Supply of culturing media & reagents – western cape government RFQ

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Returnable Documents: o CSD and tax complaint status PIN are the approved methods of verifying the tax, CSD Supplier Number: MAAA................................................, Bidders Disclosure (SBD 4), signed and completed. M, Preference Points Claimed (SBD 6.1), signed and completed with BBBEE ❑ Yes, Pricing Schedule

Evaluation Process

• Evaluation of proposals

functionality, price and B-BBEE. Based on the results of the evaluation process and upon

• Preference points system

The 80/20 preference point system will be used where 80 points will be dedicated to price and 20

points to B-BBEE status. “If all bids received are more than R 1 000 000.00, this request is

Subject to section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA, the contract will be awarded to the tenderer scoring the

highest points.

Preference Points Claimed (SBD 6.1), signed and completed with BBBEE ❑ Yes

Applicable is 80/20

claiming for specific goals.

o SBD 6.1 – Preference Points Claim (South African Companies Only)

Act (PPPFA) and The Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022, The General Conditions of

a claim form for preference points for specific goals.

1.1 The following preference point systems are applicable to invitations to tender

the 80/20 system for requirements with a Rand value of up to R50 000 000 (all

The 90/10 system for requirements with a Rand value above R50 000 000 (all

1.2 The applicable preference point system for this tender is the 80/20 preference point system.

1.3 Points for this tender (even in the case of a tender for income-generating contracts) shall be

(b) Specific Goals.

1.4 The maximum points for this tender are allocated as follows

Specific goals 20

Total points for Price and SPECIFIC GOALS 100

tender to claim points for specific goals with the tender, will be interpreted to mean that

preference points for specific goals are not claimed.

iThemba LABS requires the following:

Culture media

• Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium (EMEM)
• Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM)
• Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 Medium (RPMI 1640)
• Ham’s F12
• DMEM/F12

Culture consumables

• Penicillin-streptomycin (Pen/Strep)
• Trypsin-EDTA
• Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline (DPBS)

Supplier Specifications Quantity Price Per Unit Price Per Unit Price Per Unit

include Model if applicable (PER (Incl. VAT) (Incl. VAT) (Incl. VAT)

(Or equivalent to) YEAR) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

RPMI 1640 media with

40 L-Glutamine (500mL)

DMEM with L-

40 Glutamine (500mL)

EMEM with L-

30 Glutamine (500mL)

Ham’s F-12, with L-

20 Glutamine (500mL)

DMEM/ F-12, with L-

20 Glutamine (500mL)

Penicillin-Streptomycin

(10000units/ 10.000ug) 4

100mL

Trypsin-EDTA (0.5%)

4 in DPBS (10x) 100mL

Dulbecco's PBS 10L

4 powder/tablets

Ice charge

Delivery charges

R r r

TOTAL (VAT and ice

charge INCLUSIVE) FOR 3 R

Years

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Standard bidding document (sbd) 4

Bidder’s disclosure

1. Purpose of the form

Any person (natural or juristic) may make an offer or offers in terms of this invitation to bid. In line

with the principles of transparency, accountability, impartiality, and ethics as enshrined in the

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and further expressed in various pieces of legislation,

it is required for the bidder to make this declaration in respect of the details required hereunder.

Where a person/s are listed in the Register for Tender Defaulters and / or the List of Restricted

Suppliers, that person will automatically be disqualified from the bid process.

2. Bidder’s declaration

2.1 Is the bidder, or any of its directors / trustees / shareholders / members / partners or any

person having a controlling interest1 in the enterprise,

employed by the state? YES/NO

2.1.1 If so, furnish particulars of the names, individual identity numbers, and, if applicable, state

employee numbers of sole proprietor/ directors / trustees / shareholders / members/ partners

or any person having a controlling interest in the enterprise, in table below.

Full Name Identity Number Name of State institution

1 the power, by one person or a group of persons holding the majority

of the equity of an enterprise, alternatively, the person/s having

the deciding vote or power to influence or to direct the course and

decisions of the enterprise.

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2.2 Do you, or any person connected with the bidder, have a relationship with any person who is

employed by the procuring institution? YES/NO

2.2.1 If so, furnish particulars:

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2.3 Does the bidder or any of its directors / trustees / shareholders / members / partners or any

person having a controlling interest in the enterprise have any interest in any other related

enterprise whether or not they are bidding for this contract? YES/NO

2.3.1 If so, furnish particulars:

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• Penicillin-streptomycin (Pen/Strep)
• Trypsin-EDTA
• Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline (DPBS)

Pricing Schedule:

Payment Terms: Payment terms are 30 days from date of invoice received date

o As schedule 3A public entity: Payments terms are 30 days from date of

invoices (should you be awarded).

o Should your conditions differ i.e. shorter payment terms, your organisation will

be requested to submit a Payment Guarantee to mitigate all risks.

o Or shorter payment of 7/14days from deli

tax compliance status of a bidder

Central supplier database (csd)

Central Supplier Database in order to do business with

CSD Supplier Number: MAAA................................................

