Event Management Services — Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Federal Government of Somalia

Request for Bids

Non-Consulting Services

Employer: Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, FGS

Project: Somali Sustainable Fisheries Development (SSFDP), or “Badmaal” Project

Contract title: Procurement of Event Management and Related Services

Country: Federal Republic of Somalia

RFB No: SO-MFBE-415494-NC-RFB

Issued on: January 23, 2025

• The Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy through the Federal Government of Somalia through has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somali Sustainable Fisheries Development (SSFDP), Project or “Badmaal”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Procurement of Event Management and Related Services. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

• The Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Event Management and Related Services.

• Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 3.14 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Badmaal Office, Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy HQ, Abdiaziz District, Mogadishu, Somalia Email: [email protected] and copy [email protected] and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 09:00 to 16:30 hours Mogadishu local time from Saturday to Thursday exclusive of public holidays at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be obtained free of charge by the interested eligible in the website of the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy (https://mfbe.gov.so/) and in a private website (https://www.somalijobs.com ).

• Bids must be delivered to the address in number 9 below on or before February 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM (East Africa Time). Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the Conference Room, Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at 11.30 AM (East Africa Time).

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

• Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

• The address referred to above is:

Badmaal Office near Ali Jimcale Mosque

Room number: 2nd floor

Email: [email protected] and copy [email protected]

City: Mogadishu

Country: Somalia