New clarification added: A: About Item 14.SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Test,we have the following questions:1.The storage temperature of nucleic acid detection reagents is generally -20 degrees Celsius. Is 2-40 degrees a mandatory requirement?A: Yes, it is. 2. Whether the extraction reagent is to be extracted manually or automatically?A: One or the other are accepted. 3.There is no PCR instrument in the parameter requirements, but there are requirements for 6. Warranty and Maintenance, what do you mean?Do we also need to provide the PCR instrument?A: No, PCR machine is not included in this item.
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New clarification added: Q: For the item 7 and 8 trolley, the Regulatory approval/certification part requires :Proof of regulatory approval and marketing authorisation issued by one of the GHTF Founding Members: European Union, United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. In our experience of exporting the trolley to the Europe and America,CE and FDA is not required for trolley and we do not have trolley CE and FDA. Will this make our technical bid not eligible and be rejected at the technical evaluation stage? For the item 7 and 8 trolley, the Regulatory approval/certification part requires :Proof of regulatory approval and marketing authorisation issued by one of the GHTF Founding Members: European Union, United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. In our experience of exporting the trolley to the Europe and America,CE and FDA is not required for trolley and we do not have trolley CE and FDA. Will this make our technical bid not eligible and be rejected at the technical evaluation stage?A: Proof of regulatory approval, for exmaple CE mark is mandatory for all the items in this bid.
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New clarification added: Q: I have question, For Item 14, SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Test kitWe have question that Whether nucleic acid samples are extracted. Or direct cracking machine operation?A: RNA samples are extracted either manually, or automatically. Further refer to: WHO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SELECTION OF ESSENTIALIN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS FOR SARS-COV-2, 14 June 2021.
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New clarification added: Q: I am requesting for a clarification for the Item 13.SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kit, device-based reading of results. The specs provided are same for the Item 12. SARS-CoV-2 antigen Test Kit.Kindly please clarify on the difference between the two or is Item 13.SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kit, device-based reading of results an ELISA based kit.Thank you.A: Differences are detailed int he schedule of requirements: device size, built-in memory, etc.
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New clarification added: Q41: Whether item14 needs to be equipped with nucleic acid extraction reagents, and whether it needs to be extracted manually or automatically?A41: Yes, as specified in the schedule of requirements, all necessary reagents must be provided. Both, manual or automatic extraction is accepted.
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New clarification added: Q53: Clarification request, Item 1, point 20: “Convex with at least triple frequency, bandwidth of at least 3Mhz, including 3.5Mhz frequency”; “Linear with at least triple frequency, bandwidth of at least 2Mhz, including 6.5Mhz frequency”: The requirement for specific 3.5Mhz on convex and 6.5MHz linear probe does not have any specific advantage in the functionality of the system, as long as there is a compliance in the upper and lower frequency limits. We would kindly ask you to remove this or at least accept different frequency values inside the requested range.A53: wellnoted and will be taken into acount during evaluation.
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New clarification added: Q43-45: With respect to submitting multiple offers for a lot, how does one go about uploading the documents?If UNOPS replies saying to upload the forms/annexes simultaneously in one submission, then my question is regarding the total amount of the financial offer (the final section where UNOPS asks bidder to enter the total dollar amount)We obviously dont want to combine multiple offers for the same lot.If the UNOPS replies to my question telling me to go throught the process for each offer, submitting one at a time, my question then becomes, will the ITB re-open for the alternate bid(s)?Kindly clarify whether partial bidding is aloowed for selected products as we could not find this point anywhere in the tender documents.Also the submission portal is not showing lotwise selection tab?Kindly can you please confirm if we can submit our proposal for partial or it must be done for the whole lot?Also, the award will be done to one contractor or it will be awarded to multiple contractors based on the lowest price? A: partial bids are allowed, multiple contractors based onthe lowest price will be awarded. Multiple offers are allowed and will be evalauted simultaneously. Documents can be uploaded by clearly labeling to which offer/model they belong to. For price, kindly use form C per item . If you submits two models for the same item, you can use two separate Forms C.You also have to submit technical form per each offer. Multiply the table for the number of offers you are making.
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New clarification added: Q52:1)Ref. Section II Schedule of Requirements: Item 01 par. 1 sub 23. All standard accessories, consumables and parts required to operate the equipment, including all standard tools included Item 02 par. 4. Consumables - Compatible printing paper for 3 months’ operation (when printer available).Please clarify whether you expect a printer to be included in the configuration or it has to be intended as optional. A: Printer is optional. 2)Ref. Item 01 and 02: AFTER SALES SERVICES (installation, training, assistance and maintenance ..) please clarify whether additional services have to be considered included in the offered unit price or have to be quoted separately via form C section “Optional prices”? 3)Do you consider advanced payments?A: No, as specified under "Particulars", advanced payments are NOT allowed. 4)Rif. Form C – Section “Optional prices” sub: Note: expenses such as travel tickets, DSA will be reimbursed upon submission of invoices. Could you please clarify what is included by providing examples of Daily Subsistence Allowance?Under DSA hotel and other expenses such as food, public transport or taxi are included.
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New clarification added: Q51: Question 1.: Under warranty local service agent must be provided. How can we provide this if we do not know the final destination?A: Just list all the countries/regions where you have local service agent. For those countries wher eyou do not have local service agent, kindly indicate if remote service can be provided, or service agent can be sent. Question 2.: The warranty can be provided by the bidder, or it must be provided by the manufacturer?A: Either, but the countract will be signed with the bidder, so bidder is responsible.
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New clarification added: Q 49: is the transesophageal Probe mandatory???A: Yes
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New clarification added: Q 49-50: According to “vendor submission/document cheklist” it is required a “Contact Details of Local Service Agents” declaration. Since the required price in this tender is FCA and we, as potential contractor don’t know the final destination of the offered devices.QUESTION 1: Do you confirm that the “Contact Details of Local Service Agents” is required? At the moment it is a MANDATORY required document. What do you mean when you require a “Contact Details of Local Service Agents”?A: Kindly state all the countries/regions where you have local service agents. It is not mandatory to have local service agents in EVERY country. For those countries/regions where you do not have a local service agent, state if remote service is available, or if service agent can travel to provide services when needed. QUESTION 2: Do you confirm that, since the final destination at this stage is unknown, the optional quotation (Form C: Price Shedule) will be an estimation of the cost (‘training’/’installation’/’maintenance’)Only state the cost of the training/installation, without travelling costs. DSA will be reimbursed by UNOPS/purchaser and will be calculated in the time of requesting such services. Regarding the Form C: Price Shedule, it is required to quote the Delivery time to FCA.QUESTION 3: Is it possible to quote the Delivery time according to the Unit Rates options (1-29 / 30-100 / over 100)?A: Yes, iplease quote delivery time accoridng to unit rates options. Item 1: Scanning systems, Ultrasonic, General Purpose1. General Technical Requirements19: Probes Included :QUESTION 4: is it the list of probes that can be used on the device?A: Yes, it is. 20. Probes included for the first equipment:QUESTION 5: it is the list of probes that must be included in our offer ?A: yes, it is. 3. Documentation5. Contact details for after sales serviceQUESTION 6: We need to know the destination country to answer ?6: Contact details of manufacturer, supplier and local service agentQUESTION 7: We need to know the destination country to answer ?20: User, technical and maintenance manuals, hard and soft copies, to be supplied in English language (provision of versions in other UN languages, if available, will be an asset). Supplier has to describe any materials contained in the device that are classified as hazardous under local regulations.QUESTION 8: is it possible to have more information on the regulations of the country of destination?A: See answers above. 6. Regulatory approval/certification2. Proof of regulatory approval and marketing authorisation issued by one of the GHTF Founding Members: European Union, United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.QUESTION 9: the manufacturer's CE certificate and / or declaration of conformity can satisfy this requirement?A: Yes, CE certificate can satisfy this requirement, but DoC alone no.
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New clarification added: Q46, 48: QUESTION 1: The volume indications in Form C of the Section III Returnable Bidding Form document are not relevant when providing prices for Item 12. If the volumes are taken at face value then they are too small to have any no real effect on the pricing. Could you clarify whether the numbers refer to single units or whether they perhaps refer to volume in thousands?A: volumes for items 12, 13 and 14 are presented in the second table below and are required for volumes 1-99, 100-500 and more than 500. QUESTION 2: The following documents are stated as mandatory. However, they do not have any relevance when tendering for Item 12. How should we proceed with regards to this?o Software licenses and user maintenance manualso Certificate of calibration and inspectiono Contact details of local service agentsA: You can skip, these documents are not mandatory for item 12. QUESTION 3: Could you please clarify which type of SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test is sought after for Item 12. Is it the professional use test or the self-test? Also, is it possible to participate with several different types of packaging levels? (For example, individually packed tests, 5-packs, 25-packs etc) Question about the document DRiVE Supplier Sustainability Questionnaire_2022_ITB_2022_40952: Is it mandatory for this tender to be a UN Global Compact Participant?A: you can offer both, professional and self test. You can offer any pack size, just mae sure to make it clear that price is for one test only. No, it is not mandatory to be UN Global Compact Participant.
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New clarification added: Q39-40: 1. Regarding to the General Technical Requirements of item 01 (refer to Page 3-4 in Section_II_Schedule of Requirements).(1) Please kindly confirm if Frozen image zoom of at least 10X is mandatory, or 3X can also be accepted.(2) Please kindly confirm if all linear, convex, endocavity, transesophageal, microconvex, phased array and pencil probes are mandatory or not. If some of the probes do not have, is it ok?2. Regarding to the General Technical Requirements of item 02 (refer to Page 7 in Section_II_Schedule of Requirements).Please kindly confirm if no touch screen can be accepted or not.3. Regarding to the Communication and Storage of item 02 (refer to Page 9 in Section_II_Schedule of Requirements).The machine has USB and HDMI, but its storage capacity is 8G, please kindly confirm if it can be accepted or not.4. Please kindly confirm if some deviation in the requirements of material and dimensions, without affecting the function and use size of the furniture, can be accepted or not. For example, we use perforated epoxy coated steel base, instead of epoxy-painted steel mesh, with side supports to immobilize mattress. And the dimensions of our bed frame is 50*50*1.35mm (h*w*thickness), instead of 5-7 x 3 cm (h x w), 2mm (thickness) as requested. (Refer to Page 23 and Page 25 in Section_II_Schedule of Requirements).5. Regarding to the transport and storage conditions of item 14 (refer to Page 60 in Section_II_Schedule of Requirements).According to the document, transport and storage stability of kit/reagents: 2-40 degrees Celsius, and transport and storage stability for controls/calibrators -25 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius. Please kindly confirm if the conditions are 2℃-40℃ for transport and -15℃-25℃ for storage can be accepted or not. 6. We would like to ask for an extension of the deadline of this bidding and its clarification, since there are many items and there is not enough time to complete a comprehensive bid. Thank you.A39-40: These are UNOPS minimum technical requirements and they must be met. As for hospital furniture, some deviation in the requirements of material and dimensions, without affecting the function and use size of the furniture, can be accepted.Storage/transport conditions for kit/reagents is 2-40 degrees Celsius and for controls/calibrators is -25 to +25 degrees celsius. Deadline for submission has been extended.
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New clarification added: Q38: Please note that the tender subject as well as ITB_Section_V_Returnable Bidding Form refer to Ventilators, can you confirm it's a typo?Ref to: Contact details of manufacturer, supplier and lists of local service agents. Is it acceptable to list local service agents upon contract signature? Please confirm.In order to submit our best technical and economical proposal could you please consider an extention of the deadline at least as of 20 working days? A38: Thank you, the typo has been corrected. For local service agents bidders must list all the coutnries/regions where they have local service agents. This information is required during tendering phase. Suppleir can as well inform if remote support is available, where local service agent is not present, or if service agent can be sent to the location when needed. The deadline has been extended.
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New clarification added: Q37: Dear sir/madam,Could you please clarify on the below?Question 1.: In 'Form C: Price Schedule' under 'Optional Prices', if we do not provide these services. Will we be disqualified during technical evaluation?A37: These are optional prices, however for some equipment in the schedule of requirement it is mentioned, that some of the services are mandatory. For example item 3, Mobile digital radiography - suppliers must be able to provide installation (and other services as mentioned) services if requested by the purchaser.
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New amendment added #3: Dear bidders, typo in the Description part of the tender has been corrected to substitute "Invasive and non-invasive ventilators" with "Medical Equipment for Covid-19 Response".
