OFFICE UPS CAPACITY EXTENSION PROJECT FOR ICT
UNICEF
OFFICE UPS CAPACITY EXTENSION PROJECT FOR ICT
Request for proposal
Reference:
9169803
Beneficiary countries:
Malawi
Published on:
06-Sep-2021
Deadline on:
17-Sep-2021 11:00 (GMT 2.00)
Description
UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier to undertake the Office Central UPS Upgrade project .
[ This RFP is open to companies based in Malawi as well as those countries located in the Southern Africa Region]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
UNICEF Malawi currently has 20 kVA UPS equipment installed at the Lilongwe UNICEF office. This system is underperforming due to bad state of health of the batteries. Also, the UPS kVA size is needed to be increased, as 20 kVA, soon enough, will not be able to meet the office requirements. Thus, there is a need to install an additional new UPS to back up the essential equipment.
An internal load assessment was carried out and all the equipment were divided into two categories: Type A and Type B category based on backup priority. The Type A equipment which majorly comprises of server, router and Lan switches were decided to have a backup of up to 2.5 hours. The new UPS will solely power and provide backup to Type A equipment. And the Type B equipment, which mainly consists of docking station and monitors, will be powered by the already installed UPS with newly replaced batteries. The list of Type A and Type B equipment is attached as Annex A.
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This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system.
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Email:
mlwprocurement@unicef.org
First name:
Shadreck
Surname:
Jnr Topola
Telephone country code:
Malawi (+265)
Telephone number:
002651770770
39121011
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Uninterruptible power supply UPS
80101601
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Feasibility studies or screening of project ideas
80101602
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Regional or location studies for projects
80101603
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Economic or financial evaluation of projects
80101604
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Project administration or planning
80101605
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Temporary drafting service
80101606
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Project monitoring and evaluation
80101607
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Project impact assessment
Dear Bidders,
Kindly note that we have attached documents on Intend platform for this RFP prior to the TORs. Annex A, B and C are now shared respectively since these were erroneously not shared
Kind Regards,
Edited on:
14-Sep-2021 11:43
Edited by:
stopola@unicef.org
Site Visit:
Dear Bidders
Please note that there will be a site visit at the UNICEF offices to see the equipment to be upgraded on Wednesday 15 September 2021 between 10:am and 12 noon. The equipment is located in ICT Section.
Please advise if your organisation will be sending a representative for the site visit by sending a confirmatory email to: malawietendering@unicef.org
Best regards
UNICEF Procurement Team
Edited on:
13-Sep-2021 12:13
Edited by:
schilongozi@unicef.org