CALL FOR QUOTATIONS FOR PRINTING SERVICES
Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development (BIGIF)
Issue date: July 21st, 2017 Response Deadline: July 31st, 2017 before 11.59 pm Nigeria local time
Contact Person: Oluwatumininu Adedeji, Executive Director; Email: bigif4de...@gmail.com, Phone: +2348061348202, Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/bigifngo/photos/
Purpose:
BIGIF is seeking price quotation from qualified vendors to provide printing services for Advocacy and Lobby Toolkit, BIGIF Magazine and Ekiti State Gender Service Directory and Partners Tracker for the organization.
Background:
Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development (BIGIF) is a woman-led, youth-led registered non-governmental organization with its main activities in Health Promotion; Advocacy, Human Rights, Youth & Women Empowerment; Gender Equality Programming, Capacity building among others. BIGIF in collaboration with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently implementing a project under the Netherlands Accountability Fund titled: “Protect Women’s Rights and Promote Gender Equality through Strengthened Advocacy and Lobby Capacity of Local NGOs and Relevant Stakeholders in Ekiti State, Nigeria which seeks to bridge the capacity gaps among stakeholders working on gender advocacy, lobby and related issues. In line with the project objectives, the Gender Advocacy and Lobby Toolkit centred around gender equality, women empowerment and advocacy needs is developed to enable stakeholders identify steps and tools involved in planning a successful advocacy; to identify how to engage through advocacy and lobby; equip stakeholders with advocacy skills for accountability. BIGIF will make available copies of the toolkit, Gender service directory and its magazine for stakeholders’ benefits.
Item Specifications:
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No |
TITLE OF MATERIAL |
TYPE |
SPECIFICATION |
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1 |
BIGIF Gender Advocacy and Lobby Toolkit |
Landscape |
Cover: 230 gsm gloss art paper in full colour with bleeds and with spot lamination on one side Inside: Paper Size: A4 Number of Pages: 72 Binding: Quote for both a spiral bind and perfect bind Quantity: Quote for 500 and 1000 copies |
|
2 |
Ekiti State Gender Service Directory and Partners Tracker |
Portrait |
Cover: 230 gsm gloss art paper in full colour with bleeds and a laminated one side Inside: 135gram art paper in two colours Paper Size: A4 Book Number of Pages: 28 Binding: Perfect bind Colour: Full colour with bleeds Quantity: Quote for 500 and 1,000 copies |
|
3 |
BIGIF Magazine |
Landscape |
Cover: 230 gsm matt card with spot lamination Inside: 135gram art paper Paper Size: A4 Book Number of Pages: 34 Binding: Quote for perfect bind Colour: Full colour Finishing: Matted cover and central stitched Quantity: Quote for 500 copies |
Submission Requirement and Quote Format:
Please include the following in your quotations:
· All applicable taxes and surcharges and copy of your organisation (Tax Identification Number)TIN certificate
· Handling costs
· Delivery timeline
· Bank wire payment availability
· Acceptable forms of payments and any other terms
Response Deadline:
Responses should be submitted to the Executive Director of BIGIF – Ms. Oluwatumininu Adedeji via e-mail (bigif4de...@gmail.com) by 11.59pm on 31st July, 2017. Any quotes received after this deadline may not be accepted and shall be considered non-responsive. BIGIF will acknowledge receipt of the quotation by return email.
Any questions or requests for clarification need to be submitted in writing to the same email address as above before 4:30 pm on July 28, 2017. Inquiries and answers to inquiries will be shared with all applicants. No telephone inquiries will be answered.
Delivery Requirements
All materials printed and delivered by the vendor, and all work products, will be considered “work for hire” and will become the exclusive property of BIGIF. The vendor must be prepared to warrant that all deliverables will be free of material faults and errors and that no copyrights have been violated.
Offer Acceptance Period
Submitted quotes should be valid for thirty (30) days from the day of submission to allow adequate time for organizational approval.
Evaluation
Based on the Lowest Price Technical Acceptable Source Selection Process, award may be made to the offeror submitting the lowest evaluated price that meets the technical requirements as described above and a sample of each item will be requested prior to delivery of the full package to check the quality.
Payment Schedule: All payments will be made within seven (7) days of invoice receipt if items are delivered within timelines to the fullest satisfaction.
Disclaimer
This CFQ represents only a definition of requirements. It is merely an invitation for submission of proposals and does not legally obligate BIGIF to accept any of the submitted proposals nor is BIGIF obligated to select the lowest priced proposal. BIGIF reserves the right to negotiate with any or all firms, both with respect to price, cost and/or scope of services.
Offer Verification
BIGIF may contact offerors to confirm contact person, address, bid amount and to confirm that the bid was submitted for this solicitation.
Note
1. BIGIF will not compensate vendors for preparation of their responses to this CFQ.
2. Issuing this CFQ is not a guarantee that BIGIF will award a purchase order.
3. BIGIF may choose to award a purchase order to more than one vendor for specific parts of the activities or specific goods in the CFQ.
4. BIGIF may request from short-listed vendors a second or third written response to a more specific and detailed scope of work that is based on a general scope of work in the original CFQ.
5. BIGIF reserves the rights to void a CFQ or award prior to signing of purchase order due to any unforeseen changes that may be funding or programmatic.
6. BIGIF has the right to issue a purchase based on the initial evaluation of offers without discussion.
Signed
APO, Procurement