REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLY OF AN AN ELECTRONIC TOP-UP PLATFORM FOR RURAL MOBILE NETWORK IN BENIN DUE DATE: COB FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH, 2013 1. INTRODUCTION AMN has a contract with a licensed mobile network operator (the “MNO”) for the construction and operations & maintenance (O&M) of 200 mobile network base stations, all located in rural areas within Benin. The contract in Benin is the first of 12 similar contracts that AMN will sign for different countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa for a total of approximately 5,000 base stations and total capacity of up to approximately 1Gbps. All base stations will be deployed by December 2017. This Request For Proposal (RFP), AMN reference RFP1309-1, is for the supply of an e-commerce platform which will enable AMN to sell airtime via retailers in the rural communities.
This version 2 (10-Oct-2013) adds the requirement for a management interface and clarification of the pricing breakdown. 2. PROPOSAL CONDITIONS Proposers are responsible for their own costs in preparing proposals. AMN accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred by proposers as a result of this RFP. AMN reserves the right not to make any contract award, or to award part of the work described in this document. 3. RFP DUE DATE AND VALIDITY Proposals are due by close of business on Friday October 18th, 2013. Proposals submitted after this date may not be considered in the evaluation. Proposals should be in English and emailed to md@africamobilenetworks.com. Proposals should quote reference number RFP1309. Proposals should be valid for 90 days.
4. EVALUATION CRITERIA The successful bidder will be selected on the basis of the lowest compliant bid. Bidders are requested to provide a detailed capability statement to demonstrate their qualifications for the work, and to provide reference examples. Proposals should include:
AMN
reserves the right to include additional criteria in evaluating bids and to
make a selection based on the proposal it deems to be in the best interests of
AMN.
5. DELIVERY SCHEDULE The build phase for the mobile network base stations is divided into 3 phases:
Where
ARO means After Receipt of Order.
The e-commerce platform will be deployed in Phase 1 and proven. It will then be rolled out with the mobile network base stations. 6. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The e-commerce platform supplied must generally be fit for the purpose of meeting the requirements of providing electronic top ups for mobile network communication services in rural areas in Benin, including but not limited to the requirements below. General Requirements
7. COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS 7.1. PRICING REQUIREMENTS
All prices to be submitted in US dollars. Prices should be broken down as follows:
7.2. PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS To be invoiced monthly in arrears. |
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