MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE KENYA CEREAL ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMME CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOODS WINDOW (KCEP-CRAL) TENDER FOR SUPPLY, AND INSTALLATION & OF ICT EQUIPMENT & ACCESSORIES FOR KCEP-CRAL PROGRAMME MOALF/SDA/KCEP-CRAL/ICT/001/2017-2018 Closing Date 4 th October, 2017 1400hrs Tender for supply and installation of ICT Equipment for KCEP-CRAL Programme

TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I SECTION II INVITATION TO TENDER INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERER Appendix to Instructions to Tenderers SECTION III SECTION IV SECTION V SECTION VI SECTION VII SECTION VIII GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS PRICE SCHEDULE FOR GOODS STANDARD FORMS 1) FORM OF TENDER 2) CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS 3) QUESTIONNAIRES FORMS 4) TENDER QUESTIONNAIRE 5) TENDER SECURITY FORM 6) CONTRACT FORM 7) MANUFACTURER S AUTHORIZATION FORM

SECTION A: INVITATION TO TENDER The Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) invites sealed tenders from eligible candidates under the category of AGPO- Youth for the SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ICT EQUIPMENT FOR KCEP-CRAL PROGRAMME whose specifications are detailed in this Tender Document. Interested eligible candidates may obtain further information from, and inspect the Tender Documents at the office of: The Senior Programme Coordinator, KCEP-CRAL Programme P.O. BOX 30028-00100, Email:tenders.kcepcralprogramme@gmail.com The document may also be downloaded FREE OF CHARGE from the Ministry s website: www.kilimo.go.ke under tender links or from the National Treasury s IFMIS portal www.suppliers.treasury.go.ke.or;www.kcepcral.go.ke or obtain a hard copy of the tender document from KCEP-CRAL procurement office at KALRO- NARL, Procurement upon payment to KCEP-CRAL, a non-refundable fee of KES. 1,000 (through a bankers cheque only) or direct deposit to Equity Bank: (code: 68); Account NO: 1510263657085; Mayfair branch (code 151); SWIFT CODE: EQBLKENA. Eligible bidders must forward their particulars immediately for records and any further tender clarifications and addenda. Downloaded copies are FREE. Email particulars to tenders.kcepcralprogramme@gmail.com Tenders must be accompanied by security in the format specified in the attached form of tender Security, in a bank s letterhead, and amount indicated. The tender must be delivered in plain sealed envelope clearly marked TENDER FOR SUPPLY& INSTALLATION OF ICT EQUIPMENT FOR KCEP-CRAL PROGRAMME The original and two copies of the tender must be delivered to and dropped in the tender box situated at the reception of MOALF Ground floor Kilimo house, Cathedral Road. so as to reach the below address The Principal Secretary, State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 30028-00100, Kilimo House, cathedral road, Nairobi Tel: 0770174188 On or before: 4 th October 2017 at 2.00pm Tenders will be opened at 4 th October 2017 at 10.30am. in the presence of the candidates Representatives who choose to attend at boardroom on 7 th floor, Kilimo House. SENIOR PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

SECTION B: GENERAL INFORMATION Introduction 1. Eligible Tenderers 1.1 This Invitation for Tenders is open to all tenderers eligible as described in the tender documents. Successful tenderers shall complete the supply of services by the intended completion date specified in the tender documents. 1.2 Tenderers shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt and fraudulent practices. 2. Cost of Tendering 2.1 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its tender, and Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the tendering process. The Tender Document 3. Contents 3.1 The tender documents will comprise the documents listed below and addenda issued in accordance with clause 6 of these instructions to tenders. (i) Invitation for Tenders (ii) Instruction to Tenderers (iii) General Conditions of Contract (iv) Special Conditions of Contract (v) Price schedules (vi) Technical Specifications (vii) Tender Form (viii) Tender Security Form (ix) Contract Form (x) Performance Security Form 3.2 The Tenderer is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms, and specifications in the tender documents. Failure to furnish all information required by the tender documents or to submit a tender not substantially responsive to the tender documents in every respect will be at the tenderers risk and may result in the rejection of its tender.

4. Clarification of Documents 4.1 A prospective tenderer requiring any clarification of the tender document may notify Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) in writing or facsimile at the address indicated in the Invitation for tenders. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the tender documents, which it receives five (5) days prior to the deadline for the submission of tenders. Written copies of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective tenderers that have received the tender document. 5. Amendment of Documents 5.1 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of tenders, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer, may modify the tender documents by amendment. 5.2 All prospective candidates that have received the tender documents will be notified of the amendment in writing or by cable, and will be binding on them. 5.3 In order to allow prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their tenders, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), at its discretion, may extend the deadline for the submission of tenders. Preparation of Tenders 6. Language of Tender The tender prepared by the tenderer, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), shall be written in English language, provided that any printed literature furnished by the tenderer may be written in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate English translation of the relevant passages in which case, for purposes of interpretation of the tender, the English translation shall govern. 7. Documents Comprising the Tender

7.1 The tender prepared by the tenderers shall comprise the following components (a) a Tender Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with paragraph 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11 below (b) documentary evidence established in accordance with paragraph 2.1.2 that the tenderer is eligible to tender and is qualified to perform the contract if its tender is accepted; (c) documentary evidence established in accordance with paragraph 2..2.1 that the goods and ancillary services to be supplied by the tenderer are eligible goods and services and conform to the tender documents; and (d) tender security furnished in accordance with paragraph 2.14 8. Tender Form 8.1 The financial proposal shall follow standards in tender the Tender Form and the appropriate Price Schedule furnished in the tender documents, indicating the goods to be supplied, a brief description of the goods, and prices. 9. Tender Prices 9.1 The tenderer shall indicate on an appropriate Price Schedule the unit prices and total tender price of the Services/goods it proposes to supply under the contract. 9.2 Prices quoted by the tenderer shall be fixed during the Tender s performance of the contract and not subject to variation on any account. A tender submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as non-responsive and will be rejected, pursuant to paragraph 22. 10. Tender Currencies 10.1 Prices shall be quoted in the following currencies: (a) For services and goods that the tenderer will supply, the prices shall be quoted in Kenya shillings. 11. Tenderers Eligibility and Qualifications. Requirements of Contract

General Requirements 11.1 Pursuant to paragraph 1 of section C, the tenderer shall furnish, as part of its tender, documents establishing the tenderers eligibility to tender and its qualifications to perform the contract if it s tender is accepted. 11.2 That the tenderer has the financial, technical, and capability necessary to perform the contract; 11.3 That, in the case of a tenderer not doing business within Kenya, the tenderer is or will be (if awarded the contract) represented by an Agent in Kenya equipped and able to supply the Tenderer s Services prescribed in the Conditions of Contract and/or Technical Specifications. 12. Goods Eligibility and Conformity to Tender Document. 12.1 Pursuant paragraph 2 of this section, the tenderer shall furnish, as part of its tender, documents establishing the eligibility and conformity to the tender documents of Services, which the tenderer proposes to supply under the contract. The documentary evidence of the eligibility of the Services shall consist of a statement in the Price Schedule of the country of origin of the Services and services offered which shall be confirmed by a certificate of origin issued at the time of shipment. 12.3 The documentary evidence of conformity of the Services to the tender documents may be in the form of literature, drawings, and data, and shall consist of: (a) A detailed description of the essential technical and performance characteristics of the Services; (b) A clause-by-clause commentary on Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL Technical Specifications demonstrating substantial responsiveness of the Goods and services to those specifications, or a statement of deviations and exceptions to the provisions of the Technical Specifications. For purposes of the documentary evidence to be furnished pursuant to paragraph 2.13.3(c) above, the tenderer shall note that standards for workmanship, material, and equipment, as well as references to brand names or catalogue numbers designated by KCEP-CRAL in its Technical Specifications, are intended to be descriptive only and not restrictive. The tenderer may substitute alternative standards, brand names, and/or catalogue numbers in its tender, provided that it demonstrates to KCEP-CRAL satisfaction that the substitutions ensure substantial equivalence to those designated in the Technical Specifications.

13. Tender Security 13.1 No tender securities shall be required from small and micro enterprises or enterprises owned by disadvantage groups participating in this tender. 13.2 Notwithstanding paragraph (1), target groups shall be required to complete and sign the Tender Securing Declaration Form set out in the Second Schedule. 13.3 Any bidder from the target group who fails to adhere to the terms of the Tender Securing Declaration Form shall be liable to debarment pursuant to section 115 of the Act. 14. Validity of Tenders 14.1 Tenders shall remain valid for 120 days or as specified in the tender documents after date of tender opening prescribed by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), pursuant to paragraph 18. A tender valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL)as non-responsive. 14.2 In exceptional circumstances, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may solicit the Tenderer s consent to an extension of the period of validity. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing. The tender security provided under paragraph 14 shall also be suitably extended. A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting its tender security. A tenderer granting the request will not be required nor permitted to modify its tender. 15. Format and Signing of Tender 15.1 The supplier shall prepare the bid documents with two copies. Each document and shall be marked ORIGINAL or COPY as appropriate. In the event of any discrepancy between them, the original shall govern. 15.2 The original and all copies of the Technical tender document shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the tenderer or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the tenderer to the contract. The latter authorization shall be indicated by written power- of-attorney accompanying the tender. All pages of the tender, except for un amended printed literature, shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender.

15.3 The tender shall have no interlineation, erasures, or overwriting except as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer, in which case such corrections shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the tender. Submission of Tenders 16. Sealing and Marking of Tenders 16.1 The original and the two copies of the tender document offer shall be placed in a sealed envelope clearly marked Tender for supply and Installation of ICT Equipment for KCEP-CRAL Programme. 16.2 The inner and outer envelopes shall be addressed to: The Principal Secretary, State Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 30028-00100, Kilimo House, cathedral road, Nairobi Tel: 0770174188 dropped in the tender box situated at the reception of MOALF Ground floor Kilimo house, Cathedral Road (b) in addition to the instructions in 16.2 bear, TENDER FOR SUPPLY & INSTALLATION OF ICT EQUIPMENT FOR KCEP-CRAL PROGRAMME and the words: DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 4 th October 2017 2.00pm 16.3 The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the tenderer to enable the tender to be returned unopened in case it is declared late. If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by paragraph 16.2, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will assume no responsibility for the tender s misplacement or premature opening. 17. Deadline for submission of Tenders 17.1 The completed tender document must be delivered at the submission address as specified in 16.2 on or before 4th October 2017 2.00pm. Any proposal received after the closing time for submission of tenders shall be returned unopened. 17.2 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may, at its discretion, extend this deadline for

the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with paragraph 6, in which case all rights and obligations of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended. 18. Modifications and Withdrawal of Tenders 18.1 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tender s submission, provided that written notice of the modification, including substitution or withdrawal of the tenders, is received by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) prior to the deadline prescribed for submission of tenders. 18.2 The Tenderer s modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared, sealed, marked, and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 17. A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable, but followed by a signed confirmation copy, postmarked not later than the deadline for Submission of tenders. 18.3 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders. No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form. Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tenderer s forfeiture of its tender security, pursuant to paragraph 14.7. 19. Opening and Evaluation of Tenders 19.1 Opening of Tenders Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will open all tenders in the presence of tenderers representatives who choose to attend, 2.30pm 4 th October 2017 at the boardroom on 7th floor, Kilimo House The tenderers representatives who choose to attend and are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance. 17. Deadline for submission of Tenders 17.1 The completed tender document must be delivered at the submission address as specified in 16.2 on or before 4 th September 2017 2.30pm. Any proposal received after the closing time for submission of tenders shall be returned unopened. 17.2 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may, at its discretion, extend this deadline for the submission of tenders by amending the tender documents in accordance with

