Expression of Interest to provide Fibre-Optics Link and bandwidth to UNICEF Nigeria
UNICEF Nigeria wishes to engage the services of reputable Information and Telecommunications Technology providers to provide bandwidth for Internet and data access via fibre-optics infrastructure for both the backbone and last-mile distance to her offices in the cities of Abuja, Bauchi, Enugu, Kaduna and Lagos.
Scope of Work of provider:
- Provide last-mile fibre-optics based connectivity solution from provide Point of Presence (PoP) to UNICEF office location in each of me mentioned five cities above,
- Interconnect each of the above established five last-miles connections to a common national fibre-optics backbone network, which in turn, is connected to the Internet cloud via fibre-optics.
- Through the established fibre-optics network, provide from 3rd Quarter of 2011, a pool of between 1-l0Mbps of bandwidth internet and data service to UNICEF offices in the five mentioned cities above
- Provide Security and Protection infrastructure in place that guarantee customer data security, privacy, integrity, measures against “theft and other malicious actions.
Qualification and profile:
- A registered Telecommunication Company with the capacity and facilities to provide Fibre Optics Links. The vendor should have adequate experience in executing assignments of this nature and should have proven track record. Evidence of registration as ISP with Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) is required.
- Company has evidence of operating Service Level Agreements for products and services to multi-national companies, banking and financial institutions, Oil and Gas industry and other high-profile customers to which referrals could be made on satisfactory performance.
- Company has dedicated and competent professional ICT staff who deploy Fibre technology and have specialisation in data security and networking covering WAN, MAN, LAN technologies.
- Company has a fibre-optics backbone network connecting to the Internet and at least, covering the five cities identified above.
How to Participate:
Interested companies meeting the above requirements are invited to submit the following documents in sealed envelope marked “Expression of interest -Fibre optic Connectivity”
- A cover letter on the company letter headed paper showing fixed address and telephone numbers detailing description of POP infrastructure including terrestrial backbone. If company is a reseller, a description of main provider facility is required,
- Completed copy of UNICEF supplier profile form
- A copy of certificate of incorporation, and registration with NCC.
- Copies of last audited financial statement
- A copy of the company profile, listing organisations to which Fibre-Optics links have been provided exclusively by the company with references.
- Provide at least 3 reference letters from clients served in similar area of specialization,
- A sketch of existing national fibre-optics network, showing detailed layout and point of connection to the Internet.
The envelope should lie addressed to;
The Supply Officer, UNICEF, UN-House, Plot 817/618 Diplomatic Drive, Central Business Area, Abuja.
Submissions should be dropped in the bid box located at the security gate house of the UN House Abuja not later than 4.00pm on 18th August 2011. Submission sent by courier must clearly indicate in the package description field that it is an expression of interest document to enable the registry process it accordingly. Pls visit the following website to view this avert and print copy of UNICEF supplier profile form: http://www.unicef.org/nigeria/about_3841.html
Special Notice:
- This advertisement is not an invitation to tender and notwithstanding the submissions received, UNICEF is neither committed nor obliged to award any contract to any organization.
- UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications or submissions.
- UNICEF will not meet any cost pertaining to the preparation of any or all applications or submissions,
- UNICEF will not enter into correspondence with any company or individual on why a company was pre-qualified or not pre-qualified.
