Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is an American non-profit NGO whose objective is agricultural and economic development. CNFA helps small producers improve their food security through new agricultural practices, the introduction of new varieties, the diversification of production, storage, the development of farmers' and herders' organizations, and the market linkages.
Applications are invited for:
Title: Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Procurement of Tools, Equipment & Materials Needed to Establish a Model Farm - New Cashew Orchard
RFQ number: RFQ NGA#08-001/2022
Location: Nigeria
For: PRO-Cashew Project
Funded by: USDA FCC-641-2019/006-00
Implemented by: CNFA
Introduction
Technical Requirements
The table below contains the technical requirements of the commodities/services. Offerors are requested to provide quotations containing the information below on official letterhead or official quotation format.
Line Item |
Description and Specifications |
Quantity |
Items and Specifications Offered (Offeror should complete this section) |
Unit Price NGN |
Sample pictures |
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Innoculant (peat-based inoculant ensuring that soybean’s symbiotic rhizobium bacteria are present, resulting in improved root nodulation and high rates of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF).) |
24 sachets |
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Ropes (8mm polypropylene rope for lining) |
24 bundles |
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3 |
Tape Measure (100 meters) |
12 pieces |
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Sign Board – 2 by 4 feet |
66 pieces |
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Insecticides (cyperdem) |
96 litres |
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Fungicides (mancozeb, copper based) (organic and synthetic) |
144 (1kg sachets) |
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Organic Foliar Fertilizer (NPK) |
144 litres |
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Pole pruner (Tree Pole Pruner, Tree Saw Alloy Steel about 5.4~17.7ft, with extendable pole saw with 3-Sided Blade) |
12 pieces |
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Mist blower/motorized sprayer (Backpack blower with great fuel efficiency. Ideally, should have very high air throughput for the most extensive spraying tasks.) |
12 pieces |
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10 |
Slasher (Handheld slashing machine machine powered by gasoline) |
24 pieces
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11 |
Quality Soybean seeds (Kg) |
30 sachets |
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12 |
Quality Cowpea seeds (Kg) |
30 sachets |
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13 |
Quality groundnut seeds (Kg) |
30 sachets |
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14 |
Seed dressing Chemical |
24 sachets |
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15 |
Locally manufactured honey extractors (Small size with stainless steel metal) |
24 pieces |
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16 |
Overall Suites (Thick cotton canvas bee suit-long sleeves and long pants to protect the beekeeper) |
36 pieces |
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17 |
Hat & veil (Bee hat and veil made from fine fabric or wire mesh to be worn about the head by beekeeper when working with bees) |
36 pieces |
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18 |
Smokers (Wooden base with leader vacum pump to produce Smoke to calm bees when working with bees) |
24 pieces |
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19 |
Bee hives (Construction material: Emire Hardwood Form: Rectangular shape, one sided entrance Hive Size: Length - 3 feet; Width - 1.5 feet; Depth - 1 foot Length - Top bar size: 1.5 feet; Width - 1.5 inches Hive cover :Length - 3 feet, 2 inches; Width - 1 feet, 8 inches) |
120 pieces |
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Bee hive stands (Construction material: Galvanized Square Pipe (3/4 inches) Stand top size:Length - 3 feet, 8 inches; Width - 1 ft, 8 inches Stand leg size: Length - 2 feet) |
120 pieces |
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Bee wax for baiting (39 kilograms) |
12 pieces |
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23 |
Fertilizer (NPK 20:10:10) |
48 (50kg bags) |
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24 |
Fertilizer (Urea) |
12 (50kg bags) |
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25 |
Empty sacks |
420 (80kg capacity) |
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26 |
Fertilizer (NPK 15:15:15) |
90 (50kg bags) |
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Transportation of equipment to 12 Communities |
12 locations |
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Delivery time (after receipt of order): 7 working days
Length of warranty on offered equipment: At least 1 year
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, any stated brand names or models are for illustrative description only. An equivalent substitute, as determined by the specifications, is acceptable.
Quotations
Quotations in response to this RFQ must be priced on a fixed-price, all-inclusive basis, including delivery and all other costs. Offerors are required to submit proposed payment terms and payment schedule if applicable. Failure to submit proposed payment terms may lead to disqualification of an offeror from consideration. Pricing must be presented in Cedis. Offers must remain valid for not less than 60 (days) calendar days after the offer deadline. Offerors are requested to provide quotations on official letterhead in the format provided in Section 4 – Technical Requirements.
Evaluation
The award will be made to a responsible offeror whose offer follows the RFQ instructions, meets the eligibility requirements, and (Lowest-priced, technically-acceptable approach - LPTA): meets or exceeds the minimum required technical specifications, and is judged to be the best value based on a lowest-price, technically-acceptable basis. Only offerors determined to be technically acceptable will be considered for award. The evaluation committee will assess offerors’ acceptability in accordance with the following criteria:
Best-offer proposals are requested. It is anticipated that award will be made solely based on these original proposals. However, CNFA reserves the right to conduct any of the following:
Please not that if there are deficiencies regarding responsiveness to the requirements of this RFQ, an offer may be deemed “non-responsive” and thereby disqualified from consideration. CNFA reserves the right to waive immaterial deficiencies at its discretion.
Payment and Award
Application Closing Date
18th August, 2022 (17:00, GMT).
Deadline for Questions
15th August, 2022 (17:00, GMT).
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Offers to: [email protected] using the RFQ Number as the subject of the email. Please reference the RFQ number in any response to this RFQ. Offers received after the specified time and date will be considered late and will be considered only at the discretion of CNFA. The cover page of this solicitation summarizes the important dates of the solicitation process. Offerors must strictly follow the provided deadlines to be considered for award.
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Offer Format Instructions: Format Instructions
All proposals must be formatted in accordance with the below requirements:
A full offer will include the following documents: