- Tanzania Fertilizer Regulatory Authority (TFRA) established by Fertilizer Act, Cap 378 has
been mandated to coordinate importation of fertilizer through the bulk procurement system by the
Fertilizer (Bulk Procurement) Regulations GN. 49 of 2017. - TFRA now intends to Pre-qualify fertilizer dealers (Suppliers/Producers) for importation of
fertilizer for the cropping seasons 2023/2024 to 2024/2025 under the Bulk Procurement System
(BPS). - Tenders shall be invited on product basis and the estimated import quantity per annum is
570,167 MT. The products include DAP, UREA, CAN, SA and NPKs. - Pre-qualification will be conducted through Competitive Bidding (CB) procedures specified in
the Fertilizer (Bulk Procurement) Regulations, GN. No. 49 of 2017 and Fertilizer Bulk
Procurement System Guidelines and is open to all interested applicants. - A complete set of pre-qualification documents in English language can be collected by interested
companies at TFRA offices or sent by mail after applying and receiving a control number to make
online payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Hundred United States Dollar (USD 500) only to
the TFRA account. Please consider all your transfer charges so that the amount to be received in
the TFRA account is NOT less than USD 500 otherwise your payment will be rejected by the
system. - Application for pre-qualification should be submitted by hand in sealed envelope, delivered to
the address below or Electronically by EMAIL (pdf) using [email protected] at or before 10:00 A.M.
Local Time on Friday 3rd March, 2023 clearly marked “Pre-qualification No. TFRA/PQ/2022-
2023/F/02 for Fertilizer Bulk Procurement”. - Applications sent by email WILL BE ACCEPTED but TFRA will not be responsible for
electronic document not delivered, lost or opened prematurely. For all Electronic submission, the
applicant must send the original documents by hand or courier for record and reference purpose. - Applications will be evaluated and results be announced before Friday 17 March, 2023 for prequalified importers to participate in the tenders from March 18, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
- Late applications, portion of applications and applications not accompanied with confirmation of
payment for the pre-qualification documents shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the
circumstances. - Applications should be addressed to:
Dr. Stephan E. Ngailo
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TANZANIA FERTILIZER REGULATORY AUTHORITY (TFRA)
PLOT NO. 15471, 1 KILIMO STREET, KILIMO I COMPLEX,
TEL. +255 222 861 939;
E-MAIL: [email protected]
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
Office hours Monday – Friday 0800 – 1530 hrs