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New clarification added: Q35-36: For the item 7 and 8 trolley, the Regulatory approval/certification part requires :Proof of regulatory approval and marketing authorisation issued by one of the GHTF Founding Members: European Union, United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. In our experience of exporting the trolley to the Europe and America,CE and FDA is not required for trolley and we do not have trolley CE and FDA. Will this make our technical bid not eligible and be rejected at the technical evaluation stage? As we found in the Technical specifications for Goods and Comparative Data Table,there is a Standards, for the manufacturer including the following 3 certificates:1. Certified quality management system for medical devices ( ISO 13485).2. General quality management (e.g. ISO 9001).3. Application of risk management to medical devices (e.g. ISO 14971).We only have ISO 13485 and ISO 9001,we don't have ISO 1497,will that make our bid not eligible and be rejected at the technical evaluation?A: Medical trolley is a class I medical device, above mentioned regulatory approval is a must. ISO 1497 is not a must, it is an example of a proof of risk management by manufacturer. Not, it will not make your bid ineligible or rejected.
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New clarification added: Q 33-34: Clarification request, Item 1, point 9: “Frequency range of at least 1 – 15 MHz”: As the general requirements on this system are quite low, we would kindly ask you to accept small deviations, from 1.7-13 MHz, for the frequency range for the product we’re offering here. As the highest frequency requested in the probes is in the linear probe with approximately 13 MHz, we would consider our deviation small as the total functionality of the system remains the same.Clarification request, Item 1, point 19: “Transesophageal and pencil probe”: We consider the general technical requirement to be quite basic, therefore there is no need requiring the TEE and Pencil probe in this kind of entry level system, as this only favors certain manufacturers and generaly increases the price of the system without offering any real value to it. Considering there are no such probes requested to be in the configuration, we would kindly ask you to remove the TEE and Pencil probe request or at least to leave is preferably, but not mandatory for the evaluation. Clarification request, Item 1, point 20: “Linear with at least triple frequency, bandwidth of at least 2Mhz, including 6.5Mhz frequency”: The general linear probe usually requested with these kind of entry level systems has a bandwidth of approximately 4-12 MHz to all manufacturers. The typical range of frequency for a linear probe with a frequency range starting from 2MHz, is usually limited in the higher limit what will impact scientifically the superficial imaging. Therefor, we would kindly ask you to modify the bandwidth of at least 4Mhz. Clarification request, Item 2, point 5: “Battery duration: minimum 2 hours under normal use conditions”: We kindly ask you to accept a high-end portable ultrasound device for proven manufacturer who is offering a standard battery with operational functionality of 50 minutes.Clarification request, Item 2, point 18: “Transducer ports: at least two active transducer ports permanently available; capability of electronic (preferable) or manually switch between probes”: Most of well known manufacturers are offering laptop style portable ultrasound with only one active permanent transducers and considering this we would kindly ask you to modify this requirement and leave the second active permanent transducer port as preferable and not mandatory for the technical evaluation.Clarification request, Item 2, point 5.1: “Phased-array 2–5 MHz for basic cardiac and lung studies. Phased-array up to 8 MHz for paediatric patients”: We’re offering a high-end portable system that is offering two different phased array probes: One with frequency range of 1.7-4.0 MHz and the other one with 2-7 MHz for pediatric application. We would kindly ask you to accept this as a minor deviation which will not affect the functionality of the system.A 33-34: These are UNOPS minimum technical requirements, that bidders must meet. Refference is made to WHO guidance on Priority medical devices list for theCOVID-19 response and associated technical specifications.
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New clarification added: Q32: For the "ITB_Section_II_Schedule of Requirements_ITB_2022_40952_Med_Eq_Covid-19_Resp",it includes requirements for all items. If we only tender several items,can we delete other items' requirement when we finally submit for your easy view? As we found in the Form C Price Schedule that we need to give Delivery time to FCA,and we found in ITB_Section_II_Schedule of Requirements,in each Technical specifications for Goods and Comparative Data Table,we need to give Lead time ,do Lead time and Delivery time to FCA refer to the same time period?A32: Yes, it is okey to delete other items which you do not bid for.Yes, lead time and FCA delivery time reffer to the same time period.
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New amendment added #2: Dear bidders, the tender deadline has been extended till April 20, by additional 6 days.
