PRE-QUALIFICATION No. TFRA/PQ/2022-2023/F/01
FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF BULK FERTILIZER
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF BULK FERTILIZER FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2024
1. 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.
2. TFRA intends to Pre-qualify fertilizer dealers (Suppliers/Producers) for importation of fertilizer for the cropping seasons 2022/2023 to 2023/2024 under the Bulk Procurement System (BPS).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 Dollars (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.
5. 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 Dollars (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.
6. 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 Thursday 4th August 2022 clearly marked “Pre-qualification No. TFRA/PQ/2022-2023/F/01 for Fertilizer Bulk Procurement”.
7. 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 document by hand or courier for record and reference purpose if pre-qualified.
8. Applications will be evaluated and results be announced before Tuesday August 16, 2022 for pre-qualified importers to participate in the tenders from August 20, 2022 to June 30, 2024.
9. Late applications, portion of application, applications not opened during the pre-qualification opening ceremony and applications not accompanied with confirmation of payment for the pre-qualification documents shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.
10. Applications should be addressed to;
