ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA

Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the service of

Laboratory Testing under a Framework Agreement (FWA), REF: ANT-X-14555

GOAL is completely against fraud, bribery and corruption

GOAL does not ask for money for bids. If approached for money or other favours, of if you have any suspicions of attempted fraud, bribery or corruption please report immediately to email speakup@goal.ie

Please provide as much detail as possible with any reports

1 ABOUT GOALGOAL is an international humanitarian agency, currently operating in 17 countries worldwide, dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest of the poor. We are a non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political organisation. For more information on GOAL and its operations please visit www.goalglobal.org.

GOAL’s Food Security programme in north-western Syria targets over 400,000 people with regular food aid through in-kind or voucher distributions. GOAL has been operating in Idleb and neighbouring areas since 2013 and has built the largest food distribution programme in North West Syria.

2 PROPOSED TIMELINES

Line Item Date 1 ITT published 09th January 20182 Closing date for clarifications 18th January 2018, 23:59 hrs GMT3 Closing date and time for receipt of Tenders 8th February 2018, 23:59 hrs GMT4 Tender Opening Location Dublin, Ireland5 Tender Opening Date and time 9th February 2018, 10:00 hrs GMT

3 OVERVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS

3.1 SERVICE OR SUPPLY SPECIFICATIONGOAL invites prospective suppliers to submit tenders for the service of Laboratory Testing, according to, but not limited by, the items listed in Appendix 6; the technical parameters must meet or exceed minimum specification requirements outlined.

3.2 THE SERVICE BEING OFFERED MUST BE IN LINE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS Tenderers must show:

Accreditation from regulatory body ISO 17025 certification

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA Relevant government approval or license Compliance with product regulations specific to the country where the product is sold

Tenderers must also provide the following in support of their bid as per the Technical Offer Appendix 3:

Method statements for sampling and testing different types of goods (e.g. bulk goods such as flour) Copies of laboratory protocols Summary of Internal quality control mechanism

Tenderers must provide a Parameter List per item with associated cost. Information must be given per item as follows (as per standard layout in Appendix 4):

Name of item Analysis name Analysis method Turkish Food Codex/ Food Standard Requirements/ Limits Lead time for test

The financial offer must itemise the following services (as per Appendix 4):

Performing all laboratory testing activities; including sample collection Reporting; communication as applicable; all government taxes; VAT

GOAL may at its sole discretion request laboratory test to be conducted in part or in whole. Requested Laboratory tests will be indicated in the Purchase Order (which is required signed and stamped by each party as per section 3.3).

Sample collection may be from any location within Turkey, including but not limited to, Mersin, Gaziantep, Adana, Antakya and southeast Turkey etc. Tenderers must state whether they have any locations they are unable to work in and the maximum pick up time for Mersin and Gaziantep as a minimum. These will be reviewed as part of the Award Criteria.

3.3 SCOPE OF WORKUpon receipt of the Purchase Order and acceptance the Service provider:

3.3.1 Shall coordinate with supplier to access the production line or production batches, storage areas to collect samples for testing commodities listed in Appendix 9.3

3.3.2 Shall collect samples in locations as per GOAL instructions.

3.3.3 Confirm to GOAL by email that sample collection has been completed.

3.3.4 Shall perform Laboratory testing and analysis as per test and methods defined in Appendix 9.1

3.3.5 Shall start laboratory testing within 24 hours from the time sample is collected

The Service Provider is expected to report/act as follows:

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA3.3.6 All correspondence and reports in relation to this agreement shall be in English or accompanied by an

English translation and submitted via email within 24 hours of test completion with hard copy signed and stamped to a GOAL contact point as agreed in the contract.

3.3.7 All reports on the sample will indicate, if for a given test, the sample must conform to the lowest of the Turkish Food Codex or Turkish Standard.

