AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation)

TENDER NOTICE

TENDER NO: AMREF/GLOBAL FUND TB/15/09/2014

AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) invites sealed tenders from eligible candidates for the Supply and Delivery of food supplements to AMREF– Kenya Country Office, next to Wilson Airport Nairobi as set out hereunder:

LOT NO	DESCRIPTION	QTY
1.	Ready to Use Therapeutic Feeds (RUTF) in paste/bars/powder form. 16,576 Packed in boxes/Cartons containing 150 sachets of 92-100g each Boxes of for Total net weight of 13.8-15kgs per carton.                       150 sachets Shelf- life: Should have a shelf life of 24 months from the date of each manufacture which should be well indicated on the packaging Quality certification: Must produce manufacturer’s certificate, importation certificate and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certification Name and address of the manufacture, nutritional information per 100g and name of the product must be clearly indicated on the Packaging Composition per 92/100 gram Element Specifications/quantity Moisture content                 2.5% maximum Energy  520-550 kcal/100g Proteins 10-12% total energy Lipids 45-60% total energy Vitamins     Vitamin A  0.8-1.1 mg Vitamin D  15-20 µg Vitamin E  20 mg Vitamin C  50 mg Vitamin B1  0.5 mg Vitamin B2 1.2 mg Vitamin B6  0.6 mg Vitamin B12 1.6 µg Vitamin K 15-30 µg Folic acid  200 µg Pantothenic acid 3 µg Niacin  5 µg Minerals     Calcium 300-600 mg Phosphorus 80-140 mg Potassium 290 mg Magnesium 10-14 mg Zinc 1.4-1.8 mg Iron 11-14mg Iodine  70-140 µg Sodium 290mg/100g maxium N-6fatty acids 3-10% total energy N-3fatty acids 0.3-2.5 of total energy	16,576  Boxes  of 150 sachets each
2.	Fortified Blended Flours   with sugar fortified with micro nutrients providing 380-400Kcals, 30-40 protein/100gms. Packed in 3 kgs plain polythene bags inside a 6kg waterproof bag. Type:  Fortified Blended Flour Labelling: MUST include manufacture and expiry date, Batch Number, ingredients, nutritional information per 100 grams, Manufacturer’s contact details. Quality  and  certification: The  supplier  quoting   MUST  be  the manufacturer of  the  FBF  and  must  produce  a  manufacturer’s certification and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) certification. Shelf life :  6 months from date of manufacture FBF 10% sugars Energy                          400kcal Protein                         14% Fat                             6% Fibre                           12% Vitamin A                      2300 IU Vitamin B1                      0.28 mg Vitamin B2                    0.82mg Vitamin B3                    5.0 mg Vitamin B5                     0.165 mg Vitamin B12                     1.3mcg Vitamin C                    60mg Vitamin D                        200 IU Vitamin E                        7.5 IU Folate                            0.2 mcg Ca-d-Pantothenate                0.28 mg Copper                          0.7 mg Iron                             8.0 mg Zinc                            12 mg Calcium 260 mg Sodium 650 m	65,780 bags of 6 kgs (2pieces of 3kgs each in polythene bags in each water proof bag) each totalling 394,680 Kg

Delivery and payments will be staggered as in the schedule below;-

List of goodsQuantity

List of goods	Quantity	Delivery schedule
		30th Sept 2014	11th Nov 2014	12th Jan 2015	14th April 2015	13th July 2015
1. Ready to Use Therapeutic Feeds(RUTF) in paste/bars/powder form. Packed in boxes/ Cartons containing 150 sachets of 92-100g each for Total net weight of 13.8-15kgs per carton.	16,576 Boxes of 150 sachets each	788 boxes	3,947 boxes	3,947 boxes	3,947 boxes	3,947 boxes
2. Fortified Blended Flours with sugar fortified with micro nutrients providing 380-400Kcals, 30-40 protein/100gms. Packed in 3 kgs plain polythene bags inside a 6kg waterproof bag.	65,780 bags of 6 kgs (2pieces of 3kgs each in polythene bags in each waterproof bag)each totaling 394,680 Kgs	13,156 bags	13,156 bags	13,156 bags	13,156 bags	13,156 bags

N/B: To be delivered to Amref Kenya Country Office Nairobi.

Interested eligible suppliers may obtain further information from and inspect tender documents at AMREF in Kenya office situated along Langata Road, during working hours (8am - 12:30 pm and 2 pm - 4.30pm Monday to Friday)

A complete set of tender documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of KShs. 3,000.00 per LOT

Payment should be deposited in the following bank accounts and receipt presented to the Country Office:- Kenya Commercial Bank, Account Name Amref, Account No: 1111429243 or National Bank Of Kenya, Account Name: Amref, Account No: 0102058235400.

Completed tender documents are to be enclosed in a plain envelop (each LOT in separate envelop) marked with the tender reference number and tender name.

Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 1200hrs East African time on before Tuesday 7th October 2014 and will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the same time on the same day. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

The address referred to is:

Country Director

AMREF KCO,

Langata Road,

P.O Box 30125-00100,

Nairobi

Tel: 254-020-6994000

Fax:254-020-606340/602531

AMREF reserves the right to accept/reject any tender in part or whole and  is not bound to give reasons for its decision.