{"id":7235,"date":"2026-11-03T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T00:18:38","slug":"letter-of-invitation-ministry-of-finance-and-treasury-sig-ict-services-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/letter-of-invitation-ministry-of-finance-and-treasury-sig-ict-services-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of Invitation: Ministry of Finance and Treasury, SIG ICT Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4042 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Signature2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Signature2.png 165w, https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Signature2-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Signature2-132x75.png 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SIG ICT Services<br \/>\nMinistry of Finance and Treasury <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>P.O. Box 26<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Honiara Solomon Islands<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><hr class=\" hr_color\" style=\"margin:0 auto 30px;\"\/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Letter of Invitation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT), through SIG ICT Services, invites eligible and interested contractors to submit sealed tenders for the Provision of ICT Services for SIG-Connect in Honiara and the Provinces, Solomon Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The objective of this tender is to engage a qualified service provider to deliver ICT services and SIG-Connect connectivity to Honiara and provincial sites across the Solomon Islands. The required internet connectivity, bandwidth and associated ICT services are divided into six (6) lots as outlined below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 109px;\" width=\"1053\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lot.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Internet and service required<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Location for services<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Internet Bandwidth<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Honiara sites and Provincial sites<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Service Support and Maintenance<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Honiara sites and Provincial sites<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provision of Fibre connectivity\u00a0to Government Offices in Gizo<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gizo Site Only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SI Domestic Network (SIDN) Bandwidth<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Honiara to Provincial sites<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Logistics<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provincial trips\/storage<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"375\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Provision of Fibre connectivity\u00a0to Government Ministries\/Offices in Lata, Temotu<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lata Site Only<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tenderers may submit bids for one lot, multiple lots, or all six (6) lots. Full details of the requirements, scope of services and deliverables are provided in the attached Technical Specifications and Activity Schedules for each lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To qualify for the tender, suppliers must;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be registered with the Company Haus with a Certification of Business Registration or be a Registered Company, a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from Inland Revenue Division, a Bank Account and must be in business for the last five (5) years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have successfully completed at least one similar work of a similar size or value in similar conditions in the last five (5) years,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have the qualified and experienced personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Have earned an annual gross sale worth at least twice the total tender price in any one year in the last five (5) years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Show evidence in its financial statements of the availability of liquid assets, net of outstanding contractual commitments of at least 20% of the total tender price. Alternatively, must show evidence of access to a credit line with a reputable local bank to finance the contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not have been blacklisted nor suspended by a SIG ministry or agency; it must have no record of poor or failure of past performance in any of its previous contracts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tendering will be conducted through the SIG Standard Competitive Tendering Procedures, and is open to all Eligible tenderers as defined in the Tender Documents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A complete set of Tender Documents can be obtained by interested Tenderers from address below upon providing receipt of non-refundable fee of SBD$250 which can be paid at MOFT Cashier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain soft copy of Tender documents from <strong>SIG ICT Services, Ministry of Finance &amp; Treasury; Attention Charlie Tuzakana and Stephanie Ene \u00a0Phone24580\/27667.Email: <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:tenders@sig.gov.sb\">tenders@sig.gov.sb<\/a>, <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ctuzakana@sig.gov.sb\">ctuzakana@sig.gov.sb<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and<strong><a href=\"mailto:Sene@sig.gov.sb\"><u> Sene@sig.gov.sb<\/u><\/a>, <\/strong>upon presentation of receipt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interested eligible tenderers are also invited to attend a Pre-bid\/Tender briefing on <strong>Friday 20<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong> <strong>November 2026<\/strong> at MOFT Leaf hut. <strong>Time: 10:00am to 12pm<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tenders, must be delivered to the address below at or before <strong>2:00pm on Thursday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> December \u00a02026, at CTB counter at MOFT<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>Electronic tendering <strong>shall not<\/strong> be permitted<strong>. <\/strong>Late tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be opened physically in the presence of the tenderers\u2019 representatives who choose to attend in person at the <strong>Ministry of Finance and Treasury Leaf Hut on the same day of the submission, shortly after the due time at 2:00pm<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tenderers must submit their bids in separate, sealed envelopes for each lot, clearly marked with the appropriate tender details and lot number as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>CTB C88\/26 <\/strong><strong>\u2013 \u201c<\/strong>REQUEST FOR PROVISION OF ICT SERVICES FOR SIG-CONNECT FOR HONIARA AND THE PROVINCES<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All Tenders to be marked the <strong>\u201cTenderer\u2019s Name\u201d<\/strong> <strong><u>on the outside of the envelope<\/u><\/strong> and Tenderers must ensure they fill in the <strong>\u201cLodgement Register\u201d<\/strong> at the CTB Office cashier, upon the submission of the tender.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Central Tender Board (CTB) reserves the right to accept or reject <strong><u>any<\/u> <\/strong>or<strong> <u>all<\/u><\/strong> of the tenders.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIG ICT Services Ministry of Finance and Treasury P.O. Box 26 Honiara Solomon Islands &nbsp; Letter of Invitation &nbsp; The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT),<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159,44],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-7235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contractor","category-supply","tag-moft"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7248,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/7248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/solomons.gov.sb\/portal_tender\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}