3.3.8 Upon receipt of the Purchase Order and acceptance, the Service Provider shall communicate final laboratory testing report within stipulated lead time as indicated in Appendix 9.1

3.3.9 All Laboratory testing results and reports shall be per commodity type, per Batch number. Type of commodities, commodity brand, date of sample collection, location where the sample was taken, the quantity collected, the name of the person who collected the sample, the packaging type (if any); work order number, batch number and/or lot number, production date, expiry date, start and end date of the analysis, shall all be noted on the laboratory testing results and reports.

3.3.10 In the Final Laboratory Testing Report, provide recommendations if there are any reasons to believe that the product being tested may cause harm to consumers, users, handlers or any person coming into contact with the product’

3.3.11 Reports must include a narrative analysis of the lab results to state the item has passed all tests and is 100% compliant with government and/or regulatory standards and a recommendation as to whether to proceed with accepting delivery of the tested batch or not.

3.3.12 If the recommendation is to not proceed the Service Provider must clearly highlight, in the narrative and test report, what the failings are and how the item is harmful to human health and/or is a poor quality product.

3.3.13 All Laboratory testing results shall have the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the agents performing the laboratory test.

3.3.14 GOAL will provide within 48 hours any comments and requests for correction and/or clarification to the Service provider. The final report should be submitted to GOAL no later than 24 hours after receiving GOAL comments and requests.

3.3.15 Notify GOAL in case additional services are necessary to protect GOAL interests.

3.4 TYPE OF CONTRACT A framework agreement (FWA) is an agreement with a single supplier (or group of suppliers) to establish terms governing contracts that may be awarded during the period of the FWA. GOAL, as contracting authority, does not guarantee any volume of orders under FWAs as all purchases will be based on the needs and activities of GOAL.

The FWA will set prices for the FWA duration (prices are set initially for 1 year with the possibility to review on an annual basis up to a maximum of 3 years). Prices and the quality of the service received will be reviewed jointly on an annual basis by GOAL and framework suppliers to make sure it’s satisfactory and within current market value.

To participate in the FWA, respondents will need to be successful in this tender exercise. When an FWA is established with a supplier, the purchasing mechanism will be based on a Purchase Order - so when GOAL requires a supply or service provision, a Purchase Order will be sent to the supplier to contract each specific order and confirm terms. Each Purchase Order will be an individual contract based on the agreed terms in the FWA.

The preferred bidder(s) will be required to enter into a Framework Agreement with GOAL for the service of Laboratory Testing on the conditions set out in Financial Offer to this ITT (Appendix 4), the GOAL Standard Terms

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAand Conditions (Appendix 5), the testing specifications (Appendix 6) and other documents which form the Mandatory requirements for response.

In case of establishing a multi-supplier Framework Agreement the purchasing mechanism will be decided at the time of contract award, with individual orders placed according to GOAL’s internal priorities at the time of order.

4 TERMS OF THE PROCUREMENT

4.1 FINANCIAL OFFER INVITATION TO TENDERGOAL, acting in its capacity as Contracting Authority, invites bidders from suitably qualified interested parties that wish to participate in tender for Laboratory Testing services.

Section 6 of this ITT details the Mandatory Response to ITT and Declarations which must be completed and submitted.

4.2 PROCUREMENT PROCESS4.2.1 This competition is being conducted under GOALs Open International Tender Procedure.4.2.2 The Contracting Authority for this procurement is GOAL4.2.3 This procurement is funded by multiple donors and the tender and any contracts or agreements that may

arise from it are bound by the regulations of those donors.

4.3 CLARIFICATIONS AND QUERY HANDLING

4.3.1 GOAL has taken care to be as clear as possible in the language and terms it has used in compiling this ITT. Where any ambiguity or confusion arises from the meaning or interpretation of any word or term used in this document or any other document relating to this tender, the meaning and interpretation attributed to that word or term by GOAL will be final. GOAL will not accept responsibility for any misunderstanding of this document or any others relating to this tender.

4.3.2 Requests for additional information or clarifications can be made up the deadline noted in section 2 above, and no later. Any queries about this ITT should be addressed in writing to GOAL via email on clarifications@goal.ie and answers shall be collated and published online at https://www.goalglobal.org/tenders in a timely manner.

4.4 CONDITIONS OF TENDER SUBMISSION4.4.1 Tenders must be completed in English. 4.4.2 Tenders must respond to all requirements set out in this ITT and complete their offer in the Response

Format.4.4.3 Failure to submit tenders in the required format will, in almost all circumstances, result in the rejection of

the tender. Failure to resubmit a correctly formatted tender within 3 (three) working days of such a request will result in disqualification.

4.4.4 Tenderers must disclose all relevant information to ensure that all tenders are fairly and legally evaluated. Additionally, tenderers must provide details of any implications they know or believe their response will have on the successful operation of the contract or on the normal day-to-day operations with GOAL. Any attempt to withhold any information that the tenderer knows to be relevant or to mislead GOAL and/or its evaluation team in any way will result in the disqualification of the tender.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA4.4.5 Tenders must detail all costs identified in this ITT. Additionally, tenders must detail any other costs

whatsoever that could be incurred by GOAL in the usage of services and/or the availing of options that may not be explicitly identified/requested in this ITT. Tenderers’ attention is drawn to the fact that, in the event of a Contract/ Framework Agreement being awarded to them, the attempted imposition of undeclared costs will be considered a condition for default.

4.4.6 Any conflicts of interest (including any family relations to GOAL staff) involving a tenderer must be fully disclosed to GOAL particularly where there is a conflict of interest in relation to any recommendations or proposals put forward by the tenderer.

4.4.7 GOAL will not be liable in respect of any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation and submission of tenders or any associated work effort.

4.4.8 GOAL will conduct this tender, including the evaluation of responses and final awards in accordance with the detail set out at in the Evaluation process. Tenders will be opened by at least three designated officers of GOAL.

4.4.9 GOAL is not bound to accept the lowest, or any tender submitted. 4.4.10 GOAL reserves the right to split the award of this contract between different bidders in any combination

it deems appropriate, at its sole discretion.4.4.11 For any contracts that result from this ITT, the Supplier shall seek written approval from GOAL before

entering into any sub-contracts for the purpose of fulfilling that contract. Full details of the proposed subcontracting company and the nature of their services shall be included in the written request for approval.

4.4.12 GOAL reserves the right to refuse any subcontractor that is proposed by the Supplier.4.4.13 GOAL reserves the right to negotiate with the Supplier who has submitted the lowest Bid that fully meets

the technical requirements, for the purpose of seeking revisions of such Bid to enhance its technical aspects and/or to reduce the price.

4.4.14 Information supplied by respondents will be treated as contractually binding. However, GOAL reserves the right to seek clarification or verification of any such information.

4.4.15 GOAL reserves the right to terminate this competition at any stage.4.4.16 Unsuccessful tenderers will be notified. 4.4.17 GOAL’s standard payment terms are by bank transfer within 30 days after satisfactory implementation

and receipt of documents in order. Satisfactory implementation is decided solely by GOAL.4.4.18 This document is not construed in any way as an offer to contract.4.4.19 GOAL and all contracted suppliers must act in all its procurement and other activities in full compliance

with donor requirements. Any contract(s) that arise from this ITT may be financed by multiple donors and those donors and/or their agents have rights of access to GOAL and/or any of its suppliers or contractors for audit purposes. These donors may also have additional regulations that it is not practical to list here. Submission of an offer under this ITT assumes Service Provider acceptance of these conditions.

4.4.20 Terrorism and Sanctions: GOAL does not engage in transactions with any terrorist group or individual or entity involved with or associated with terrorism or individuals or entities that have active exclusion orders and/or sanctions against them. GOAL shall therefore not knowingly purchase supplies or services from companies that are associated in any way with terrorism and/or are the subject of any relevant international exclusion orders and/or sanctions. If you submit a bid based on this request, it shall constitute a guarantee that neither your company nor any affiliate or a subsidiary controlled by your company are associated with any known terrorist group or is/are the subject of any relevant international exclusion order and/or sanctions. A contract clause confirming this may be included in an eventual purchase order based on this request.

