INVITATION TO BID

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BID (NCB)

PROCUREMENT OF: FORTIGATE LICENSE RENEWAL & EDR LICENSE CAPACITY EXPANSION

1. EthSwitch Share Company, which is the owner and operator of the National e-payment Switch of Ethiopia, invites this bid for interested and eligible bidders for the procurement of the below-mentioned FortiGate License Renewal & EDR License Capacity Expansion.

   Lot	Description	Amount of Bid Security in ETB	BID REF NO
   1	FortiGate License Renewal	500,000.00	ETS/NCB/005/2026/27 (Re-Bid)
   2	Trend Micro EDR License Capacity Expansion	300,000.00	ETS/NCB/005/2026/27 (Re-Bid)

2. Interested bidders can purchase a complete set of bidding document from the Company starting on Monday, October 12, 2026, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Birr 300 (Birr Three Hundred Only) for each lot deposited to EthSwitch S.C. at A/C CBE 1000089578737 or Zemen Bank A/C 1035110049135018, in the name of the bidder's organization, during the specified working hours.
   • Monday – Friday 8:30 AM -12:00 PM and 1:30 -5:00 PM
3. The bid proposal shall be submitted & open as per the following schedule: -

   Lot	Bid Submission Date & Time	Bid Opening Date & Time
   1	On or Before October 16, 2026 2:00 PM	October 16, 2026 2:15 PM
   2	On or Before October 19, 2026 10:30 AM	October 19, 2026 10:45 AM

   • Late bidders will be rejected & technical proposals will be opened at the presence of the bidders or their representative.
4. EthSwitch Share Company is located on the 21st floor of Zemen Bank Head Office, in front of Addis Ababa University School of Commerce, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
5. The Bids shall be submitted in two separate sealed envelopes: technical proposal and financial proposal envelopes, each having one "original" and one "copy", and marked with the title Bid Document for Procurement of the above-listed FortiGate License Renewal & EDR License Capacity Expansion in the name of the bidding Company.
6. The bid must be delivered in person to EthSwitch S.C. on or before the date stated in number 3 above.
7. Bidders' Proposal must be accompanied by the bid security, i.e. CPO or unconditional Bank guarantee.
8. EthSwitch S.C. reserves the right to cancel the bid either partially or totally.

For further information, please contact EthSwitch S.C. at the following addresses:

ETHSWITCH S.C
Administration Department
Telephone: +251-11-557-12-04/05
Fax: +251-11-557-11-15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia