Acquisition, Installation, and Implementation of Communication Equipment for three (3) POPs (Points of Presence) and SOC (Security Operations Center), for Luanda and Benguela.

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Goods

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Angola

Name of Project: Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST)

Contract Title: Acquisition, Installation, Integration and Implementation of Communication Equipment for three (3) POPs (POP1 and POP2 in Luanda, POP3 in Benguela), including one (1) SOC and one (1) NOC.

Lote 1- Network Equipment and site Installation Devices for each IES

Lote 2- Network Management and Monitoring Software Stabilized

Power System (UPS) and POPs Cooling

Loan Nº.: IBRD-P5070

Project Nº: P179154

RFB Reference No.: 49/G/C2SC4.A15.7/25

• The Republic of Angola the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (TEST), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1]for Acquisition, Installation, Integration and Implementation of Communication Equipment for three (3) POPs (POP1 and POP2 in Luanda, POP3 in Benguela), including one (1) SOC and one (1) NOC.

• The Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST) now invite sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Acquisition, Installation, Integration, and Implementation of Communication Equipment for three (3) POPs (POP1 and POP2 in Luanda, POP3 in Benguela), including one (1) SOC and one (1) NOC, covering: (i) Lot 1 – network equipment and site installation devices for each IES; and (ii) Lot 2 – network management and monitoring software, UPS stabilized power systems, and POPs cooling, to be delivered at:

• Luanda – Parque Tecnológico (POP1, SOC and NOC);

• Luanda – Campus Universitário Agostinho Neto (POP2);

• and Benguela – Campus Universitário Katyavala Bwila (POP3), within a maximum period of six (6) months from the Contract signature or Notice to Proceed, as defined in the Special Conditions of Contract.

• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised in September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 70 % for technical factors and 30 % for Bid cost.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 3:30 from Monday to Friday.

• The bidding document in English may be obtained without incurring any additional cost by interested eligible Bidders. The request of Bid document, available at following link: ..\RFB POPs\BAF\Bidder Application Form POPs.pdf

• Bids must be delivered to the address below at 10h00 of July 7th, 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security 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(es) referred to above is (are):

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST)

Attention: Ndilu Mankenda Nkula

Project Manager

Rua do MAT, Complexo Administrativo Clássicos do Talatona, Edifício n.º 2, 5º Andar

Telefone: 225 425 302

E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]