4.5 QUALITY CONTROLGOAL and 3rd party companies, contracted by GOAL, may carry out random quality inspections on tested samples to confirm quality of tests carried out. The cost of the quality control inspections and laboratory tests will be covered by GOAL.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAIn cases of supplier’s quality default in addition to Liquidated Damages section 21 of GOAL Standard Terms and Conditions (Appendix 5) the costs of the quality inspections and loading surveyor will be charged to the Service Provider.

Sub-contracting: note section II in Version 3 of GOAL Standard Terms and Conditions. GOAL may choose to visit vendors, including sub-contractors (if any) as per of the evaluation process.

4.6 SUBMISSION OF TENDERSTenders must be delivered in the following way:

1. Electronically with your financial and technical offers in separate emails to hqtenders@goal.ie and in the subject field state:a) GSY-ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAb) Name of your firm with the title of the attachmentc) Number of emails that are sent e.g. 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3.

Proof of sending is not proof of reception. Late delivery will result in your bid being rejected. Envelopes found open at the tender opening will be rejected. All information provided must be perfectly legible.

4.7 TENDER OPENING MEETING

Tenders will be opened at 10h00 on 9th of February 2018 at the following location:

GOAL Head Office, First Floor, Carnegie House,

Library Road, Dun Laoghaire,

Co. Dublin, A96 C7W7,

Republic of Ireland

One authorised representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of the bids. Companies wishing to attend are requested to notify their intention by sending an e-mail at least 48 hours in advance to the following e-mail address: tenders@goal.ie. This notification must be signed by an authorised officer of the tenderer and specify the name of the person who will attend the opening of the bids on the tenderer's behalf.

Suppliers are invited to attend the Tender Opening Meeting at their own cost.

5 EVALUATION PROCESS

5.1 EVALUATION STAGESTenderers will be considered for participation in the Contract subject to the following qualification process:

Phase #

Evaluation Process Stage

The basic requirements with which proposals must comply with

The first phase of evaluation of the responses will determine whether the tender has been submitted in line with the administrative instructions and meets the essential criteria. Only those tenders meeting the essential criteria will go forward to the second phase of the evaluation.1 Administrative

instructions1. Closing Date:

Proposals must have met the deadline stated in section 2 of these Instructions to Tenderers, or such revised deadline as may be notified to Tenderers by GOAL. Tenderers must note that GOAL is prohibited from

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAaccepting any proposals after that deadline.

2. Submission Method: Proposals must be delivered in the method specified in section 4.6 of this document. GOAL will not accept responsibility for tenders delivered by any other method. Responses delivered in any other method may be rejected.

3. Format and Structure of the Proposals: Proposals must conform to the Response Format laid out in section 6 of these Instructions to Tenderers or such revised format and structure as may be notified to Tenderers by GOAL. Failure to comply with the prescribed format and structure may result in your response being rejected at this stage .

4. Confirmation of validity of your proposal: The Tenderers must confirm that the period of validity of their proposal is not less than 90 (ninety) days.

2 Essential Criteria 1) Minimum mandatory requirements of specifications or contract performance.

2) Maximum lead time from sample pick up to report submission is 7 working days.

3) Government approval and necessary licenses to be able to perform tests outlined in Appendix 4 – Financial Offer.

4) Ability to be able to perform each test detailed in Appendix 4 – Financial Offer.

The second stage of the evaluation will involve an assessment of the Tenderer’s personal and legal circumstances, economic and financial standing, to fulfil the obligations of the contract3 Legal, Economic &

Financial CriteriaIn-depth review of financial accounts and other documents submitted; tenderer is judged to have requisite financial stability.

