcontracts shall be signed by the parties within 30 days of the date
of this letter but not earlier than 14 days from the date of the letter
3 You may contact the officer(s) whose particulars appear below on the subject
matter of this letter of notification of award (FULL PARTICULARS)
SIGNED FOR ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
57
79 CONFORMANCE TO DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES FORM
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip declare
and guarantees that we will conform to description of services requirements contained
in the tender document SECTION VI ndash DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have may have to be taken including legal action
Name helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
(Authorized Senior Manager ndashIndicate the name)
Company SealBusiness Stamp
in the presence of
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Project Engineer (the Project Engineer proposed in the tender document-indicate the name)
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
58
710 SELF-DECLARATION FORM
ANTI-CORRUPTION DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declare and guarantees that no offer gift or payment consideration or benefit of any
kind which constitutes an illegal or corrupt practice has been or will be made to
anyone by our organization or agent either directly or indirectly as an inducement or
reward for the award or execution of this procurement
In the event the above is contravened we accept that the following to apply-
a) The person shall be disqualified from entering into a contract for the procurement or
b) If a contract has already been entered into with the person the contract shall be
voidable at the option of AFA
c) The voiding of a contract by the procuring entity under subsection (b) does not limit
any other legal remedy that AFA may have to be taken including legal action
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
ANTI-FRAUDULENT PRACTICE DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the companysupplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no person in our organization has or will be involved in a
fraudulent practice in any procurement proceeding
Namehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Signaturehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip Datehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
NON-DEBARMENT DECLARATION
We (insert the name of the company supplier)helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
declares and guarantees that no director or any person who has any controlling interest
in our organization has been debarred from participating in a procurement proceeding
NamehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipSignaturehelliphelliphellipDatehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip
Company SealBusiness Stamp
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary
Agriculture and Food Authority
59
711 FORM RB 1
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
APPLICATION NOhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipOFhelliphelliphelliphellip20helliphellip
BETWEEN
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipAPPLICANT
AND
helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipRESPONDENT (Procuring Entity)
Request for review of the decision of thehelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Name of Agriculture and Food
Authority) of helliphelliphelliphelliphellipdated thehellipday of helliphelliphelliphellip20helliphelliphellipin the matter of Tender
Nohelliphelliphelliphellipof helliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
REQUEST FOR REVIEW
IWehelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellipthe above named Applicant(s) of address Physical
addresshelliphelliphelliphelliphellipFax NohelliphellipTel NohelliphellipEmail helliphelliphelliphelliphellip hereby request the Public
Procurement Administrative Review Board to review the wholepart of the above
mentioned decision on the following grounds namely-
1 2 etc
By this memorandum the Applicant requests the Board for an orderorders that -
1 2 etc
SIGNED helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip (Applicant)
Dated onhelliphelliphelliphelliphellipday of helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip20hellip
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Lodged with the Secretary Public Procurement Administrative Review Board on helliphelliphelliphellip
day of helliphelliphellip20helliphelliphelliphellip
SIGNED Board Secretary