Supply, delivery and installation of Firewall system/solution

INVITATION FOR BIDS
PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NO:  UCC/SUPLS/17-18/00063
SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF FIREWALL SYSTEM/SOLUTION

1. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has allocated funds to be used for strengthening of its Information and Communication Technology infrastructure.
2. The Commission invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for supply, delivery and installation of firewall system/solution.
3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Open Domestic Bidding procedures contained in the Government of Uganda’s Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003 and is open to all bidders.
4. Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect bidding documents from UCC at the address given below at 8(a) from 8:30 hours to 17:00 hours during working days.  
5. The Bidding Documents in English Languagemay be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below at 8(b) and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX100,000 (Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand Only). The method of payment will be by payment to a bank account; the details of which shall be advised by the Commission.
6. Bids must be delivered to the physical address below at 8(c) at or before March 6, 2018 at 10:00am. Late bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 8(d) at 10:15am on March 6, 2018.

7. There shall be a pre-bid meeting on February 20, 2018 at 11:00am, at UCC House Bugolobi.

9. The planned procurement schedule is as follows: