Supply and Delivery of ICT Equipment for Ministry of Finance and Planning in Dar es Salam, Tanzania

New clarification added: Question:Kindly Clarify for us if the following details are mandatory as part of the bidding requirements in the ''DRiVE Supplier Sustainability Questionnaire'' in excel format.UN Global Compact participant:               (a) UNGM registration number               (b) Date of Last COP               (c) Level of COPYour kind elaboration on whether the Compact participation itselt was/is indeed mandatory or optional  prior to bid submission shall be highly appreciated. Thank youUNOPS Response:BIdders are required to fill in the information Compact participation if applicable.

New clarification added: Question:Kndly advise to whom the Manufature' Authorisation Form should be adressed.UNOPS Response:Please addrees it as follws;United Nations Office for Project ServicesUN Lane, off UN Avenue,Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

New clarification added: Question:Kndly advise to whom the Manufature' Authorisation Form should be adressed.UNOPS Response:Please addrees it as follws;United Nations Office for Project ServicesUN Lane, off UN Avenue,Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

New clarification added: Question:Kndly advise to whom the Manufature' Authorisation Form should be adressed.UNOPS Response:Please addrees it as follws;United Nations Office for Project ServicesUN Lane, off UN Avenue,Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

New clarification added: Question:Can you please clarify following technical questions:Server, Storage, backup LOT 1 Item 1.  Component – Processors:It is not possible to mount 4 pcs. Silver processors in same server – wish to Gold instead Item 2.  Component – Capacity:Production site storage should come with a total of all SSD 11TB-22 TB raw capacity – Requirement is SSD 22Tb capacity ? Item 2.  Component – Maximum drives supported:504 per control enclosure; 1056 per clustered system –  is this a requirement ? Item 2.  Component  - Management software:IBM Storwize v7000 software -  –  is Lenovo/IBM a requirement, or is it possible to offer a solution from HPE /Dell ? Item 3.  Component  - Storage / internal drive …:18.0TB post-RAID (270TB logical) / DR Series System Drive Capacity 2TB, APC: 17.9TB, APCB: 15.9TiB - Requirement is 18Tb ? Item 6.  Component  - size:35U – is 35U a requirement or can we use the standard 42U rack ?Looking forward t oreading your comments soon.UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Can you please clarify following technical questions:Server, Storage, backup LOT 1 Item 1.  Component – Processors:It is not possible to mount 4 pcs. Silver processors in same server – wish to Gold instead Item 2.  Component – Capacity:Production site storage should come with a total of all SSD 11TB-22 TB raw capacity – Requirement is SSD 22Tb capacity ? Item 2.  Component – Maximum drives supported:504 per control enclosure; 1056 per clustered system –  is this a requirement ? Item 2.  Component  - Management software:IBM Storwize v7000 software -  –  is Lenovo/IBM a requirement, or is it possible to offer a solution from HPE /Dell ? Item 3.  Component  - Storage / internal drive …:18.0TB post-RAID (270TB logical) / DR Series System Drive Capacity 2TB, APC: 17.9TB, APCB: 15.9TiB - Requirement is 18Tb ? Item 6.  Component  - size:35U – is 35U a requirement or can we use the standard 42U rack ?Looking forward t oreading your comments soon.UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Please find  below more questions from our ICT team:For the 2960 switch: What licenses are wished for?LAN Lite：·Entry-level·Only bundled with small-business hardware·Only supports Layer 2 routing·A bare minimum of VoIP enhancement and security servicesLAN Base：·A good choice for small-to-medium sized businesses·Enterprise access Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing·Ingress policing, Auto QOS, and DSCP mapping.IP Base：·Medium-large business·Complete access Layer 2 and Enterprise access Layer 3 routing·Advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) functions.IP Services：·Large-scale business·Complete access Layer 2 and Complete access Layer 3 routing·Dynamic IP routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), BGPv4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Would it be possible to extend deadline for clarifications as we seem to have more relevant technical questions comming up? This would ensure we correctly understand your needs and supply you the best possible solution.Looking forward toreading you soon, UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Please find  below more questions from our ICT team:For the 2960 switch: What licenses are wished for?LAN Lite：·Entry-level·Only bundled with small-business hardware·Only supports Layer 2 routing·A bare minimum of VoIP enhancement and security servicesLAN Base：·A good choice for small-to-medium sized businesses·Enterprise access Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing·Ingress policing, Auto QOS, and DSCP mapping.IP Base：·Medium-large business·Complete access Layer 2 and Enterprise access Layer 3 routing·Advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) functions.IP Services：·Large-scale business·Complete access Layer 2 and Complete access Layer 3 routing·Dynamic IP routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), BGPv4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Would it be possible to extend deadline for clarifications as we seem to have more relevant technical questions comming up? This would ensure we correctly understand your needs and supply you the best possible solution.Looking forward toreading you soon, UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:1. kindly share the service tag for RAM for Dell Servers-Dell power vault NX32002. SAN Fiber Channel Switch-  Is it 4G/8G/16G/32G?UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Please find  below more questions from our ICT team:For the 2960 switch: What licenses are wished for?LAN Lite：·Entry-level·Only bundled with small-business hardware·Only supports Layer 2 routing·A bare minimum of VoIP enhancement and security servicesLAN Base：·A good choice for small-to-medium sized businesses·Enterprise access Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing·Ingress policing, Auto QOS, and DSCP mapping.IP Base：·Medium-large business·Complete access Layer 2 and Enterprise access Layer 3 routing·Advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) functions.IP Services：·Large-scale business·Complete access Layer 2 and Complete access Layer 3 routing·Dynamic IP routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), BGPv4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Would it be possible to extend deadline for clarifications as we seem to have more relevant technical questions comming up? This would ensure we correctly understand your needs and supply you the best possible solution.Looking forward toreading you soon, UNOPS Response:Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Please find  below more questions from our ICT team:For the 2960 switch: What licenses are wished for?LAN Lite：·Entry-level·Only bundled with small-business hardware·Only supports Layer 2 routing·A bare minimum of VoIP enhancement and security servicesLAN Base：·A good choice for small-to-medium sized businesses·Enterprise access Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing·Ingress policing, Auto QOS, and DSCP mapping.IP Base：·Medium-large business·Complete access Layer 2 and Enterprise access Layer 3 routing·Advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) functions.IP Services：·Large-scale business·Complete access Layer 2 and Complete access Layer 3 routing·Dynamic IP routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), BGPv4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Would it be possible to extend deadline for clarifications as we seem to have more relevant technical questions comming up? This would ensure we correctly understand your needs and supply you the best possible solution.Looking forward toreading you soon, UNOPS Response:Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Please find  below more questions from our ICT team:For the 2960 switch: What licenses are wished for?LAN Lite：·Entry-level·Only bundled with small-business hardware·Only supports Layer 2 routing·A bare minimum of VoIP enhancement and security servicesLAN Base：·A good choice for small-to-medium sized businesses·Enterprise access Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing·Ingress policing, Auto QOS, and DSCP mapping.IP Base：·Medium-large business·Complete access Layer 2 and Enterprise access Layer 3 routing·Advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), basic static and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) functions.IP Services：·Large-scale business·Complete access Layer 2 and Complete access Layer 3 routing·Dynamic IP routing protocols (Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), BGPv4, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Would it be possible to extend deadline for clarifications as we seem to have more relevant technical questions comming up? This would ensure we correctly understand your needs and supply you the best possible solution.Looking forward toreading you soon, UNOPS Response:Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Can you please clarify following technical questions:What are the requirements on the Router 800 series, as this is an old series and have been replaced by various new devices, it is important to know the requirements that are needed for the router.Is it mandatory for the fiber channel switch to have support for iSCSI?The 2960 switch: What is needed for the uplinks and what licenses are wished for?UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:In Regards to this tender, please advise on the below clarifications:-Windows Server Standard Core 2016 OLP NL Gov CoreLic Customer – How many VMs per Server are they going to host ? as STD Version can support only 2 VMs Per Server, for additional VMs it will require to purchase another License equivalent to all the cores in the machine -  96  VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus Customer: Vmware is licensed per processor. So 1 license will give them only 1 processor license. Based on LOT1 – each Server has 4 Processors , that means each server needs 4 Licenses, there are 2 servers so multiply by 2  = 8 UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:For the Lot3-Softwares and in particular  line 5, McAfee Antivirus Software solution OR Equivalent we would like to know whether you intend to buy a standalone or  a centralized server based Antivirus.UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:Lenoveo sent us the following email:We don’t have any 6th Gen Intel chips any more, the above is a 9th Gen i5 with Vpro. I would clarify with the customer if this is an exact requirement because it looks like an old shopping list. Also is the laptop requirement Touch or non-touch, and do they need 4G because they are asking for a SIM slot. To get touch off the shelf in a 14” you would be looking at the X1 Yoga products but they don’t have an RJ45 port so would need to be connected via adapter to Ethernet. You could also do a CTO but because it is only 4 units it would have to be based on a Workstation.UNOPS Response:​Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:For lot 2. Are these to be used with the servers included in lot 1? If not please can you advise what model and generation server these are for as that will determine the correct part code to quote? 1HARD DISK for HP ServerHP 1.2TB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive1RAM for HP ServersHPE Smart Memory RAM Module - 16 GB (1 x 16GB) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1866 MHz DDR3-1866/PC3-14900 - CL13 - DIMM UNOPS Response:Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New clarification added: Question:For lot 2. Are these to be used with the servers included in lot 1? If not please can you advise what model and generation server these are for as that will determine the correct part code to quote? 1HARD DISK for HP ServerHP 1.2TB 6G SAS 10K rpm SFF (2.5-inch) SC Dual Port Enterprise 3yr Warranty Hard Drive1RAM for HP ServersHPE Smart Memory RAM Module - 16 GB (1 x 16GB) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1866 MHz DDR3-1866/PC3-14900 - CL13 - DIMM UNOPS Response:Please refer to ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)

