Dear Bidders,

REF: Maintenance and repair of the 188 MESA/PUMA2015 receiving ground stations

1. Under GMES&Africa Support Programme, the African Union Commission has allocated funds for the procurement of the above mentioned services and now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders to submit proposals to maintain and repair the MESA/PUMA-2015 receiving ground stations under framework contract as per attached Terms of Reference.

2. A FIRM will be selected under the Least Cost Selection Method.

3. The RFP includes the following documents:

Section 1 – This Letter of Invitation

Section 2 - Information to Contractors

Section 3 – Data Sheet

Section 4 - Terms of Reference

Section 5 - Technical Proposal - Standard Forms

Section 6 - Financial Proposal - Standard Forms

Section 7 – Form of Contract

Annexes

4. The TECHNICAL and FINANCIAL offers in ELECTRONIC form must be in TWO SEPARATE documents and PASSWORD protected and be delivered to the address below.

5. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 April 2021 at 1500hrs to. Late bids will be rejected and returned unopened to bidders.

6. Bidders may request for clarifications no less than seven (7) days from the deadline for submission, from The Chairperson, Internal Procurement Committee, African Union Commission, Telephone number (+251) 11 5517700, Ext 4341, Email tender@africa-union.org with a copy to Munhamoa@africa-union.rg(E-mail addresses are for Clarifications Only)

7. Bidders must submit the following documents: (i) Certificate of incorporation (Company Registration); (ii) At Least 3 Contactable references in the last 5 years and (iii) Company profile demonstrating at least 5 years experience (iv) Valid tax clearance certificate. These documents must be part of the Technical Proposal.

8. 8. The address for deposit of bids is: tender@africa-union.org with a copy to Munhamoa@africa-union.rg.

Yours sincerely,

Head, Procurement, Travel and Stores Division