Selection of a Colocation Service Provider for NIDP — Ethiopia Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Non-Consulting Services Employer: National ID Program Project: Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project (P179040) Contract title: Selection of Service Provider that Provides a Data Center Colocation Service for NIDP Country: Ethiopia Credit No: 7463-ET RFB No: ET-NIDP-539792-NC-RFB Issued on: July 31, 2026 1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Selection of Service Provider that Provides a Data Center Colocation Service for National ID Program 2. The National ID Program now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders to participate in the bidding proceedings to provides a Data Center Colocation Service for NIDP. The minimum qualification requirement includes but not limited to: The bidder should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in colocation service business for Government/ Private entities. The bidder should have prior experience in managing a minimum of 3 colocation contracts supported by a client certificate or contract agreement. (Bidder is expected to provide minimum 3 official testimonials from such clients mentioned in their submissions) The bidder/Service provider should complete at least one similar nature contract with the value of USD 1,000,000.00 or two contracts each with a value of USD 500,000.00 or above each in the last five years. No margin of preference is applicable for this bid 3. The bidding process will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using Request for Bid (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 5th edition September 2023, Revised February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible bidders’/service providers as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from National ID Program, Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project Management Unit, Email address: mesfin@id.gov.et ; zelalem@id.gov.et and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:30AM-12:30PM and 1:30- 5:00 PM local time from Monday to Friday before the deadline date and time. 5. The bid document in English language may be freely obtained by interested eligible bidders upon submission of a written application/request to the email addresses indicated below (email should be sent for both addresses indicated below). Once email request has been sent to the designated email addresses, the softcopy/PDF format of the RFB document will be sent to the bidder. If bidders want to have a hard copy document, they can receive the document from the NIDP Project office as per the location indicated under #9. To facilitate further communication and correspondence, the bidder should indicate the name of the company, contact/focal person, telephone number, workable email address and relevant information on his/her request email. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 31st of August 2026 2:00 P.M Local Time (Addis Ababa Time) . Electronic procurement will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Both Technical and Financial Proposals shall be opened and read out at Bid opening in the presence of the Bidders’/Service Provider designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 31st of August 2026 at 2:30 P.M Local Time (Addis Ababa Time) or immediately after bid submission deadline. 7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 1,500,000.00 /ETB One Million Five Hundred Thousand/ or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency (based on the applicable exchange rate on the proposal submission date) in the form of Bank guarantee issued from reputable Banks. 8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 9. The address(es) referred to above is (are): Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, National ID Program (NIDP) Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project Attn: Dr. Mesfin Belachew - Project Management Unit (PMU) Director Attn: Project Management Unit (PMU), Address: Welosefer Bole, Ethio-China St, INSA Building, 15th Floor, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tele- +251 911 791462 or +251-911-446582 or +251-912-200295 E-mail: mesfin@id.gov.et and zelalem@id.gov.et and nejmedin@id.et Website: https://id.gov.et/ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia