… One Laptop Per Family ProjectBidders looking to win the contract for the supply of 27,000 laptops are being assured that the government will accept the lowest bid if the criteria are met.In the bid advertisement posted on the government’s procurement website (eprocure.gov.gy) the Office of the President said it is “not bound to accept any or the lowest bid and reserves the right to reject any and all bids.”But in the actual bid documents, the government commits to accepting the lowest bid if the bidder satisfies other conditions.“The Purchaser (government) shall award the contract to the bidder whose offer has been determined to be substantially responsive, meets the evaluation criteria and has the lowest bid price,Cheap Jerseys NFL China,” bid documents for the project state.The government has allocated $1.8 billion in this year’s budget to buy the laptops, estimating that they would cost US$295 each.In the bid documents, the government commits to making public details of all the bids. The documents state that the government will publish on the Government Information Agency website the results identifying the bid and relevant information.This information would include: (i) name of each bidder who submitted a bid; (ii) bid prices as read out at bid opening; (iii) name and evaluated prices of each bid that was evaluated; (iv) name of bidders whose bids were rejected and the reasons for their rejection; and (v) name of the winning bidder,Cheap China Jerseys, and the price it offered, as well as the duration and summary scope of the contract awarded.After publication of the award, unsuccessful bidders may request in writing to the purchaser for a debriefing seeking explanations on the grounds on which their bids were not selected.It is also stated that if such an explanation is requested,NFL Jerseys Cheap, the purchaser shall promptly respond in writing to any unsuccessful bidder who, after publication of contract award, requests a debriefing.The bid document states that “the government” requires that purchasers (the government), bidders, suppliers, contractors, and consultants observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts “and observe the laws against fraud and corruption.”Bidders must provide a sample netbook/laptop, identical to what the Bidder intends to supply, on or before the date and time of opening of the bid for testing by the E-Government Department of the Government of Guyana. The laptop must conform to the specifications.Among the features, the laptops would have one Gigabyte memory, and carry a built in camera of 0.3 megapixle. Preinstalled software applications were listed as Microsoft Office Full Suite, Antivirus with 12 months subscription and Adobe Acrobat reader. The government wants a supplier who could give a one-year warranty.The eligible bidder is required to have a facility in Guyana to provide spare parts, after sales services and warranty enforcement.International bidders who do not have an office or authorised representative/dealer in Guyana must provide a declaration with their submitted bid stating that if awarded the contract they will establish a local representative/authorised dealer in Guyana within 21 days of signing the contract to provide spare parts, after sales service and warranty enforcement.They are also asked to provide a list giving full particulars, including available sources and current prices of spare parts (including but not limited to batteries, AC adapters, power cables, fans, memory (RAM), hard drives, CPUs, network interface cards, screens,Cheap Jerseys 2018, keyboards), special tools,Jerseys NFL China, etc., necessary for the proper and continuing functioning of the goods during the period following commencement of the use of the goods by the purchaser.Suppliers must be able to preload software including third party software before delivery of laptop.Tenders close on March 29. Bid documents and additional information can be had from: Sesh Sukhdeo, Senior Project Manager of the OLPF Project. The project’s address is given as 110 Barrack and Duke Streets,Custom Denver Nuggets Jerseys, Kingston, Georgetown with email [email protected] and telephone #: (592) 231-8281 or (592) 231-8278.Bid documents may also be requested electronically at the email address given above. However, electronic bidding shall not be permitted.