Letter of Invitation (LOI)                                   

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS N°: 001/S/NOT/BSC/2024                       

TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR NETWORK DESIGN, SDWAN SOLUTION AND SOC SERVICES FOR 1 YEAR FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT.  

1. Broadband Systems Corporation Plc (“BSC Plc”) is a licensed Internet Service Provider (ISP) that is incorporated under the laws and regulations of the Republic of Rwanda. The company is engaged in the business of providing advanced Information and Communication Technology (“ICT”) services based on broadband connectivity.  
2. BSC Plc now invites Firms to submit their technical and financial proposals CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR NETWORK DESIGN, SDWAN SOLUTION AND SOC SERVICES FOR 1 YEAR FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT. More details on the consultancy are provided in the Terms of Reference included in this RFP.
3. The present Request for Proposal has been addressed to all qualified consultants. 
4. Firms will be selected under Quality Based Selection (QBS) method of selection and procedures described in this Request for Proposal documents (RFP). 
5. The technical and financial proposals should be presented separately in different envelops each bearing the nature of the proposal, name of Consultancy Firm and all the envelops should be submitted in an outer envelope sealed with the following indications:

“CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR NETWORK DESIGN, SDWAN SOLUTION AND SOC SERVICES FOR 1 YEAR FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT”

To: Chairperson of the Tender Committee BSC Plc

Remera Gisimenti Airport Road

(KN5 Rda), Opposite Chez Lando

P O Box 7229, Kigali, Rwanda

E-mail: procurement@bsc.rw 

6. Well printed proposals written in English language, properly bound and presented in 3 copies one of which is the original must reach BSC Plc’s Procurement office at Remera Gisimenti Airport Road (KN5 Rd), Opposite Chez Lando not later than 26th January 2024 at 10:00 A.m. late bids shall be rejected. The public opening will take place at 10h30 A.m. on the same day at BSC Plc conference room.  
7. The proposals must have a validity period of one hundred twenty days (120) days from the bids opening date. 

Done at Kigali, on 16/01/2024 

Sincerely,

Mr. Christian MUHIRWA

Chief Executive Officer