Each proposal that conforms to the Essential and Qualification Criteria will be evaluated according to the Award Criteria given below by GOAL. 4 Award Criteria Tenders will be awarded marks under each of the award criteria listed in this

section to determine the most economically advantageous tenders.1. Price2. Lead Time

Review of the quality and content of the technical offer further to minimum requirements met

5 Post selection References and other checks are found to be clear and quality is assessed.

5.2 TENDER EVALUATIONGOAL will convene an evaluation team which may include members of the Finance, Logistics, Programmes, Donor Compliance and Internal Audit, as well as 3rd Party technical input. Suppliers are invited to attend the Tender Opening Meeting at their own cost however please note it may be held at GOAL HQ in Ireland. This notification will be advertised on the GOAL tenders web page https://www.goalglobal.org/tenders.

During the evaluation period clarifications may be sought by e-mail from Tenderers. Clarifications may include testimonials from customers in support of particular aspects of a tender, whether such aspects are contained in the original submission or in subsequent responses to requests for clarification. Deadlines will be imposed for the receipt of such clarifications and failure to meet these deadlines may result in the disqualification of the Tender or loss of marks. Responses to requests for clarification shall not materially change any of the elements of the proposals submitted. Unsolicited communications from Tenderers will not be entertained during the evaluation period.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA5.3 QUALIFICATION CRITERIATenderers that have met the preliminary eligibility criteria will then be assessed on the basis of the following three Qualification Criteria:

5.3.1 Personal and Legal Circumstances: The Tenderer must have stated in Appendix 2 that neither the Tenderer nor any party involved in the Tenderer’s proposal is disqualified from participation in this tendering exercise for any of the reasons given in Appendix 2.

5.3.2 Technical Capacity:

5.3.2.1 The Tenderer will be deemed qualified if they provide details of four fulfilled similar nature contracts during last two years in Appendix 1.

5.3.2.2 The Tenderer can supply at least 2 independent references in support of their proposal in Appendix 1.

5.3.3 Economic and Financial Standing: Tenderers will be deemed qualified to provide the products required if they provide all the information requested at Appendix 1 demonstrating that they have the required level of economic and financial standing.

5.4 AWARD CRITERIA

Tenders will be awarded marks under each of the award criteria listed in this section to determine the most economically advantageous tenders.

GOAL is not bound to accept the lowest, or any, Tender. No commitment of any kind, contractual or otherwise will exist unless and until a formal contract has been executed by GOAL. The award will not give rise to any enforceable rights by the Tenderer. GOAL may cancel the process at any time prior to a contract being entered into. As the aim of GOAL is to establish a single or multi-vendors framework, the contracts will be awarded to the Most Economically Advantageous Tenders based on evaluation in accordance with the following Award Criteria.

5.4.1 Lead time:Lead time means number of days from the date of signing the Purchase Order with GOAL till the date of completed test reports; consolidated from the following information:

o Sample pick up timeo Lead time for testingo Lead time for reporting

5.4.2 Price:All prices must be in United States Dollars (USD) and a comprehensive and clear breakdown of prices must be shown as part of the financial offer – any transport fees, taxes, customs charges, component parts, packing fees etc. must be shown separately.

Prices offered will be evaluated on full cost basis (including all fees and taxes).

Marks for cost will be awarded on the inverse proportion principle (shown below):

Scorevendor = 60 x (pricemin / pricevendor)

Scores for the Financial Offer will be calculated by comprising maximum available marks (60) by inverse proportion: Offered by Tenderer price divided by the minimum price offered in this Tender.

The cost used for this analysis will be taken as one full set of tests offered however we will also compare the price offered for testing per food item.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWANo. Award Criteria Conditions

Marks Maximum Marks

1Time to pick up samples (working days) from Mersin as sample location

Scorevendor = 5 x (lead timemin / lead timevendor) 5

2 Restrictions on location pick upYes 0

5No 5

3 Sample of test result

Showing a clear narrative summary highlighting findings, recommendations and further actions

10

10Showing only a narrative of the results 5Showing the lists of quantitative test results only 0

4

Method statements for sampling and testing different types of goods (e.g. bulk goods such as flour)

High quality detailed operating procedure 10

10Average but with a clear outline 5

Poor quality, little information, unclear 0

5 Technical Offer

All points answered clearly with a high quality of detail 10

10Average but with a clear outline 5Poor quality, little information, unclear 0

6 Price Scorevendor = 60 x (pricemin / pricevendor) 60Total maximum score available for all criteria 100

6 RESPONSE FORMAT

6.1 INTRODUCTIONAll proposals must conform to the response format laid out below. Where a tender does not conform to the required format the Tenderer may be requested to resubmit it in the correct format, on the understanding that the resubmission cannot contain any material change from the original. Failure to resubmit in the correct format within 3 (three) working days may result in disqualification.

