CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS 

TENDER FOR PROVISION OF PRINTING SERVICES OF FOOD SECURITY MANUALS

Title of the Tender: Provision of Printing Services of Food Security Manuals

Tender Reference Number: CRS Rwanda 31-FY 23-TN/2023

Procurement Method:  National Competitive Bidding

Issue Date:  August 22, 2023

Date of Submission: September 5, 2023

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

PRINTING SERVICES

N^o CRS-Rwanda 31-FY23-TN/2023

Call for bids for Provision of Printing Services of Food Security Manuals

1. Project background information

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is partnering with AGRA to implement a two-year USAID funded Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I GLR). The project is implemented as response to addressing the immediate and long-term effects of the global food security crisis due to current Russia-Ukraine crisis that impacted food security. Its goal is to increase food and nutrition security through the rapid adoption at scale of proven technologies and innovation developed mainly by the IITA and partners.

AID-I GLR is being implemented to complement Gikuriro Kuri Bose (GKB) program food security interventions. It is implemented by a consortium led by International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), composed of Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), CRS, Private Seeds Companies, One Acre Fund, and World Vegetables Center, among others, and closely collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources through Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) and other relevant Line Ministries.

Catholic Relief Services is leveraging on existing interventions under Gikuriro Kuri Bose Program, to include capacity building and messaging on adoption of high quality diverse nutritious crops, to ensure the quick uptake of agricultural technologies for increased productivity and income. 

CRS/Rwanda invites bids from eligible bidders high specialized in printing to submit their offers for the Provision of Printing Services of the Child length Mat. The bid shall remain valid for a period of 90 days starting from the submission deadline. 

Technical specifications

• Price Schedule

Eligibility Criteria

Your offer must further take note of the following documents for evaluation purpose.                                                                                                                                                     

1. Administrative documents

• Registration certificate issued by RDB.
• VAT and Valid Tax clearance certificates.
• Bid validity period should be 90days.
• Bids should be signed by an authorized company representative. 

2. Technical documents 

• Bid should specify maximum delivery period.
• The Bidder should have at least 2 years’ experience of providing similar printing services.
• At least 3 completion certificates of similar printing services. 

3. Financial documents

• Bidding documents quoted in Rwanda Francs (Rwf) for printing services based on technical specifications.
• The offer must specify if the prices are VAT inclusive or not. 

Application Procedures

Interested bidders are encouraged to send their applications to rwandabids@crs.org  no later than September 5^th, 2023, at 11: 00 a.m Kigali time. The title of the email must include: “Provision of Printing Services of Food Security manuals’’ and the application should be combined in one (1) document in PDF format. A late submission will not be considered. 

Done at Kigali, August 22, 2023.

Hans FLY

Country Representative