Equipment to enhance governmental’ digital infrastructure (eGov & STISC)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Republic of Moldova

Name of Project: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Competitiveness

Contract Title: Procurement of a Dedicated Hosting Infrastructure (Equipment to enhance governmental digital infrastructure)

Loan No. 9423-MD Credit No. 7174-MD

RFB Reference No.: MD-CEP-547274-GO-RFB

The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Competitiveness Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of a Dedicated Hosting Infrastructure (Equipment to enhance governmental digital infrastructure) .

2. The Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank MSME Competitiveness Project now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the delivery and installation of a dedicated, high-availability hosting infrastructure - comprising compute, storage, network, and cybersecurity components (including Privileged Access Management, Security Information and Event Management, and vulnerability management systems) to support the Qualified Trust Services of the Government Certification Authority (PKI) of the Republic of Moldova, together with associated implementation, training, warranty, and technical support services , to be delivered and implemented across two geographically distinct data centers (a Primary Data Center and a Disaster Recovery Data Center) operated by the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC) in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. No margin of domestic preference applies to this procurement. 3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria: Financial Capability: The Bidder shall submit audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder's country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last three (3) years prior to the Bid submission deadline (i.e., 2023, 2024, and 2025) , demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position. For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member.

Minimum average annual turnover: The Bidder shall demonstrate a minimum average annual turnover, calculated as the total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years (2023, 2024, and 2025) , of at least EUR 3,000,000.00 or equivalent . For a joint venture, the sum of all Partners' average turnover amounts may be used to meet this requirement. In such case, the Partner in charge (leader) must have had an average annual turnover equivalent to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount required for the most recent three (3) years, whereas the other Partner(s) shall have not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total requirement. Specific Experience : The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years prior to the Bid submission deadline, each with a value of at least EUR 800,000.00 or equivalent , that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar in nature and complexity to the Goods and Related Services under the Contract (i.e., supply and installation of hyper-converged/virtualized infrastructure with integrated cybersecurity components such as PAM and/or SIEM, SOAR).

For a joint venture, this requirement may be met by all members combined . Staff experience : qualification requirements for the personnel proposed by the Bidder, including education, certifications and professional experience for each position, are fully specified in Section VII, Schedule of Requirements, Technical Specifications and are assessed as mandatory minimum requirements.

For each proposed position the Bidder shall submit (i) a CV signed by the individual, stating the role performed, the responsibilities, and the start and the completion dates of the assignment; (ii) copies of the university diplomas of the proposed project team (iii) copies of the certifications relied upon; and (iv) a written declaration by the Bidder confirming that information. Project Manager : higher-education graduate holding a bachelor's degree; project-management competencies as specified in the Bidding document; at least 5 years' professional experience. Architect : bachelor's degree in computer science or IT engineering; the active certifications specified in the Bidding document, including CISSP and an internationally recognized trainer diploma, the active certifications specified in the Bidding document; at least 10 years' professional experience. Infrastructure and Automation Engineer : bachelor's degree in computer science or IT engineering; the active certifications specified in the Bidding document; at least 5 years' professional experience. Security Testing Expert : bachelor's degree in computer science or IT engineering; CEH, CISSP or CompTIA Security+ certification; at least 5 years' professional experience. Auditor : bachelor's degree in IT engineering, a technical field or economics; the active certifications specified in the Bidding document, including CISA, CISM, CRISC and CISSP; at least 5 years' professional experience and at least 5 system-audit projects. Cybersecurity Trainer (Instructor) : bachelor's degree; active cybersecurity and trainer certifications (equivalent to or higher than CISSP, CISM, or GIAC GSLC, NSE7); at least 5 years' professional experience in cybersecurity and at least two references confirming delivery of similar courses; able to deliver the training in Romanian.

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