Supply of broadband wireless network equipment in Djibouti

Dear Sir or Madam,

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Government of Djibouti are jointly implementing a project aimed at expanding the broadband wireless network of the Republic of Djibouti. Within the framework of this project, ITU intends to engage, in accordance with its rules and procedures, a service provider to supply all the required equipment and software specified in Part III to the Tender (‘’Technical Specifications’’).

The complete documentation is available in ITU’s In-Tend Supplier Portal. Kindly refer to Annex 1.1 (available at the ''Documents'' tab) ‘’ITU e-Tendering System (In-tend) – Supplier Registering Process’’ for the detailed instructions on how to access ITU’s In-Tend Supplier Portal.

Vendors must be aware that any Contract resulting from this Request for Proposal shall contain ITU General Terms and Conditions (Annex 2.3) and any other specific terms and conditions detailed herein. The Successful Vendor shall warrant that all equipment delivered will be free from defects in workmanship and material. All such warranties shall remain effective for a period of at least two (2) years.

Vendors requiring any clarification about the Request for Proposal document, or the tender process itself, shall submit their queries in writing via the “correspondence” tool of the ITU e-Tendering System (In-tend) by the deadline of Friday, 27 November 2015 at 14:00 hours (Greenwich Mean Time).

A consolidated and anonymous list of all queries received, together with ITU’s answers, will be published within ITU’s e-Tendering System.

Proposals must be submitted via the ITU’s e-Tendering System (In-tend) by the deadline of Monday, 4 January 2016 at 14:00 hours (Greenwich Mean Time).

ITU reserves the right to disqualify any Proposal transmitted in ways other than through the ITU e-Tendering System “return tool”, including but not limited to: registered mail, facsimile, e-mail, ITU e-Tendering “correspondence tool” or hand-delivered.

Please note that ITU reserves the right to amend the Tender prior to the deadline for submission of Proposals. Accordingly, prospective Vendors shall check periodically if amendments or communications have been posted on ITU’s e-Tendering System (In-tend).

Yours faithfully,

Dietmar PLESSE

Head, Procurement Division

International Telecommunication Union