Tenders Are Invited For Acquisition Of Data Science And Computer Contingency Equipment

Tenders are invited for Acquisition of Data Science and Computer Contingency Equipment for the Ministry of Energy (Ar-L1406-P00006). 1. This Invitation for Bids is issued in furtherance of the General Procurement Notice for this Project, which was published on the website of the Inter-American Development Bank on July 3, 2025. 2. The Argentine Republic has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank to cover the costs of the Program to Support the Transition toward a Sustainable Electricity Sector in Argentina and intends to use a portion of the proceeds of this financing to make payments under IDB Loan Contract 5952/OC-AR. 3. The Secretariat of Energy of the National Ministry of Economyacting through the Undersecretariat for Energy Efficiency and Informationinvites eligible Bidders to submit sealed bids for the Acquisition of Data Science and IT Contingency Equipment for the Secretariat of Energy, which comprises: Monitor Type MN4 (49"); Developer Monitor Type MN5 (27, 4K, wide); Desktop Workstation PC Type WS1; Desktop Workstation PC Type WS2; Portable Workstation PC Type MWS1; Navicat Premium Enterprise Licenses; Hyperconverged Node Type 1; Hyperconverged Node Type 2; Server Management Software Types 1 and 2 for three (3) years; Hyperconvergence Software for three (3) years; and Technical Support and Hardware/Software Maintenance Services for thirty-six (36) months. 4. The Request for Bids (RFB) will be conducted in accordance with the National Public Bidding (NPB) procedures set forth in the Inter-American Development Bank publication titled Policies for the Procurement of Works and Goods Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) (version GN-2349-15, approved in May 2019), and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries, as defined in said Policies. 5. Eligible and interested Bidders may obtain additional information from the Directorate General for Sectoral and Special Programs and Projects via email at: [email protected]. 6. Qualification requirements include: a. Availability of liquid assets and/or access to creditfree of other contractual commitmentsequal to one (1) time the bid amount; b. A minimum average annual turnover from the sale of goods and services equal to one (1) time the bid amount (which may consist of one or more lots) over the last three (3) years; c. Specific experience in the sale of equipment similar to that included in this tender. No Margin of Preference shall be granted to national contractors or APCAs. Further details are provided in the Bidding Documents. 7. Interested Bidders may obtain a complete set of the Bidding Documents in Spanish by downloading them from the following website: www.argentina.gob.ar/economia/energia/proyecto-apoyo-la-transicion-hacia-un-sectorelectrico-sostenible-en-argentina 8. Bids must be delivered to Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen No. 250, (C1086 AAB), 2nd Floor, Office 216, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, no later than 10:30 a.m. on May 15, 2026. Electronic submission of bids will not be permitted. Bids received after the deadline will be rejected. 9. Bids will be opened in the presence of those Bidder representatives who wish to attend in person, at 11:00 a.m. on May 15, 2026, at the following address: Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen No. 250, (C1086 AAB), 5th Floor, Office 530, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10. All offers must be accompanied by an Offer Maintenance Guarantee equivalent to 1% of the offer. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=EZIDB0002287-364764641-52