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New clarification added: Q: 51: Can I submit a bid even if my company did not reach 500.000 USD turnover in last three years?A51: UNOPS qualification criteria must be met for bidders to be successful.
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New clarification added: Questions 28-31: Claryfing Question, Item no: 3, spec: 2.1 "1.kVp range at least 40–120 kVp, digitally displayed": Please consider as conform the equipment that we want to offer which has a kVp interval between 50-125 kVp. KVp is the highest voltage (measured in thousands of volts) that will be produced by the x-ray machine during an exposure. For example, if 70 kVp is selected, 70 kilovolts (70,000 volts) will be the most energetic photons produced. kVp controls the penetrating strength of an x-ray beam (beam quality). Whenever an exposure is made, the x-rays must be energetic (strong enough) to adequately penetrate through the area of interest. The higher the kVp, the more likely the x-ray beam will be able to penetrate through thicker material. Low kVp photons are weak and easily absorbed by body tissues or filters that have been placed. Most x-rays used in medical imaging are between 50 and 120 kVp. A decision is made on which kVp to select based on how thick the body part is and what type of tissue will be exposed. For example, a finger, hand or wrist require only a low kVp setting because the body part is thin and there is not much body tissue for the x-rays to penetrate through. A setting of between 55 and 60 kVp is typically selected. A shoulder or knee is thicker and denser than the finger, and therefore, more kVp is needed to adequately penetrate. The hip, abdomen, and pelvis are even thicker and denser than the knee or shoulder. Additional kVp is required for adequate penetration. The lumbar spine is extremely thick and dense, requiring settings in the 90-100 kVp range. Therefore the difference in lower interval will not affect the image quality, diagnostic or the clinical outcome of the x-ray process. More to that, if the technical characteristics included in this documentation are considered as minimal characteristics 50kVp instead of 40kVp on the lower interval can be considered a superior factor. So we would ask from you to kindly accept this Claryfing Question, Item no: 3, spec: 2.4 - "4.Automatic exposure control facility (preferable) (if available).": Please consider conform a device that is providing a very accurate control of Exposure Index (EI) which is software computed. This is a feature to provide visual and quantitative information for detector exposure in digital x-ray imaging. To standardize EI across different digital RAD systems from different manufacturers, IEC published the Standard IEC 62494-1 in 2008. All GE Digital RAD systems integrated with Flash Pad HD have implemented EI features per the IEC Standard. In addition, a specific Technical Mode is provided for users to verify dose reported by EI. EI is proportional to the detector entrance exposure. Its value divided by 100 is comparable to detector entrance dose measurement in the unit of μGy at calibration condition (RQA5, an x-ray spectrum obtained with ~71kVp with additional 21mm Aluminum filter on GE systems). EI is computed based on detector conversion factor (CF) and signal count measured on a raw image after offset, gain, and bad pixel correction. The image region of interest (ROI) for measurement is the central 10% of the detector imaging area per IEC standard. As an example, for 14"x17" or 35cm x 43cm detector, ~11.0cm x 13.5cm ROI at the center is used for EI computation. There we kindly ask you to accept this. Claryfing Question, Item no: 3 - "Image display to be contrast- and brightness-adjustable, at least 18 inches diagonal size.": Please consider conform a 15 inches display which includes all capabilities to preview, visualize and adjust the image. With possibility to digitally adjust brightness and contrast of the image. The size of the display screen does not impact the diagnostic capabilities of the system and lack of physical adjusting potentiometers is a plus in the cleaning process workflow, therefore we would kindly ask you to accept this small deviation. Claryfing Question, Item no: 3 - "Capable of being stored continuously in ambient temperature of 0–50 °C and relative humidity (RH) of 15–90%": Please consider conform a system which has storage conditions of RH min.25 % - max.85% and temperature min -10° C and max 45° C. Claryfing Question, Item no: 3 - "Capable of operating continuously in ambient temperature of 10–40 °C and RH 15–90%": Please consider conform a system which has operating conditions of RH min.30 % - max.75% and temperature min 10° C and max 35° C. Please consider that requested anode heat storage and tube heat dissipation in this technical tender will affect lifetime of the system if continuously used in temperature conditions of 40 °C with 90% RH. So please rephrase the parameters in order to reflect the requested technical parameters of the tube. A working environment of temperature between 10–35 °C and RH 30–75% will allow unrestricted participation of multiple international brands and will allow a transparent procedure without participation restriction based on non clinical and real life operational values. Answers: Thank you for the suggestions. Kindly note, that specifications which are marked as "preferable" suggestions can be accepted, but for mandatory requirements UNOPS specifications must be met.
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New clarification added: Q28: In ITB_Section_III_Returnable Bidding Forms,we found in Form D: Technical Bid that bidder must make a List of subcontractors or suppliers,we would like to know that we are the trader and we have manufacturer to provide the products,in this case,is the manufacturer defined as subcontractor or supplier and need to be listed here?A28: yes, manufacturer needs to be listed there.
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New clarification added: Q27: Would you please confirm the delivery of stock? Site detail & Country detail?A27: This tender is for global supply.
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New clarification added: Q26: For Item 12. SARS-CoV-2 antigen Test Kit,what you request for,for Professional use or self test?A27: Bidders can offer both as far as they comply with defined specifications.
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New clarification added: Q25: For the "ITB_Section_II_Schedule of Requirements_ITB_2022_40952_Med_Eq_Covid-19_Resp",it includes requirements for all items. If we only tender several items,can we delete other items' requirement when we finally submit for your easy view?A25: Yes, you can delete parts of items you do not bid for.
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New clarification added: Q24: We found that A supporting document and/or a commitment letter to women's empowerment signed by the executive of the bidder must be submitted. But there is no folder in the system to upload this documentA24: You can kindly provide it under qualification criteria or any other of your wish. For the next tender we will make sure to include dessignated folder.
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New clarification added: Q23: As"ITB_Section_V_Returnable Bidding Form_ITB_2022_40952_Medical Device Identification " There are no items and specification on it,only some table of contents" Could you do us a favor to revert the specification about every item so that we can check it.A23: Kindly check Section II schedule of requirements.
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New clarification added: Dear UNOPS,we found duration in the text, please disregard our previous question.Thank you,
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New clarification added: Q23: we could not find the expected duration of the proposed LTA. Can you please clarify?A23: Long Term Agreements (LTAs) for a period of three (3) years with a possible extension of an additional two (1+1) years.
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New clarification added: Q22: Question 1.: Should we include the below in our bid, or does it need to be included with the goods upon receipt of PO?"3. Documentation (included, minimum in English language) 1. Hard and soft copies in English (provision of versions in other UN languages, if available, will be an asset).2. Certificate of calibration and inspection.3. User manual with specific protocols for cleaning, disinfection, troubleshooting.4. Service manual with calibration and routine maintenance.5. Contact details for after sales service.6. Contact details of manufacturer, supplier and local service agent."A22: with the bid please. some of the documents are of course needed for PO as well, like instruction manuals, etc. Under "documents" section you have listed all the documents you must submit.
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New clarification added: Q21: Regarding the tender with eSourcing reference: ITB/2022/40952,We would like to make some clearance for the following products, 1) Item No.5 Bed Hospital, Intensive Care Unit, Electric, with MattressRegarding the dimension:2.height, cm - approx 48-99 measured from floor to platform.3. Bed should be able to descent to a height of 40 cm. and raise to a height of 84 cm for patients to enter and exit the bed. Our suggestion is to revise the specification as follows,because the original height range is too big and can not be achieved by linear actuator.1. height,cm - approx 48-78 measured from floor to platform.2. Bed should be able to descent to a height of 48 cm. and raise to a height of 78 cm for patients to enter and exit the bed. 2) Item No.10 Bed, hospital, Mechanical, with Mattress16. Height adjustment (can also be hydraulic) 45 - 84 cmOur suggestion is to revise the specification to height adjustment (can also be hydraulic)45-75 cm17.Trendelenburg +/- 25° (anti-Trendelenburg +/- 15° is optional)Our suggestion is to revise the specification:Trendelenburg +/- 12° (anti-Trendelenburg +/- 12° is optional) Because these specifications can be meet by hydraulic system.A21: Hydraulic beds are as well accepted, as specified. Thank you for the suggestions. 3) Item No.11 Bed, Hospital, Electric, with Mattress18.Approximate dimensionsL x W, cm (in) : [220-240.5] x 99 ([86-94.7] x 39) ward,[210.5-230.5] x 99 ([82.9-90.7] x 39) compact Our suggestion is to revise the specification to:L x W, cm (in) : [220-240.5] x 99 ([86-94.7] x 48) ward, [210.5-230.5] x 99 ([82.9-90.7] x 48) compact The reason is the side rail material is ABS, and also with central locking, the height of 39cm is too low to be achieved. Thanks a lot. Best regards Jenny
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New clarification added: Q20:Is it possible to propose goods with some specifications not matching with UNOPS minimum technical requirements?In that case the offer will be discharged?There is any minimum quantity to be ordered per PO? A20: In general UNOPS minimum technical requirements must be met.Yes, there is a minimum order quantity per PO.
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New clarification added: Q18:1、Can the Financial Statements including balance sheet, income statement and cashflow statement be the evidence of annual turnover of at least USD 500,000 for each of the 3 years?Or you need other documents else to prove annual turnover of at least USD 500,000?A18: Yes,these documents can be provided as evidence.Q18:、You said that “Bidder shall demonstrate that similar equipment offered in this tender has been sold to UN organizations, government agencies or other institutional clients”,do we just need to fill in the Form F, Performance Statement and that can prove our past similar experience?A18: Yes, please.
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New clarification added: Q16: 1. Regarding the Standards for the manufacturer.Since ISO13485 is the professional certified quality management system for medical devices, we can provide ISO13485 certificate, as well as MDSAP certificate. Please kindly confirm if bid without ISO9001 certificate can be accepted or not?A16: Yes, it can be accepted. Q17: 2. Regarding the certification of the product.A new model meets the Schedule of Requirements well, but its certifications, such as ISO9001, ISO13485, CE are under progress, and they are expected to be provided in September this year. Please kindly confirm if it is ok. Thanks..A17: CE certificate for a new model can be accepted in September, but ISO 13485 is not model or product related, it is manufacturer related.
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New clarification added: Q15: We found that in some technical requirements of the items,you mentioned that such as“ Availability of local aurthorised service provider to be described” and “Contact details of manufacturer, supplier and local service agent to be provided.”. Does this mean that local aurthorised service provider is mandatory to the related equipment which is mentioned this kind of requirement. And if we do not have local service agent,we are not compliant to the technical requirement part?A15: Yes, service is mandatory for some equipment, not for all, but you can as well provide service remotely and send a technician when needed.
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New clarification added: Q14: When we fill in the "DRiVE Supplier Sustainability Questionnaire",do we have to submit relevant proof? For example,when we answered "yes"for the question"Does your company have an environmental policy in place?", do we have to show our policy? If have to, only translated English version can be acceptable?A14: No, you don't have to, all the mandatory documents you have to submit are listed in the tender.
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13-Apr-2022 11:39
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New clarification added: Q13: As we found a Optional Prices form in the Section_III_Returnable Bidding Forms,are these services mandatory to provide by the bidder such as Installation, testing and commissioning,Training,Service and Maintenance?And is the related Unit Rate described by bidder such as cost by day or hour?And you said that expenses such as travel tickets, DSA will be reimbursed upon submission of invoices. Does it mean that we do not need to quote expenses such as travel cost now at the current bid stage?By the way,what does DSA refer to?A13: Service is not mandatory for all the items in the tender. If the service is mandatory it will be mentioned in the schedule of requirement.Bidder can describe the rate at their convenience. No, you do not need to quote expenses such as travel cost now at the current bid stage. DSA stands for Daily Subsistence Allowance.
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New clarification added: Q12: If we only want to vote"Item 12. SARS-CoV-2 antigen Test Kit",do we still need to provide "Contact Details of Local Service Agents"? For I see it is shown as "mandatory". If don't need,then without this mandatory column,whether we can succeed submit?A12: No, you do not need to submit.
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New clarification added: Q 11: The technical data of some of the items are for a special companies. Please clarify if it is possible to offer similar technical specification but not exactly the same.ThanksA11: Yes, it is possible, specs are generic and not brand specific.
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13-Apr-2022 11:34
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New clarification added: Q10: As there are so many lots and docs need to be check,we sincerely hope you can extend the bid submit deadline to April 18 at least.A10: The deadline has been extended by additional 11 days.
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13-Apr-2022 11:33
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New clarification added: Q9: Item 12: SARS-CoV2 Antigen Test KitCould you please provide a clarification on what type of test is required, SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests for professional use or for self-testing?Item 13: SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kit, device-based reading of resultsCould you please clarify device-based reading of results? Is this a POC detection system? What we have available are portable Real-time PCR detection Systems but not for antigen testing. A9: You can offer both, for professional use and self-testing. Partial bids are accepted, so you can offer what you have available. Make sure to carefully complete section II schedule of requirements, ticking the right boxes with yes or no and providing further comments if relevant.
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13-Apr-2022 11:30
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New clarification added: Q8: In the tender documents Section_II_Schedule of Requirements, for the Item 04 & Item 05, in the description of Maintenance, there seems missing the number of years. See as below:Item 04, 7. Maintenance1. Spare parts availability post-warranty: Availability of accessories, consumables and spare parts to be specified (in ??? years)Item 058. MaintenanceSpare parts availability post-warranty: Availability of accessories, consumables and spare parts to be specified (in ??? years)A8: Bidders must specify themselves the years, there is no minimum requirement from UNOPS.
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13-Apr-2022 11:24
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New clarification added: Q7: we are the trader ,do we need to have ISO9001 and ISO 14001?A7: No, it is not must for a trader.
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13-Apr-2022 11:21
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New clarification added: Q6: We found the requirement said that “2.6. Bidder should have a Policy or internal guidelines to ensure women’s empowerment throughout their operations. A supporting document and/or a commitment letter to women's empowerment signed by the executive of the bidder must be submitted.”We have no idea about how this supporting document and commitment letter is like and what content it should include?Is there any template about this document or letter for our reference cause we really do not know how to draft it. A6: UNOPS is committed to work with suppliers who empower women in their company. If your company has taken any steps or plans to take towards women empowerment you can mention it in your letter. For example: hiring women, giving them equal opportunities (you can state % of women working in your company), being governed by women, you can as well mention policies which allow women to balance their life (maternity leave, breastfeeding support).
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New clarification added: Q5: 1- The document section does not include any documents. The section is blank. Please provide.2- The vendor submission has no document for Form C Price schedue.3- In order to provide contact information of local service centers, we need to know the ultimate destinations. Please provide specifically which countries will we be shipping to.Thank you.A5: Document section does include all the necesary files. Form C price schedule is included in the ITB_Section_III_Returnable Bidding Forms_ITB_2022_40952.rtfKindly state all the countries/regions where you can have service centers/technical support. This tender is for global supply and equipment can be sent anywhere around the globe.
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13-Apr-2022 10:49
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New clarification added: Q4: We are ----- base vendor and only able to install and deliver the equipment across -----So can we participate in this bid? A4: You can participate regardless of which country you are based in, but you have to supply globally. This tender is to supply medical equipment globally, not only in one particular country.
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13-Apr-2022 10:18
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New clarification added: Q3: can you advise are partial bids acceptable?A3: Yes, partial bids are acceptable
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13-Apr-2022 09:48
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New amendment added #1: Dear bidders, the tender deadline has been extended for additional 10 days and clarifications submission deadline till April 5. Best regards,UNOPS evaluation team
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New clarification added: QUESTION 2: In the ITB , Section II: Schedule of Requirements, page 5 mentioned : . Hard and soft copies in English (provision of versions in other UN languages, if available, will be an asset).could you please how to privide hard copies and where?ANSWER 2:Together with the equipment, when actual orders are placed after awarding the bid, not at tendering stage.
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New clarification added: QUESTION 2: In the ITB , Section II: Schedule of Requirements, page 5 mentioned : . Hard and soft copies in English (provision of versions in other UN languages, if available, will be an asset).could you please how to privide hard copies and where?ANSWER 2:Together with the equipment, when actual orders are placed after awarding the bid, not at tendering stage.
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New clarification added: QUESTION 1:Here are some questions expecting your reply:1. Could we bid on parts of the items instead of all of them?ANSWER: yes, partial bids are accepted, bidders are requested to carefully read tender document, which provides this information. 2. Will you accept donation on several items which meets your requirements?ANSWER: This is not the scope of the bid. 3. Could you estimate which countries- the items will be used in?ANSWER: No, the aim is to establish global LTAs, to supply anywhere around the globe.
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