By responding to this ITT, each Tenderer is required to accept the terms and conditions of this ITT and to acknowledge and confirm their acceptance by returning a signed copy with its response. Should a Tenderer not comply with these requirements, GOAL may, at their sole discretion, reject the response.

The Tenderer shall provide a response to this ITT Document on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis, in the order presented in this document.

If the Tenderer wishes to supplement their Response to any section of the ITT specifications with a reference to further supporting material, this reference must be clearly identified, including section and page number.

6.2 COSTS AND PRICES SCHEDULETenderers must set out a clear costs schedule in their Response (Appendix 4).

6.3 MANDATORY FORMAT OF RESPONSE6.3.1. Section 6.4 sets out Mandatory Format for Response which must be completed by following instructions stated in section 6.4.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA1 Checklist of required documents 6.42 Tenderer Contact Details Appendix 13 Tenderer Business, Financial and Economic Details Appendix 14 References Appendix 15 Declaration re Personal and Legal circumstances Appendix 27 Technical Offer Appendix 38 Executive Summary Appendix 39 Value Added Features Appendix 310 Appendices 5 and 6 Appendix 4 and 6

6.4 SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Line Item How to submit Tick attached

1. Financial Offer. See Appendix 4. Complete, sign, scan and save as ‘Financial Offer’, also send form in excel format

2. Certifications (which must be current and valid) e.g. ISO Quality Management Certifications

Complete, sign, scan and save as ‘Certifications’

3. Standard GOAL Terms and Conditions. See Appendix 5.

Sign, scan and save as ‘GOAL Terms and Conditions’

4. Tenderer contact details per company. See Appendix 1.

Complete, scan and save as ‘Tenderer Contact Details’

5. Tenderer business, financial and economic details. See Appendix 1.

Complete, scan and save as ‘Tenderer Business Details’

6. References. See Appendix 1. Complete, scan and save as ‘References’

7. Declaration re Personal & Legal circumstances. See Appendix 2.

Copy onto company letterhead and must be signed by authorised company signatory, scan and save as ‘Declaration re Personal & Legal circumstances’

8. Technical Offer. Appendix 3. Complete, scan and save as ‘Technical Offer’. Save any supporting documents by the names listed by your company and refer to them in the Technical Offer spreadsheet.

9. Executive Summary. See Appendix 3. Copy onto company letterhead and must be signed by authorised company signatory, scan and save as ‘Executive Summary’.

10. Value Added Features – see Appendix 3 Fill in relevant sections 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3 in Appendix 3 and save as “Value Added Features”

11. Copies of the last financial years’ AUDITED financial accounts, including details of profit and loss and cash flow. These must be audited by an external independent party.

Attach copies of audited accounts and save as ‘Audited Accounts’

12. A statement to the effect that both the Tenderer and every party to the Tenderer’s proposal is fully tax compliant

1. Attach Valid (last tax year) Tax Registration Certificate (Verghi Lehvasi in Turkish or the appropriate document in the country of registration). Save as ‘Tax Registration Certificate’

2. Attach proof of taxes paid using online website (https://intvrg.gib.gov.tr or equivalent in the country of operation) or No debt document from Tax office. Save as ‘Tax clearance’

13. Please attach copy of relevant certificates or business Attach copies and save as ’Company Memberships’

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAmembership confirmation if you have any

APPENDIX 1 - COMPANY DETAILS

1 CONTACT DETAILS

This section must include the following information regarding the Individual or Company and any partners or sub-contractors:

