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Request For Quotations (RFQ) (ACR-088-2019) : Page 1 of 34
Creative Associates International, Inc., acting for the Afghan Children Read project in
Afghanistan, is soliciting offers for the supply of printing and distribution services described in
the attached pages. Creative is implementing an official project of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) under USAID Contract No. AID-OAA-I-14-00072, Task Order
AID-306-TO-16-00003.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on June 18, 2019 at 10:00am (Kabul Local Time), to provide
any clarifications regarding this request for quotations.
Offerors who are interested in participating in the pre-bid conference should send the personal
details of their representative (name, company name and ID/Tazkera#) to the Creative ACR
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procurement team via email at procurement@readafghanistan.com, at least two days before the
conference to obtain security clearance
All correspondence and/or inquiries regarding this Request for Quotations [RFQ] must
reference the above RFQ number and be directed via email to
procurement@readafghanistan.com.
Please submit your offer for the printing and distribution services described in the attached
pages in accordance with the terms of the RFQ.
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Instructions to Offerors
3.0 Technical Specifications
Attachment A: Offerors Summary Sheet
Attachment B: Statement on Source and Origin
Attachment C: Minimum Technical requirements
Attachment D: Price Schedule
Attachment E: Delivery locations
Attachment F: Terms and Conditions
1.0 Introduction
Afghan Children Read is a USAID-funded project implemented by contractor Creative Associates
International, Inc. (Creative). The goal of Afghan Children Read is to support the Government of
the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) to improve early grade reading. Creative requires
quotations for the provision of printing and delivery services (specifications attached).
Bids submitted via email will not be accepted and will be disqualified.
Offers received after the deadline date and time will be considered late and will be
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disqualified.
1. Source: All goods and services supplied under this order must meet USAID Geographic
Code 937 (special free world) in accordance with the US Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), 22 CFR 228. This means that items may be from any country with the exception
of the seven countries outlined below. The cooperating country for this RFQ is
Afghanistan.
2. Under no circumstances may items or items with components from the following
countries be purchased: Iran, Cuba, Iraq, Laos, Libya, North Korea, or Syria.
3. Offerors are also required to indicate the source of all products in Columns B and C.
Per 22 CFR 228, the following definitions apply:
4. Source: “Source” means the country from which a commodity is shipped to the
cooperating country or the cooperating country itself if the commodity is located
therein at the time of purchase. However, where a commodity is shipped from a
free port or bonded warehouse in the form in which received therein, “source”
means the country from which the commodity was shipped to the free port or bonded
warehouse.
Offerors are expected to provide information on: Provision of printing and distribution
services.
b) Offerors shall confirm that all supplied materials are printed in Afghanistan, as
Creative ACR program and procurement team will make regular quality assurance
visits to the printing facility.
c) Furthermore, the successful Offeror shall be responsible for the reprinting, free of
charge, any material which is inspected by Creative ACR and deemed not to be in
compliance with the specifications stipulated in the RFQ.
5. Delivery: Delivery will be arranged by the vendor. All delivery costs will be included
within the price offer. All books/guides must be delivered to the locations as specified
in attachment E within 45 working days, once agreement/PO is signed.
6. Quotations: Prices must include delivery and transportation costs to the locations
specified in the price and delivery schedule (Attachment-E). Offers must show unit
prices, and total price. At the time of award of Contract or Purchase Order Agreement,
Creative reserves the right to vary (increase or decrease) the quantity of services and/or goods,
by up to a maximum twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total offer, without any change in the
unit price or other terms and conditions. Quotations must be a fixed price, expressed in
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Local Currency.
Offerors shall fill in the unit price for each item in the Quotation/Offer (see
Attachment D). For each item, the quantity given in the “Quantity” column shall be
multiplied by the unit price and the result entered in the “Total Amount” column. In
case of any discrepancy between a unit price and an amount, the unit price will be
taken as correct and the amount adjusted accordingly. For any item for which a unit
price or amount is not shown, it will be assumed that the Offeror is not including
that item in their proposal.
Offers must remain valid for One hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the
offer deadline.
8. Evaluation and Award: The award will be made to a responsible Offeror(s) whose offer
is responsive to the RFQ instructions and meets the source/nationality requirements
and the lowest price. A preliminary determination will be made to create a competitive
class of offerors. Those in the competitive class will proceed to a final determination
evaluation based on the following criteria:
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11. Type of Contract: Creative intends to award a Firm Fixed-Priced Purchase Order (PO)
for this activity. Creative may award the procurement in full or in part to one Offeror,
multiple Offerors, or no Offerors.