paragraph 6, in which case all rights and obligations of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and candidates previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended. 18. Modifications and Withdrawal of Tenders 18.1 The tenderer may modify or withdraw its tender after the tender s submission, provided that written notice of the modification, including substitution or withdrawal of the tenders, is received by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) prior to the deadline prescribed for submission of tenders. 18.2 The Tenderer s modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared, sealed, marked, and dispatched in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 17. A withdrawal notice may also be sent by cable, but followed by a signed confirmation copy, postmarked not later than the deadline for Submission of tenders. 18.3 No tender may be modified after the deadline for submission of tenders. No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders and the expiration of the period of tender validity specified by the tenderer on the Tender Form. Withdrawal of a tender during this interval may result in the Tenderer s forfeiture of its tender security, pursuant to paragraph 14.7. 19. Opening and Evaluation of Tenders 19.1 Opening of Tenders Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will open all tenders in the presence of tenderers representatives who choose to attend, 14.30pm 4 th September 2017 at the boardroom on 7th floor, Kilimo House The tenderers representatives who choose to attend and are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance. 19.2 After the deadline for submission of tenders the tender document shall be opened for evaluation. After the evaluation is completed, the client shall notify those bidders whose tenders did not pass the technical evaluation or were considered non responsive. 19.3 There shall be no correction of errors. The tender sum submitted and read out during the tender opening shall be absolute and final and shall not be subject of correction, adjustment or amendment in any way by any person or entity. 20. Clarification of Tenders

20.1 To assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of tenders Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may, at its discretion, ask the tenderer for a clarification of its tender. The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing, and no change in the prices or substance of the tender shall be sought, offered, or permitted. Any effort by the tenderer to influence Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) tender evaluation, tender comparison or contract award decisions shall result in the rejection of the tenderers tender. 21. Preliminary Examination 21.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will examine the tenders to determine whether they are complete, whether any computational errors have been made, whether required sureties have been furnished, whether the documents have been properly signed, and whether the tenders are generally in order. 21.2 Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis. If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity, the unit price shall prevail, and the total price shall be corrected. If the candidate does not accept the correction of the errors, its tender will be rejected, and its tender security may be forfeited. If there is a discrepancy between words and figures, the amount in words will prevail. 21.2.1 The tender sum as submitted and read out during the tender opening shall be absolute and final and shall not be subject of correction, adjustment or amendment in any way by any person or entity. 21.3 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may waive any minor informality or nonconformity or irregularity in a tender which does not constitute a material deviation, provided such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of and tenderer. 21.4 Prior to the detailed evaluation, pursuant to paragraph 23, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL)will determine the substantial responsiveness of each tender to the tender documents. For purposes of these paragraphs, a substantially responsive tender is one, which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the tender documents without material deviations. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) determination of a

tender s responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the tender itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence. 21.5 If a tender is not substantially responsive, it will be rejected by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and may not subsequently be made responsive by the tenderer by correction of the nonconformity. 22. Evaluations and Comparison of Tenders 22.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will evaluate and compare the tenders which have been determined to be substantially responsive. All tender responses will be evaluated technically and financially and the winning proposal will be selected on the basis of lowest evaluated bid with respect to the following set criteria order: a) M a n d a t o r y requirements 1. Attach a copy of the business registration/ certificate of incorporation 2. Attach a Valid Copy of Certificate of Registration in the target group by either National Treasury or county government 3. Duly filled Business Questionnaire in the format provided 4. Duly serialized, paginated and referenced Table of contents for all the attachments in the bid document 5. Submission of required number of copies for the Bid Document 6. Duly filled and signed tender securing declaration forms 7. Evidence of bank account in the entities name. 8. Valid Tax Compliance Certificate. 9. Duly Filled Form of Tender 10.Tender Validity Period in Form of Tender Minimum 120days 11. Manufacturers Authorization Form. Must be Signed and Stamped 12. Price Schedules in the format Provided b) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 1) Compliance with technical specs with respect to required items/services. 2) Must provide documentation on the products being supplied. 3) Must provide a work plan and delivery schedule. 4) Must demonstrate similar works/supplies done (preferably in Kenya) 5) Relevant CVs of at least two staff who will be executing the job. 6) Duly filled and signed tender form 22.2 Evaluation

Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) evaluation of a tender will exclude and Shall not take into account: Any allowance for price adjustment during the period of execution of the contract, if provided in the tender. 22.3 The comparison shall be of the ex-factory/ex-warehouse/off-the-shelf price of the Goods Offered from within Kenya, such price to include all costs, as well as duties and taxes paid or payable on components and raw material incorporated or to be incorporated in the Goods. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) evaluation of a tender will take into account, in addition to the tender price and the price of incidental services, the following factors: The cost of Services Delivery schedule offered in the tender; Deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract; 23 Deviation in payment schedule. Tenderers shall state their tender price for the payment of schedule outlined in the special conditions of contract. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of this price. Tenderers are, however, permitted to state an alternative payment schedule and indicate the reduction in tender price they wish to offer for such alternative payment schedule. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may consider the alternative payment schedule offered by the selected tenderer. 24. Contacting Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) 24.1 Subject to paragraph 21, no tenderer shall contact Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) on any matter relating to its tender, from the time of the tender opening to the time the contract is awarded. 24.2 Any effort by a tenderer to influence Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) in its decisions on tender evaluation, tender comparison, or contract award may result in the rejection of the Tenderer s tender. Award of Contract 25. Post-qualification

25.1 In the absence of pre-qualification, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will determine to its satisfaction whether the tenderer that is selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive tender is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily. 25.2 The determination will take into account the tenderer financial and technical, capabilities. It will be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the tenderers qualifications submitted by the tenderer, pursuant to paragraph 12.3, as well as such other information as Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) deems necessary and appropriate. 25.3 An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the contract to the tenderer. A negative determination will result in rejection of the Tenderer s tender, in which event Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will proceed to the next lowest evaluated tender to make a similar determination of that Tenderer s capabilities to perform satisfactorily. 26. Award Criteria The contract will be awarded to the most competitively priced-compliant bidder for each Lot. The Award shall be done per Lot. The award shall be the Lowest Evaluated Bidder per Lot. There shall be Multiple awards if the bidder participates in more than One Lot and is the most responsive lowest evaluated bidder. 27. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) Right to Vary Quantity Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) reserves the right at the time of contract award to increase or decrease the quantity of goods originally specified in the schedule of requirements without any change in unit price or other terms and conditions. 28. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) Right to Accept or Reject Any or All Tenders Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL)0 reserves the right to accept or reject any tender, and to annul the tendering process and reject all tenders at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers

or any obligation to inform the affected tenderer or tenderers of the grounds for Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL)action. 29. Notification of Award 29.1 Prior to the expiration of the period of tender validity, KCEP-CRAL will notify the successful tenderer in writing that its tender has been accepted. 29.2 The notification of award will constitute the intention to enter into a Contract. 29.3 Upon the successful Tenderer s furnishing of the performance security pursuant to paragraph 31, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will promptly notify each unsuccessful tenderer and will discharge its tender security, pursuant to paragraph 14. 30. Signing of Contract 30.1 At the same time as Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) notifies the successful tenderer that its tender has been accepted, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) will send the tenderer the Contract Form provided in the tender documents, incorporating all agreements between the parties. 30.2 Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Contract Form, the successful tenderer shall sign and date the contract and return it to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL). 31. Performance Security 31.1 Within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of notification of award from KCEP- CRAL the successful tenderer shall furnish the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract, in the Performance Security Form provided in the tender documents, or in another form acceptable to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL). 31.2 Failure of the successful tenderer to comply with the requirement of paragraph 30 or paragraph 31 shall constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the tender security, in which event Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may make the award to the next lowest evaluated Candidate or call for new tenders.