Name of the prime TendererRegistered address of the prime TendererCompany NameAddressPrevious Name(s) if applicableRegistered Address if different from aboveRegistration Number TelephoneE-mail address

Website addressYear EstablishedLegal Form. Tick the relevant box Company

Partnership Joint Venture Other (specify):

VAT/TVA/Tax Registration Number Directors names and titles and any other key personnel Please state name of any other persons/organisations (except tenderer) who will benefit from this contract (GOAL compliance matter)Parent company

OwnershipDo you have associated companies? Tick relevant box. If YES – provide details for each company in the form of additional table as per Contact Details

Yes No

Primary Contact Secondary ContactNameCurrent Position in the Organisation:No. of years working with the Organisation:Email addressTelephoneMobileOther Relevant Skills:Institution (Date from – to)Degrees or Diplomas

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA1.1 PROFESSIONAL OR CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS These are with external professional bodies that your company is registered with (please note this is not the company/ business registration details). Please attach copies of any relevant certificates or memberships and use more lines if necessary:

No Name of the body Year of registration Membership Number1234

1.2 PROFILETenderers should note that the information requested below will be required under the Essential Criteria. In total the answers to these questions should take no more than 2 pages

No Description Response1 An outline of the scope of business activities,

and in particular details of relevant experience regarding contracts of this nature

2 Provide details of four contracts of a similar nature carried out in the last two years (please state customer name, delivery location, value of contract, and dates)

3 The number of years the Tenderer has been in business in its present form

4 A statement of overall turnover and turnover in respect to the goods and services offered under the proposed agreement for the last three years as per the following table:

Year Overall Turnover USD Offered Goods Turnover USD201720162015

5 Where the Supplier proposes to use subcontractors or resellers/ distributors in the execution of the agreement this section should include details of the quality assurance mechanisms used by the Supplier to monitor the activities of its subcontractors or resellers/ distributors. Suppliers should note that commitment to quality, as evidenced by the existence of such quality control procedures, will be used as a Qualification Criteria

6 Any other relevant information

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1.3 REFERENCESAt least 2 (two) relevant references who may be contacted on a confidential basis to verify satisfactory execution of contracts must be supplied. These references may not be GOAL personnel or related to a GOAL contract. Respondents should supply this information for each of the references in the following format:

1 NameOrganisationAddressPhoneFaxEmailNature of supplyApproximate value of contract

2 NameOrganisationAddressPhoneFaxEmailNature of supplyApproximate value of contract

3 NameOrganisationAddressPhoneFaxEmailNature of supplyApproximate value of contract

4 NameOrganisationAddressPhoneFaxEmailNature of supplyApproximate value of contract

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APPENDIX 2: DECLARATION RE PERSONAL AND LEGAL CIRCUMSTANCES

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY A DULY AUTHORISED OFFICER OF THE TENDERERS’ ORGANISATION. Please tick Yes or No as appropriate to the following statements relating to the current status of your organisation

Yes No

1 The Tenderer is bankrupt or is being wound up or its affairs are being administered by the court or has entered into an arrangement with creditors or has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations

2 The Tenderer is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or for an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations

3 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner, has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata or been guilty of grave professional misconduct in the course of their business

4 The Tenderer has not fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions in Ireland or any other State in which the tenderer is located

5 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of fraud6 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of money laundering7 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been found guilty of corruption8 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner has been convicted of being a member of a criminal

organisation9 The Tenderer, a Director or Partner is under investigation, or has been sanctioned within the

preceding three (3) years by any national authority of a United Nations Member State for engaging or having engaged in proscribed practices, including but not limited to: corruption, fraud, coercion, collusion, obstruction, or any other unethical practice.

10 The Tenderer has been guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing information to a public buying agency

11 The Tenderer has contrived to misrepresent its Health & Safety information, Quality Assurance information, or any other information relevant to this application

12 The Tenderer has colluded between themselves and other bidders (a bidding ring), and/or the Tenderer has had improper contact or discussions with any member of GOAL staff and/or members of their family

13 The Tenderer is fully compliant with the minimum terms and conditions of the Employment Law and with all other relevant employment legislation, as well as all relevant Health & Safety Regulations in the countries of registration and operations

14 The Tenderer has procedures in place to ensure that subcontractors, if any are used for this contract, apply the same standards.