New amendment added #2: This Amendment No. 02 is issued for the following reasons:1. To upload Questions & Answers (Q & A), ITB-2020-15794_Questions & Answers (Q & A)2. To upload revised Schedule of Requirements, which has now been amended to  incorporate the revised delivery period, ITB_Section_II_Schedule of Requirements - Rev #01    3. To upload revised Returnable Bidding Forms, ITB_Section_III_Returnable Bidding Forms - Rev #014. To upload revised Price Schedule Form C, which has now been amended to incorporate revised quantities if item 6 in Lot 3 from 1 to 8 , ITB_Section_III_Form C - Price Schedule Form in Excel Format - Rev #015. To upload revised Price Schedule Form D, which has now been amended to incorporate the revised specifications for items highlighted in yellow for lot 1, lot 2 and lot 3, ITB_Section_III_Form D- Technical  Schedule Form in Excel Format - Rev #016. To extend the bid closing deadline from 24th September 2020 to 1st October 2020 in order to allow bidders sufficient time to prepare their bid documents. The above uploaded documents can be found under the Documents tab of this ITB.  Bidders who have submitted their bids are requested to withdraw and resubmit using the revised tender documents.

New amendment added #1: Bidders have raised relevant technical questions and there will be a need to revise the technical specifications.The Q&A has been shared with the end user and they are yet to revert with clariffications. As such it is necessary to extend the bid closing deadline to 24th September 2020.

New clarification added: Question:We note the below criteria;Reseller Certification: If a Bidder does not manufacture or produce the goods it offers to supply, he shall submit the Manufacturer authorization or Authorized dealer's authorization using the form included in Section III: Returnable Bidding Forms to demonstrate that it has been duly authorized by the manufacturer or producer of the goods to supply these goods in the country of destination. To be checked by UNOPS and clarified if necessary.However, manufacturer's authorisation is not required as per your returnable bid schedules.UNOPS Response:This was an oversight, manufacturer's authorisation is required. An amendment shall be issued in due course.

New clarification added: Question:We would like to know whether this tender is open for non Tanzania based vendors.UNOPS Response:Please be informed that under bidder eligibity, no nationalities are excluded from submitting a bid.