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Home Procurement Tender No: USF/NG-OFNS/2020/01 Consultancy Services to conduct a study for USF’s Next Generation Optic Fiber Network & Services Program in Pakistan

Tender No: USF/NG-OFNS/2020/01 Consultancy Services to conduct a study for USF’s Next Generation Optic Fiber Network & Services Program in Pakistan

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22-10-2020 Replies to Bidder's Queries (Batch-1)

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19-Oct-2020 CORRIGENDUM

1. Following corrigendum is being issued for the Tender having ID: USF/NG-OFNS/2020/01 titled “Consultancy Services to conduct a study for USF’s Next Generation Optic Fiber Network & Services Program in Pakistan” published on 4^th October 2020.

Advertisement section 3 may be read as:

“Detailed Bidding Documents can be collected from Universal Service Fund, 4^th Floor, Habib Bank Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad, upon payment of Rs. 1000/ (non-refundable) - in the shape of Bank Draft/Pay order in favor of ‘Universal Service Fund Company’. Cheques / Cash will not be accepted. The interested applicant must get registered with USF for the project before the proposal submission date.”

RFP section 6 (e) may be read as:

“The interested applicant must get registered with USF for the project before the proposal submission date.”

2. The bidding schedule for this tender has been revised as per following:

Revised Last date and Time for Bid Submission

Revised date and Time for Bid Opening

2^nd November 2020

(1500 Hrs)

2^nd November 2020

(1530 Hrs)

3. All other terms and conditions will remain same.

Chief Technical Officer

Universal Service Fund

4^th Floor, HBL Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Tel: 051 - 9212308-09, Fax: 051 - 9214261

Email: projects.tenders@usf.org.pk

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1. Universal Service Fund was established by Govt. of Pakistan, to provide telecommunication services to underserved and unserved areas of Pakistan, to connect the unconnected and to bridge the digital divide.

2. Consultancy services are required on USF’s Next Generation Optic Fiber Network & Services Program. Bids are invited, from well reputed Companies/Firms/Sole Proprietor having valid NTN, Sales tax registration and who are on Active Taxpayers List (ATL) of FBR.

3. Detailed Bidding Documents can be collected from Universal Service Fund, 4^th Floor, Habib Bank Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad, upon payment of Rs. 1000/ (non-refundable)- in the shape of Bank Draft/Pay order in favor of ‘Universal Service Fund Company’. Cheques / Cash will not be accepted. The interested applicant must get registered with USF for the project latest by 07 (seven) days before the proposal submission date.

4. Bid Security equivalent to five (05%) of total quoted price, in the shape of a CDR/Demand Draft/Pay Order in the name of ‘Universal Service Fund’, as per Rule 25 of the Rules shall be provided in a separate envelope along with the financial proposal.

5. A basic set of Bidding Documents can also be downloaded from http://www.usf.org.pk free of cost. Only registered firms will be eligible to submit their bids.

6. The bids prepared in accordance with the instructions in the bidding documents, must reach Chief Technical Officer, Universal Service Fund, 4^th Floor, HBL Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad on or before 21^st October 2020at 03:00 p.m. and will be opened on the same day at 03:30 p.m. in the presence of bidders and/or their authorized representatives. This advertisement is also available on PPRA website at http://www.ppra.org.pk/.

Chief Technical Officer

Universal Service Fund

4^th Floor, HBL Tower, Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad

Tel: 051 - 9212308-09, Fax: 051 - 9214261

Email: projects.tenders@usf.org.pk

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