PRE-QUALIFICATION No. TFRA/PQ/2022-2023/F/02
FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF BULK FERTILIZER
- 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 17th March, 2023 for pre-qualified 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;
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TANZANIA FERTILIZER REGULATORY AUTHORITY (TFRA)
MANDELA/KILIMO ROAD, PLOT NO. 15471, 1 KILIMO STREET,
KILIMO I COMPLEX, P. 0. BOX 46238, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
TEL. +255 222 86 19 39, E-MAIL: [email protected] copy to [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY — FRIDAY 0800 — 1500 HRS
Office hours Monday — Friday 0800 — 1500 hrs