12. Terms and Conditions: This is a Request for Quotations only. Issuance of this RFQ
does not in any way obligate Creative or USAID to award a purchase order, nor
does it commit Creative or USAID to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and
submission of a proposal. Creative may award the procurement in full or in part to one
Offeror, multiple Offerors, or no Offerors. This solicitation is subject to Creative
standard terms and conditions. Any resultant award or purchase order will be
governed by these terms and conditions.
Final Determination:
Creative will negotiate award to the technically qualified offeror that complies with the delivery
schedule and with the lowest price.
Inspection
ACR will provide final files for printing on the same day that the contract is signed. Samples for
proof reading and approval should be provided 4 days after the soft copy is received from ACR.
The samples should be provided for all the titles as per the technical specification of the RFQ
Attachment C: Minimum Technical Requirements. The selected service provider shall be
responsible for providing Creative written notification prior to each print run. Creative or a
representative will inspect all goods at the service provider’s facility prior to, during, and at the
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completion of each print run. Creative will inspect all print materials to determine whether they
conform to the specifications. Any print materials rejected or in excess of quantities ordered may
be returned to the service provider at no expense to Creative.
Delays in Implementation
If the offeror fails, under his own responsibility, to deliver any or all the goods or perform the
services within the time limit of 45 days, Creative shall, without formal notice deduct 1% of the
total POA value for each week delay, to a maximum of 5% of the total value of the contract.
Please note:
• The Type of Contract Creative intends to award will be a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order and
payment will be done after completion of printing and delivery services.
• Creative terms and conditions referenced under Terms and Conditions shall be as attached in
Attachment F.
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SEE PAGE 10
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Name:
Title:
Date:
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Attachment B
He/she has thoroughly studied the Section 2.2 of this RFQ containing “Rules on Source,
and Nationality for Commodities and Services financed by USAID” [CITE:
22CFR228.11], [CITE: 22CFR228.14] and his/her company
as well as all the components and
commodities being offered in his/her Offer to this RFQ meet all required source and
nationality eligibility criteria as specified under Section 2.2 of this RFQ.
Name
Title
Signature Date
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Portrait/ Landscape
Cover Finishing
Cover Material
Text Material
Print Method
Cover colors
Illustrations
No of Pages
Text colors
Language
Font size
Binding
Format
Grade
Title
No
30 pt (text)
Luminated
Offset CTP
Portrait
4-color
4-color
Pashto
8 Elders’ rights 14
A5
2
9 School 14
10 Snake and cat 14
11 Lost pen 14
12 Water pound 14
13 Hoarse and Goat 14
14 Our teachers 14
15 Games 14
16 Mine is dangerous 14
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24 pt (text)
other page
Luminated
Offset CTP
Portrait
4-color
4-color
Pashto
6 Respect 14
A5
3
7 Ajmal's' glasses 14
8 The ancient city of Ghazni 14
9 Maiwand Malalai 14
10 Mohammad (PBUH) 14
11 Good neighbor 14
12 Peace 14
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13 Handicraft 14
14 National treasure 14
15 Vaccine 14
16 Neighbor rights 14
17 Carelessness 14
18 Father 14
19 Our beloved messenger 14
20 Public treasure 14
21 Mother 14
22 Maintain ourselves clean 14
23 Edison and electricity 14
24 Afs 14
25 Saffron 14
26 Garbage 14
27 Family economy 14
28 Help each other 14
Luminated
Offset CTP
3 Planting trees 14
Portrait
4-color
4-color
Dari
UV
A5
4 Naw Roz 2 14
5 Clean Water and testy 14
6 I am not incapable 14
7 Contentment 14
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8 Captive birde 14
9 The Qur'an of Allah's Book 14
10 Pedestrian 14
11 Greetings 14
12 Wish of Jamila 14
13 Kids in the car 14
14 Cleanliness 14
15 The second season of the year 14
16 The source of vitamins 14
17 Father's advice 14
18 Comfortable sleep 14
19 Story book 14
20 Mighty student 14
21 Two reckless rabbits 14
22 Real friends 14
23 Eid al-Adha 14
24 Father dear than soul 14
25 The third season of the year 14
26 New books 14
27 The freedom 14
28 Holidays 14
Grade 3 Dari Supplementary Reading Materials
every
One color
& Stabled
210 GSM,
illustratio
Luminate
art paper
Gummed
1 Our pattern is Muhammad 14
Art Card
with UV
Portrait
90 gsm
4-color
4-color
n24with
Offset
other
(text)
pt
page
Dari
CTP
full
A5
2 The importance of reading 3 14
d
text
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Abbreviations:
GSM: Gram Per Square Meter it allows print buyers and print suppliers to know exactly about the quality of paper that is being ordered. The higher the GSM
number, the heavier the paper.
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Pashto
10 Snake and cat 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
11 Lost pen 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
12 Water pound 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
13 Hoarse and Goat 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
14 Our teachers 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
15 Games 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
16 Mine is dangerous 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
17 Help with disable 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
18 Collective Volunteer Work 5,319 1,488 3,220 72 10,099
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Dari
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Dari
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Transportation Cost to Kabul Province (Shakar Darah, Deh Sabz, PD 12 and Bagrami Districts) AFN:
Transportation Cost to Province (8 Districts including Herat city Districts) AFN:
Transportation Cost to Nangarhar and Laghman Province (2 districts in Laghman and 6 Districts in Nanagarhar including Jalal Abad City) AFN:
Grand Total AFN:
Please note the total cost should be all inclusive costs other than the above price schedule, the quantity may increase or decrease
per office requirement.
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4 PD-12 Ghazi Meer Zaman Khan girls High school Public Pashto
15 PD-12 Ahmad Shah Baba Mina Girls High school Public Pashto
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158 PD-12 Ghazi Meer Zaman Khan girls High school Public Dari
160 PD-12 Ghazi Mohammad Shah Khan High school Public Dari
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163 PD-12 Mohammad Akbar Pamir girls High school Public Dari
169 PD-12 Ahmad Shah Baba Mina Girls High school Public Dari
176 PD-12 Hazrat Omar bin khetab primary school Public Dari
Note: The transportation will take place once the books are packaged in the boxes based on the number of
schools and delivery schedule provided by ACR, this will be done once the potential supplier is identified.
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4) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES – the time fixed for delivery is the essence of the contract, and
all damages for late delivery or any other form of non-compliance with the contract
terms shall be strictly enforced. In the event of delay in performance Creative reserves
the right to retain as liquidated damages from any money due to the contractor an
amount equal to one (1) percent of the cost of the undelivered portion for every week
of delay or a part thereof, reckoning from the time fixed by the contract. The total
amount of the liquidated damages shall, however, be limited to five (5%) percent of the
value of the delayed contract.
The exercise of this liquidated damages penalty is not intended as the absolute remedy
for delinquent or deficient performance. Creative reserves the right to exercise all
other options available for delinquent or deficient performance including the right to
terminate the contract.
6) ASSIGNMENT - Subcontractor will not assign this order or any rights thereunder or any
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monies due or to become due thereunder without the prior written consent of Creative,
and no purported assignments by Subcontractor shall be binding on Creative without its
written consent thereto.
8) GOVERNING LAW AND LANGUAGE - This Purchase Order Agreement is governed by the
laws of the Government of The United States of America. All notices pursuant to the
provisions of this Purchase Order Agreement shall be in English.
9) INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS - This Agreement is made with Subcontractor as
an independent contractor and not as an employee of Creative. Creative hereby retains
Subcontractor and Subcontractor agrees to perform professional services for Creative.
11) PATENTS - Subcontractor guarantees that the sale and use of each and all articles and
things now or hereafter delivered hereunder will not infringe any patent or copyright;
that Subcontractor will, at its own expense, defend any action, suit, or claim or assist in
defense thereof, including any brought against the U.S. Government, in which an
infringement of any patent or copyright is alleged with respect to the sale or use of such
articles or things; and that Subcontractor will indemnify and save harmless Creative and
its customers and uses, including the U.S. Government, from any and all losses, costs,
and damage for infringement or alleged infringement of any patent or copyright
because of the sale or use of such articles or things.