15 Consistent with numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions including S/RES/1269 (1999), S/RES/1368 (2001) and S/RES/1373 (2001), GOAL is firmly committed to the international fight against terrorism, and in particular, against the financing of terrorism. It is the policy of GOAL to seek to ensure that none of its funds are used, directly or indirectly, to provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism. In accordance with this policy, the Tenderer undertakes to use all reasonable efforts to ensure that it does not provide support to individuals or entities associated with terrorism.

I certify that the information provided above is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that the provision of inaccurate or misleading information in this declaration may lead to my organisation being excluded from participation in future tenders.Date

Name

Position

Telephone number

Signature and full name

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APPENDIX 3 - TECHNICAL OFFER Complete the table below and attach any relevant documents. They must be saved as per stated document name.

# Item Provide full details for each point Name of supporting document provided if applicable

Regulation and Accreditation1 Accreditation from regulatory body (i.e.

ILAC) and the relevant ISO certifications e.g. ISO 17025 certification (General requirements of testing and calibration laboratories)

2 Relevant government approval and necessary licenses to be able to perform these tests

3 Tests performed are in compliance with the product regulations specific to the country where the product is sold (Turkey)

4 Inspection history/record (audit/compliance from external regulatory body) to show proof of competency

Internal protocols 5 Health and safety procedures in the

laboratory and any relevant certifications6 Sample archiving and destruction

procedures7 Traceability of reagents, samples and

chemicals and any prior history of stock outs 8 Lab equipment maintenance

history/schedule and what equipment is available? Do you have redundancy stock available in case of breakages or failures?

9 Method statements for sampling and testing different types of goods (e.g. bulk goods such as flour)This will be reviewed as part of the Award Criteria.

10 Attach an example of a laboratory protocol11 Summary of Internal quality control

mechanism – supervisor or spot check methods/ process/ schedule and how discrepancies will be addressed. Is there a system for preventive/ corrective action?

Operational features 12 Sample collection locations. Tenderers must

state whether they have any locations they are unable to work in in TurkeyThis will be reviewed as part of the Award Criteria.

13 Pick up time.

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWAPlease use standard format in Appendix 9.1 to show possible locations and enter in maximum pick up time for samplesThis will be reviewed as part of the Award Criteria.

14 Explain how you have the ability to run tests concurrently to save overall lead time

15 State the locations of testing facilities (laboratory)

15 List the names of the lead technicians and attach a sample of their CVs

16 Include any applicable and necessary information regarding the company profile and organogram

17 Attach a sample of a report with a negative test result. The report must have a narrative summary highlighting findings and recommendations and how the failed test results may affect human health or list further actions This will be reviewed as part of the Award Criteria.

1.4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF PROPOSALThe executive summary of tenderers proposal must be concise, precise and less than 2 pages long. It must summarise how you will approach and execute this service contract from a management and logistical perspective.

1.5 ADDED VALUE FEATURES

1.5.1 Qualifications and experience of personnel assigned to this contract:Please list the proposed personnel who will be assigned to this contract and their positions in this contract using the template below, for example the Account Manager. Please replicate this table for each relevant key personnel.

STANDARD PRESENTATION FORMATProposed Position in the contract:First Name(s):Surname:Third Level Education:Institution (Date from – to) Degrees or Diplomas

Other Relevant Skills:Current Position in the Organisation:No. of years working with the Organisation:

1.5.2 Additional services or functionality you can provide that may enhance your proposal.

1.5.3 Any other information relevant to your proposal

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ANT-X-14555 Laboratory Testing FWA

APPENDIX 4 - FINANCIAL OFFER

APPENDIX 5 – GOAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

APPENDIX 6 – TESTING SPECIFICATIONS

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