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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Russian Federation The Russian Federation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Second State Statistical System Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for developing software to produce harmonized data on production, labor and capital at micro- and macro-levels. The Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation (hereinafter BEA) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Developing software to produce harmonized data on production, labor and capital at micro- and macro-levels. The delivery/construction period is 50 weeks. Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, (May 2004), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria a) Financial Capabilities (1) The Bidder’s (single Bidder or Joint Venture) average annual turnover shall be at least equivalent of USD 4 million for the last 3 years (2006 – 2008). If the Bidder is a Joint Venture, the average annual turnover of the Partner in charge shall be at least equivalent of USD 3 million for the last 3 years (2006 – 2008). The Bidder shall provide, as documentary evidence for the above information, copies of the auditor's conclusions for the above mentioned period or balance sheets certified by tax service of the Bidder's country (as a rule for the Russian companies). b) Specific Experience with Similar Projects (1) The Bidder shall have experience (as the prime contractor or the partner in charge of joint venture) in implementation of at least 3 (three) contracts for software development and implementation, that would be comparable in scope and cost, for the last 3 (three) years (2006-2008). (2) The Bidder shall have experience (as the prime contractor or the partner in charge of joint venture) in implementation of at least one contract for work with state statistical resources on harmonization of data from different sources for the last 3 (three) years (2006-2008). c) Production Capacities (1) The Bidder shall be certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or GOST R ISO 9001:2001 quality management standards. This certificate shall be submitted by the Bidder to the Purchaser before signing of the Contract Agreement. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from the BEA at the address given below during office hours: 10.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m. A pre-bid meeting which potential bidders may attend will be held on January 15, 2010 at 10:00 Moscow time at the address stated below. A complete set of bidding documents in Russian and English languages may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 2,900.00 Russian Rubles (no VAT is charged) or in USD 100.00. The method of payment will be direct transfer to the following accounts: - for payment in Russian Rubles: - for payment in USD: The document will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail for local delivery. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of USD 45,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the address below before 14:00 on February 05, 2010. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected. Foundation “Bureau of Economic Analysis”
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