12) PATENT RIGHTS - Subcontractor will disclose promptly to Creative all ideas, inventions,
discoveries, and improvements, hereinafter referred to as "Subject Inventions",
whether or not patentable, relating to the work hereunder that are in the performance
of its work under this Purchase Order. Subcontractor agrees to keep a written record of
its technical activities and that all such records and such Subject Inventions shall become
the sole property of Creative. During or subsequent to the period of this Purchase Order,
Subcontractor will execute and deliver to Creative all such documents and take such
other actions as may be reasonably required by Creative to assist it in obtaining patents
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14) WAIVER - The failure of Creative in any one or more instances to insist upon
performance of any of the terms or conditions or this order, or to exercise any right or
privilege in this order contained, or the waiver of any breach of the terms or conditions
of this order shall not be construed as thereafter waiving any such terms, conditions,
rights, or privileges, and the same will continue and remain in force and effect as if no
waiver had occurred.
15) CREATIVE'S PROPERTY - If Creative furnishes material or special dies, molds, jigs, or
tools, title thereto shall remain with Creative, and Subcontractor shall dispose of or
credit scrap and unused material and such special dies, molds, jigs, and tools as Creative
may direct. Creative does not require Subcontractor to carry any insurance on any such
property furnished by Creative, and Subcontractor will not include insurance cost
therefore in the price under this order. If the cost of special dies, molds, jigs or tools
involved in the manufacture of supplies covered by this order is amortized or included
in the price hereunder, the same shall become the property of Creative under
completion or termination of this order and will be disposed of as Creative may direct.
16) RISK OF LOSS - Subcontractor will bear all risk of loss on supplies called for by this order
until final acceptance by Creative, or its customer at destination, unless otherwise
specified in this order, except for loss occasioned by gross negligence of Creative or its
customer. Subcontractor also assumes all risk of personal injury, and all risk of damage
to or loss of personal property furnished by it.
17) LIABILITY FOR INJURY - Subcontractor agrees to be responsible for, and to indemnify
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and save harmless, Creative and its employees and customers from any and all injury,
death, damage, and loss to persons or property arising from or incident to the work to
be performed by Subcontractor pursuant to the order, whether performed on the
premises of Subcontractor or Creative or elsewhere. Subcontractor agrees to carry and
maintain insurance coverages satisfactory to Creative to cover the above and upon
Creative's request, to furnish to Creative certificates or other appropriate evidence of
such insurance.
18) LIEN WAIVERS - If the furnishing of any labor or material pursuant to this order could
give rise to any liens or lien rights against any premises of Creative or its customers,
Subcontractor agrees to furnish, upon Creative's request at any time or times, good and
sufficient lien waivers by Subcontractor and all other persons furnishing any such labor
or material at Subcontractor's insistence or request.
19) NOTICE OF LABOR DISPUTES - Whenever an actual or potential labor dispute is delaying
or threatens to delay the timely performance of this order, Subcontractor shall
immediately give notice thereof to Creative. Such notice shall include all relevant
information with respect to such dispute.
20) PRICE AND DELIVERY - Subcontractor shall furnish the supplies and services called for
by this order in accordance with the price(s) and delivery schedule stated herein.
21) INSPECTION - All supplies and services will be subject to inspection and test by Creative,
its customers, higher tier contractors, and the U.S. Government, at all times and places,
as such parties may require. Subcontractor shall provide without additional charge all
reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety and convenience of the foregoing
parties in performance of such inspections and tests. In case any supplies or services are
defective in material workmanship or otherwise not in conformity with the
requirements of this order, Creative will, in addition to any other rights, have the right
to: (i) reject same and rescind the order as to the rejected supplies or services; (ii) reject
same and require the correction thereof by the Subcontractor; or (iii) accept same and
deduct from the amount due Subcontractor the cost of remedying such defect. If
Creative elects the foregoing (ii), Subcontractor will promptly replace same with
supplies or services acceptable to Creative in accordance with Creative's instructions at
no expense to Creative. If Subcontractor fails to replace or correct promptly such
supplies or services in accordance with Creative's instructions, Creative may (i) by
contract or otherwise replace or correct such supplies or services and charge
Subcontractor the cost occasioned Creative thereby, or (ii) terminate this purchase
order for default in accordance with the clause hereof entitled "Termination".
Notification of prior rejection will be submitted with replacement of such rejected
supplies and services. Final inspection and acceptance will be made by Creative or its
customers at destination unless otherwise specified in this order. Subcontractor will
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23) PRICE WARRANTY - Subcontractor warrants that the prices of the items set forth herein
do not exceed those charged by Subcontractor to any other customers purchasing the
same items in like or smaller quantities.
24) PACKING AND SHIPPING - Unless otherwise provided herein, no extra charge will be
made by Subcontractor for containers, crating, boxing, bundling, dunnage, drayage,
storage, or other packing requirements. All supplies will be packed, packaged, marked,
and otherwise prepared for shipment in accordance with sound commercial practice to
meet requirements for obtaining lowest transportation rates, or as otherwise specified
herein. Subcontractor shall mark containers or packages with necessary lifting, loading,
and shipping information, order number(s), account number, date of shipments, and
names and addresses of consignor and consignee. An itemized packaging sheet must
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25) DUAL EMPLOYMENT - If Subcontractor is performing work under this Purchase Order
while on annual leave or compensatory time from an agency or organization supported
with federal funds, Subcontractor, concurrently with the filing of its invoice for payment,
certifies to the following statement:
"The work or portion hereof for which payment is requested was performed while on
authorized annual or compensatory leave from an agency or organization supported
with federal funds and was performed with knowledge of that agency or organization."
Subcontractor further agrees that it shall not be entitled and shall not claim
compensation for services performed under this Purchase Order for those hours of the
day for which Subcontractor has received compensation from another source for the
same hours of the same day. For purposes of this Section K, Representations and
Certifications, included in US Government solicitations, payments by agencies or
organizations funded by grants from or contracts with the United States shall constitute
compensation from federal funds. It is further agreed that any claim for compensation
submitted in violation of this clause shall be, if paid, recovered by Creative.
27) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES - Subcontractor agrees it shall not provide any of the following
services under this Purchase Order, and that Creative shall not pay for such services:
(i) services to improperly obtain, distribute or use information or data
protected by law or regulation;
(ii) services intended to improperly influence contents of solicitations,
evaluation of proposals or quotations, or selection of sources for contract
award by either the U.S. Government, prime contractor or subcontractor;
(iii) any activity which results in violation of any statute or regulation
prohibiting improper business practices or conflicts of interest; and
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(iv) services inconsistent with the purpose and scope of those contracted for
under this Purchase Order.
29) CHANGES - Creative may at any time, by written modification, suspend performance in
whole or in part; make changes in drawings, designs, specifications, methods of
shipment or packing, or time or places of delivery; require additional supplies or
services, or direct the omission of supplies or services. If any such change causes an
increase or decrease in the cost of or the time required for the performance of this
order, an equitable adjustment will be made in the contract price, or delivery date, or
schedule, or both, and this order shall be modified in writing accordingly. Any claim for
adjustment under this paragraph will conclusively be deemed waived unless asserted in
writing within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt by Subcontractor of the change
order. The amount of the claim will be stated when it is submitted. Where the cost of
property made obsolete or excess as a result of a change is included in Subcontractor's
claim for adjustment, Creative will have the right to prescribe the manner of disposition
of such property. Any change order issued hereunder will not be binding on Creative
unless issued by an authorized purchasing agent of Creative. Nothing in this paragraph
will excuse Subcontractor from proceeding with the purchase order as changed.
Creative's engineering and technical personnel may, from time to time, render
assistance or give technical advice, or effect an exchange of information with
Subcontractor's personnel in a liaison effort concerning the supplies or services to be
furnished hereunder. Such exchange of information or advice shall not vest
Subcontractor with authority to change the supplies or services hereunder or the
provision of this order.
30) TERMINATION - Creative may terminate performance of work under this purchase
order, in whole or in part, if (a) the U.S. Government terminates in whole or in part the
performance of the prime agreement or task order under which this purchase order is
authorized, (b) funding of the prime agreement or task order is terminated by the U.S.
Government, (c) the Subcontractor defaults in performing the Scope of Work and fails
to cure the default within ten (10) days after receiving a notice from Creative specifying
the default, (d) the U.S. Government orders the termination of the purchase order, (e)
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the U.S. Government terminates the scope of work or deliverables in the prime
agreement that this purchase order supports, and (f) for the convenience of Creative.
Both parties to this contract have the right to terminate it. Thirty (30) days written notice
is required for this purpose.
RFQ -ACR-088-2019 Provision of printing and delivery services for Grade 2 and 3 Pashto and Dari Supplementary Reading Material (SRM) in Kabul,
Herat, Nangarhar and Laghman Provinces.