INVITATION OF BIDS – IFB SUPPLY OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS

1. WWF Tanzania Country Office is a Non-Government Organization dealing with environmental protection in Tanzania since 1990, it has supported the Government of Tanzania in implementing various projects on Marine, Forest, Fresh Water, Energy and Wildlife. WWF global mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:
   i. conserving the world’s biological diversity;
   ii. ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and
   iii. promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption

2. WWF Tanzania Country Office under the SOKNOT Landscape through its L4L Project invites
   applications from qualified, reputable, experienced and certified Seed Suppliers to submit their bids for supplying 540KGs of Sunflower Seeds. See specifications below
3. Eligibility Criteria
    The suppliers must be registered in the United Republic of Tanzania and certified as Seed
   Suppliers (Attach a copy of certificates)
    The Seeds to be supplied must be certified (Attach a copy of certification)
    The Supplier must have supplied same type of seeds in the previous one year
    The Supplier must be ready to supply the seeds in one week time after given the Local
   Purchase Order (LPO)
    The Suppliers should be able to deliver the seeds to three villages in Lake Natron Area
   (llorienito, Ngarenaibo & Olchoronyokie) in Arusha Region.
    The suppliers should provide training to District Extension Officers (Training of Trainers)
   and Selected Framers Producer Groups.
4. All applicants should direct their soft copy bids to the procurement e-mail at
   [email protected]. For uniformity purposes, application heading should read “Request for Bids – Supply of Sunflower Seeds to WWF L4L Project. Deadline for submission is by or before 1000hrs, Friday, 2nd March, 2023. Thereafter tender opening will take place at 11:30am same day on WWF premises (see the address stipulated in #5. Below)
5. Only Soft copy applications will be received through the email provided in the email address
   below and will be addressed to:
   

Secretary,
Procurement Committee,
WWF Tanzania Country Office,
Plot 252 Kiko Street, Off – Mwai Kibaki Rd, Mikocheni
P.O.Box 63117, Dar es Salaam.
Web: wwf.or.tz The technical Specifications of the Seeds

6. All applicants should direct their soft copy bids to the procurement e-mail at
   [email protected] . For uniformity purposes, application heading should read “Request for Bids – Supply of Sunflower Seeds for L4L Project.
7. Note that, WWF Tanzania is not bound to accept any Highest or Lowest Bid
8. Late bids, bids not opened and not read out in public during opening shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstance.
9. WWF has a principle of zero tolerance for fraud and corruption, if you encounter such an
   incident, then report by sending an email to [email protected].