Request for Bid

Information Systems (Supply and Installation)

(Without Prequalification)

Purchaser: Ministry of Finance
Project: Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project
Contract title: Supply, Installation, Configuration, Migration and Support of an Enterprise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Platform and Top-of-Rack (TOR) Switch
Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Credit No.: 7619 ET
RFB No: ET-MOF-576521-GO-RFB
Issued on: 10th November 2026

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Installation, Configuration, Migration, and Support of an Enterprise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Platform and Top-of-Rack (TOR) Switch. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank's Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Ministry of Finance now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply, Installation, Configuration, Migration, and Support of an Enterprise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Platform and Top-of-Rack (TOR) Switch.
3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers" September 2023 ("Procurement Regulations") and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance, Attn: Tariku Abebe, tabebett@mofed.gov.et and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours Ethiopian Time at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of ETB 3000.00 (Ethiopian Birr Three Thousand) or the equivalent amount in freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash or Cashier's Check. The soft copy of the Bidding document in PDF format will be sent by email upon a written request by potential bidders. However, the Purchaser shall not be responsible for any additions or omissions to the document.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10th December 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 10th December 2026.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 10,000.00 (USD Ten Thousand) or the equivalent amount in freely convertible currency using the applicable exchange rate of the date of Bid Submission.
8. The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project
Attention: Tariku Abebe
Procurement Management Specialist
Yekatit 12 Square, Sidist Kilo
Ministry of Finance Main Bldg. 4th Floor, Rm. No. 411
Tel +251 911986974
E-mail: tabebett@mofed.gov.et
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ministry of Finance