Supply, Delivery, Integration, Support, Capacity Building and Maintenance Support of Hardware, Analysts Computer, Security Software and Technology tools, Support for ICTA’s Government Security Operation Centre (GOVSOC)

Specific Procurement Notice – Request for Proposals without Prequalification Request for Proposal Information Systems (Design, Supply and Installation) ( Two-Envelope Bidding Process-Without Prequalification ) Purchaser: The Information and Communications Technology Authority Project: Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project Contract title: Supply, Delivery, Integration, Support, Capacity Building and Maintenance Support of Hardware, Analyst Compute, SOC-Security Software and Technology Tools, Support for ICTA’s Government Security Operations Center Country: Kenya Loan No. 7289-KE and 7290-KE RFP No: KE-ICTA-571743-NC-RFP Issued on: 17th November 2026 1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery, Integration, Support, Capacity Building and Maintenance Support of Hardware, Analyst Compute, Security Software and Technology Tools, Support for ICTA’s Government Security Operations Center . For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit. 2. The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICT Authority) now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for Supply, Delivery, Integration, Support, Capacity Building and Maintenance Support of Hardware, Analyst Compute, SOC-Security Software and Technology Tools, Support for ICTA’s Government Security Operations Center, to be installed on 23rd Floor, Telposta Towers, along Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya, within thirty-five (35) weeks from the Effective Date of the Contract to Operational Acceptance of the complete System, followed by a five (5) year support and maintenance period. 3. The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” First Published in July 2016, Revised Fifth Edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documen