Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Service Provider For The Implementation Of An Interconnection System (Vpn)

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Service Provider for the Implementation of an Interconnection System (VPN) between the TEMA Depot and SONABHY Headquarters. 1. This request for expressions of interest follows SONABHYs Public Procurement Plan for the 2026 fiscal year. 2. In accordance with the activities required for the interconnection system, the services consist of: - Supplying hardware in compliance with detailed technical specifications; - Installing, configuring, and integrating firewalls into the existing network, while taking into account the configurations of existing appliances; - Establishing a secure interconnection between the TEMA site and headquarters via a site-to-site IPsec VPN (and/or an SD-WAN solution, where applicable); - Ensuring that the firewalls are running recent software updates (stable firmware recommended by the vendor, up-to-date signatures); - Providing knowledge transfer to SONABHYs IT team regarding the technologies implemented. 3. Interested candidates are invited to express their interest in providing the services described above by submitting information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform said services. 4. This notice of expression of interest is subject to the provisions of Decree No. 2024-1748/PRES/PM/MEFP, adopted on December 31, 2024, governing the procedures for the procurement, execution, and settlement of public contracts. Candidates will be evaluated based on the following criteria: - Number of years of experience (minimum 5 years); - Hold a D5 technical accreditation in the field of IT. - References for similar or analogous contracts regarding interconnection systems (VPN) executed over the past five (05) years. These references must be accompanied by copies of contract cover pages and signature pages, as well as certificates of satisfactory completion and minutes of meetings validating the reports. 5. Candidates are requested to provide this information, comprising a document of at least approximately 15 pages. 6. The three most qualified and experienced consultants will be selected. Consultants whose technical proposals meet the minimum required technical score will have their financial proposals opened and evaluated. Following the evaluation process, the consultants will be ranked, and the top-ranked consultant will be invited to negotiate the contract. 7. Interested candidates may obtain additional information as well as the Terms of Reference at the address below, during the following hours on all business days: from 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM and from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM: DMP Secretariat, Building A, 1st Floor, Door A111, 01 BP 4394 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; Telephone: +(226) 25 42 68 00 / 25 43 00 34; located at the SONABHY headquarters in the Pissy district, Route Nationale No. 1. 8. Expressions of interest must be submitted to the following address: DMP Secretariat, Building A, 1st Floor, Door A111, 01 BP 4394 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso; Telephone: +(226) 25 42 68 00 / 25 43 00 34; located at the SONABHY headquarters in the Pissy district, Route Nationale No. 1; no later than June 3, 2026, at 9:00 AM UTC [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : Burkina Faso