32. Corrupt Fraudulent Practices 32.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) requires that tenderers observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and execution of contracts. In pursuance of this policy, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL):- (a) defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms set forth below as follows: corrupt practice means the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of anything of value to influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or in contract execution; and fraudulent practice means a misrepresentation of facts in order to influence a procurement process or the execution of a contract to the detriment of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), and includes collusive practice among tenderer (prior to or after tender submission) designed to establish tender prices at artificial non-competitive levels and to deprive Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) of the benefits of free and open competition; (b) will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the tenderer recommended for award has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question; (c) will declare a firm ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period of time, to be awarded any contract if it at any time determines that the firm has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for, or in executing, a contract. 32.2 Furthermore, tenderers shall be aware of the provision stated in the General Conditions of Contract APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS The following information regarding the particulars of the tender shall complement supplement or amend the provisions of the instructions to

tenderers. Wherever there is a conflict between the provision of the instructions to tenderers and the provisions of the appendix, the provisions of the appendix herein shall prevail over those of the instructions to tenderers INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS REFERENCE PARTICULARS OF APPENDIX TO INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERS 2.1.1 The invitation is Only open to the Youth Category who are competent and qualified bidder. 2.12.2 Evaluation and Comparison of Tenders: The tenders will be evaluated in three stages as follows: A) Stage One: Preliminary Evaluation (Mandatory Requirements.) 1) Attach a copy of the business registration/ certificate of incorporation 2) Attach a Valid Copy of Certificate of Registration in the target group by either National Treasury or county government 3) Duly filled Business Questionnaire in the format provided 4) Duly serialized, paginated and referenced Table of contents for all the attachments in the bid document 5) Submission of required number of copies for the tender 6) Duly filled and signed tender securing declaration forms 7) Evidence of bank account in the entities name. 8) Valid Tax Compliance Certificate. 9) Duly filled and signed form of tender. 10) Duly filled and signed Manufacturer s Authorization Form or Certificate of Agency where applicable. 11) Price and delivery/installation schedules in the format provided. 12) A sworn statement/declaration that: a). The firm has not been debarred from participating in any public procurement by PPRA or KCEP-CRAL b) b). No person related to the firm has any spouse or children working at KCEP-CRAL c) c). The firm has not been engaged in any unethical, corrupt, collusive or fraudulent activities in public procurement matters. d) d). The firm has not been declared bankrupt/insolvent/under receivership. N/B: ALL THE ABOVE MUST BE MET TO QUALIFY FOR THE 2 ND STAGE B) Stage Two: Technical Evaluation: Candidates that will pass the Technical Evaluation (i.e. those that offered items in each lot which are compliant with the desired technical and other specifications, which include: 1.Conformity to desired Specifications in the Schedule of requirements

2. Submission of Brochures and Literature 3. Analysis and acceptance of relevant Brochures / literature) will have their prices evaluated. 4. All items in each Lot must be quoted for. 5. Bidders MUST provide a substantive response for all features irrespective of any attached technical documents. Use of Yes, No, tick, compliant etc. will be considered non-responsive 6. All items in any lot MUST be quoted for, failure for which the bidder shall be disqualified. A bidder may however quote for one/any or more than one lot. 7.All items in each lot MUST be quoted accurately in both unit and total price C) Stage Three: Price Evaluation: Financial Evaluation will be done per Lot and Awarded per Lot. The bidder with the lowest evaluated financial bid will be recommended for the award of the contract for all the items in each lot. The bidder shall be awarded more than one Lot if evaluated to be most responsive and lowest evaluated price. Minimum of 30 days credit period is required after delivery, inspection and acceptance of the items. In case of discrepancy between unit price and total, the unit price shall prevail. If there is a tie on the lowest quoted price for any item in a lot, fairness and equity shall be considered for award. Unrealistic low or high prices shall be rejected, depending on the prevailing market price of the brand of item tendered. Determination of evaluated price for each bid will be based on the following: Checking for any arithmetic errors in the tender. Conversion of all tender to same currency using uniform exchange rate prevailing at the closing date of tender Application of any discount offered on the tender. Comparison of the item s prevailing actual market prices. 2.14.1 AGPO certificate holders will not be required to submit the bid bond/tender security. A tender Securing Declaration form is Mandatory Valid for 150 days 2.18.1 Tenders must be submitted on or before 4 th October, 2017 2.00pm 2.20.1 The tenders will be opened in the presence of tenderer s representatives, who choose to attend at 14.30pm on 4 th October 2017. Opening of Tender Clause 82: There shall be no correction of errors. The tender sum submitted and read out during the tender opening shall be absolute and final and shall not be subject of correction, adjustment or amendment in any way by any person or entity.

1. Definitions SECTION C: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT In this Contract, the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated: The Procuring Entity / Purchaser is Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) P.O. Box 30028-00100, Nairobi, Kenya and includes the Procuring Entity s legal representative s successors or assigns. The Contract means the agreement entered into between the Purchaser and the Supplier, as recorded in the Contract Form signed by the parties, including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents incorporated by reference therein. The Contract Price means the price payable to the Supplier under the Contract for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations. The Goods Goods Means all equipment machinery, Services and / or other materials which the supplier is required to supply to the purchaser under the contract. The Service means those services ancillary to the supply of the Goods, such as transportation and insurance, and any other incidental services, such as installation, commissioning, provision of technical assistance, training, and other such obligations of the Supplier covered under the Contract. GCC means the General Conditions of Contract contained in this section. LAN Local Area Network The Bidder means the individual or firm who participates in the tender and submits a bid. OEM Original Equipment/Software manufacturer A solution that does not meet all mandatory requirements will not be acceptable. Failure in a tender to provide full, relevant information in answer to information requirement (IRn) may prevent the evaluation from being conducted properly, and hence lead to exclusion of the tender. Assessment of the quality of the tender will be based on the responses to these requirements, and will influence the selection process.

2. Application 2.1 These General Conditions shall apply in all Contracts made by KCEP-CRAL for the procurement of the Goods. 3. Country of Origin 3.1.1 For purposes of this clause, Origin means the place where the Goods were mined, grown or produced. 3.1.2 The origin of Goods and Services is distinct from the nationality of the tenderer 4. Standards 4.1 The goods provided under this Contract shall conform to the standards mentioned in the Technical Specifications. 5. Use of Contract Documents and Information 5.1 The Candidate shall not, without Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) prior written consent, disclose the Contract, or any provision thereof, or any specification, plan, drawing, pattern, sample, or information furnished by or on behalf of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) in connection therewith, to any person other than a person employed by the tenderer in the performance of the Contract. 5.2 The tenderer shall not, without Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) prior written consent, make use of any document or information enumerated in paragraph 5.1 above. 5.3 Any document, other than the Contract itself, enumerated in paragraph 5.1 shall remain the property of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and shall be returned (all copies) to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) on completion of the Tenderer s performance under the Contract if so required by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL).

6. Patent Rights 6.1 The tenderer shall indemnify Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) against all third-party claims of infringement of patent, trademark, or industrial design rights arising from use of the Goods / Services or any part thereof in Kenya. 7. Performance Security 7.1 Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the notification of Contract award, the successful tenderer shall furnish to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) the performance security in the amount specified in Special Conditions of Contract. 7.2 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) as compensation for any loss resulting from the Tenderer s failure to complete its obligations under the Contract. 7.3 The performance security shall be denominated in the currency of the Contract, or in a freely convertible currency acceptable to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and shall be in the form of a bank guarantee or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a reputable bank located in Kenya or abroad, acceptable to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL), in the form provided in the tender documents. 7.4 The performance security will be discharged by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and returned to the Candidate not later than thirty (30) days following the date of completion of the Tenderer s performance obligations under the Contract, including any warranty obligations, under the Contract. 8. Inspection and Tests 8.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) or its representative shall have the right to inspect and/or to test the Services to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications. Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) shall notify the tenderer in writing, in a timely manner, of the identity of any representatives retained for these purposes. 8.2 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s), at point of delivery, and/or at the Goods final destination. If conducted on the premises of the tenderer or its subcontractor(s), all reasonable facilities and assistance, including access to drawings and production data, shall