Bidders Disclosure (SBD 4), signed and completed. M

Preference Points Claimed (SBD 6.1), signed and completed with BBBEE ❑ Yes

Pricing Schedule

Registration on the central supplier database (csd)

The bidder must be on the National Treasury’s Central Supplier Database in order to do business with

the NRF and for the NRF to award a bid and sign the subsequent contract. Registration on the CSD

(www.csd.gov.za) is compulsory and bids from unregistered bidders are not considered.

National Treasury Contact Details: +27 (0) 12 406 9222 or email [email protected]

Points Allocation: 80 points

B-BBEE Details: he Business Unit responsible for this RFQ

iThemba LABS (Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences) is a multi-disciplinary research laboratory

based at two sites in the Western Cape and Gauteng respectively, these provide facilities for:

• Basic and applied nuclear physics research using particle beams
• Research Radiation Biophysics
• The supply of accelerator-produced radioactive isotopes for nuclear medicine and research

Evaluation Process

• Evaluation of proposals:

All proposals will be evaluated by Supply Chain Management for administrative compliance,

functionality, price and B-BBEE. Based on the results of the evaluation process and upon

successful negotiations, iThemba LABS will approve the awarding of the contract to the

successful bidder.

• Preference points system:

The 80/20 preference point system will be used where 80 points will be dedicated to price and 20

points to B-BBEE status. “If all bids received are more than R 1 000 000.00, this request is

automatically cancelled’’.

Subject to section 2(1)(f) of the PPPFA, the contract will be awarded to the tenderer scoring the

highest points.

No price quotations or competitive bids shall be awarded to business or persons who are not tax

complaint.

o CSD and tax complaint status PIN are the approved methods of verifying the tax

compliance status of a bidder.

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Name of Supplier:

Valid Compliant Tax pin:

Address of Supplier:

Contact Person:

Contact Tel:

Email Address:

CSD Supplier Number: MAAA................................................

Lead Time for delivery

Currency: ZAR

Payment terms: 30 days from date of receipt of invoice

Administrative Compliance Returnable Documents Submitted

(M – Mandatory); (O – Optional)

❑ Yes

Bidders Disclosure (SBD 4), signed and compl

The National Research Foundation (“NRF”) is a juristic person established in terms of the National

Research Foundation Act, Act , and a Schedule 3A Public Entity in terms of the Public

Finance Management Act. The NRF is the government’s national agency responsible for promoting and

supporting research and human capital development through funding researchers, provision of the

engineering, social science, and humanities.

The NRF is a schedule 3A entity under the PFMA (Act ), which is required to plan and report

on its activities and organizational performance, and which is to be audited by the AGSA on an annual

basis. As part of the AGSA audit requirements, the NRF has to collect / document and store details,

data and/or information of all persons and activities that form part of its performance record as proof

thereof. In terms of this requirement, all persons making use of NRF facilities, platforms, equipment,

tools etc., for research and related purposes are required to provide their personal

details/data/information as per the template below or other similarly appropriate format. By completing

your information in the template/register/record below and appending your signature thereto, you

confirm your consent, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act , whereby the

NRF and any of its business units may process (collect, receive, record, organize, collate, share, store,

update, modify, retrieve, alter, consult, use, disseminate, distribute, merge, link, erase or destroy) the

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personal information you provide within and amongst its business units/functions for the purpose of

fulfilling its statutory mandate, public accountability and other regulatory/legal requirements.

(M – Mandatory); (O – Optional)

❑ Yes

Bidders Disclosure (SBD 4), signed and completed. M

❑ No

Preference Points Claimed (SBD 6.1), signed and completed with BBBEE ❑ Yes

O

certificate or sworn affidavit (applicable for local bidders). ❑ No

(M – Mandatory); (O – Optional) Submitted

❑ Yes

Pricing completed (or submit an official/formal quotation) M

❑ No

❑ Yes

Material Safety Datasheets (MSDS) of products listed on the specification M

❑ No

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Specifications:

iThemba LABS requires the following:

purpose of combining their expertise, property, capital, efforts,

skill and knowledge in an activity for the execution of a contract.

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applicable legislation.

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION FURNISHED IN PARAGRAPHS 1, 2 and 3 ABOVE IS