Procurement of Computer and Telecommunications Equipment

Request for Quotations Goods Country: Ukraine Name of Project: Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project (UIHERP) Loan No.: 9238-UA Name of the Procurement: Procurement of Computer and Telecommunications Equipment RFQ Reference No.: MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/R 1. Ukraine received the Loan No. 9238-UA from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in US dollars to finance the Ukraine Improving Higher Education for Results Project and intends to use part of the funds to make payments under the Contracts resulting from procurement No. MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/R “Procurement of Computer and Telecommunications Equipment”. 2. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine invites eligible suppliers to submit quotations for the supply of computer and telecommunications equipment for higher education institutions, including the following: Type 1 and Type 2 computing workstations, Type 1 servers; Type 1 and Type 2 laptops; Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 monitors; Starlink satellite communication kits. More detailed information is provided in the Technical Specification. The expected duration of the supply of goods is 150 (one hundred and fifty) days from the date of signing the contract. 3. The procurement comprises four lots: MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/L3/R “Procurement of High-Performance Servers and Computing Workstations”; MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/L4/R “Procurement of Laptops”; MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/L5/R “Procurement of Monitors”; MOES-UIHERP-C2-MERGERS-75/L6/R “Procurement of Satellite Communication Kits”. 4. The World Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its applicable sanctions policies and procedures, as outlined in the World Bank Group Sanctions Framework. In further compliance with this policy, Bidders shall permit and require their agents (whether declared or not), subcontractors, sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers and personnel to permit the Bank to inspect all invoices, records and other documents relating to the Request for Quotations and execution of the contract (in case of award), as well as for their verification by auditors appointed by the Bank. 5. Suppliers shall submit at least the following additional documents as part of their quotations: Evidence of authorization to offer and supply the proposed Goods, issued by the Manufacturer or an entity in the official supply chain, together with supporting supply chain