be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL). 8.3 Should any inspected or tested Goods fail to conform to the Specifications, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may reject the Goods, and the tenderer shall either replace the rejected Goods or make alterations necessary to meet specification requirements free of cost to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL). 8.4 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) s' right to inspect, test and, where necessary, reject the Goods after the Goods arrival shall in no way be limited or waived by reason of the Goods having previously been inspected, tested, and passed by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) or its representative prior to the Goods delivery. 8.5 Nothing in paragraph 8 shall in any way release the tenderer from any warranty or other obligations under this Contract. 3.2 Packing 3.2.1 The tenderer shall provide such packing of the Goods as is required to prevent their damage or deterioration during transit to their final destination, as indicated in the Contract. 3.2.2 The packing, marking, and documentation within and outside the packages shall comply strictly with such special requirements as shall be expressly provided for in the Contract. 9 Delivery and Documents 9.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the tenderer in accordance with the terms specified by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) in its Schedule of Requirements and the Special Conditions of Contract. 10. Insurance The Goods supplied under the Contract shall be fully insured against loss or damage incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage, and delivery in the manner specified in the Special conditions of contract.

11. Payment 11.1 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the tenderer under this Contract shall be specified in Special Conditions of Contract. 11.2 Payments shall be made promptly by Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) as specified in the contract. 12. Prices 12.1 Prices charged by the tenderer for Goods delivered and Services performed under the Contract shall not, with the exception of any price adjustments authorized in Special Conditions of Contract, vary from the prices by the tenderer in its tender. 13. Assignment 13.1 The tenderer shall not assign, in whole or in part, its obligations to perform under this Contract, except with Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) prior written consent. 14. Subcontracts 14.1 The tenderer shall notify Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) in writing of all subcontracts awarded under this Contract if not already specified in the tender. Such notification, in the original tender or later, shall not relieve the tenderer from any liability or obligation under the Contract. 15. Termination for Default 15.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) may, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of Contract, by written notice of default sent to the tenderer, terminate this Contract in whole or in part: (a) if the tenderer fails to deliver the Service within the period(s) specified in the Contract, or within any extension thereof granted by KCEP-CRAL b) if the tenderer fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract. (c) if the tenderer, in the judgment of Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme- Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) has engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or in executing the Contract.

15.2 In the event Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) terminates the Contract in whole or in part, it may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, Service similar to those undelivered, and the tenderer shall be liable to Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) for any excess costs for the Service. 16. Liquidated Damages If the tenderer fails to deliver of the Service within the period(s) specified in the contract, Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) shall, without prejudice to its other remedies under the contract, deduct from the contract prices liquidated damages sum equivalent to 0.5% of the delivered price of the delayed Service up to a maximum deduction of 10%. After this the tenderer may consider termination of the contract. 17. Resolution of Disputes 17.1 Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme-Climate Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Window (KCEP-CRAL) and the tenderer shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiation any disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the contract. 17.2 If, after fifteen (15) days from the commencement of such informal negotiations both parties have been unable to resolve amicably a contract dispute, either party may adjudicate in an agreed national or international forum and/or international arbitration. 18. Languages and Law 18.1 The language of the contract and the law governing the contract shall be English language and the Laws of Kenya respectively unless otherwise stated. 19. Force Majeure 19.1 The tenderer shall not be liable for forfeiture of its performance security, or termination for default if and to the extent that it delay in performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force Majeure 20. Termination for Insolvency 3.12.1 KCEP-CRAL may at any time terminate the contract by giving written notice to the Contractor if the contractor becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent. In this event, termination will be without compensation to the contractor,