Announcement for Procurement of Laptop Computers and Printers Local supplier

1. Context:

The Lao Microfinance Association (LMFA) is promoting financial inclusion for low-income populations through consolidation and professionalization of the Lao’s inclusive finance sector. It works under the Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL), Financial Institutions Supervision Department (FISD).

ADA, a Luxembourg-based microfinance NGO, in partnership with LMFA has been mandated by LuxDev to manage the implementation of village credit schemes (VCS) in three provinces (Bokeo, Vientiane and Bolikhamxay). To establish the organizational and technical conditions to ensure their adequate management and sustainability the registration of the Network Support Organization (NSO) of the VCS as a Savings and Credit Union (SCU) with the Bank of Lao PDR has already been done at Bolikhamxay province.

Part of the projects focus is to leverage the use of digital technology to address the issue of costs and efficiency, thus in this regard the LMFA is seeking to procure from qualified office equipment suppliers that can meet the following requirements:

• To supply 63 units of laptop computers with the specification below
• To supply 63 units of printers with the specifications below

2. Specification for Laptop Computers:

• Business Laptop
• Processor Type: Intel Core i3-11th Generation or higher
• Standard Memory: min. 4GB DDR4 or higher
• Hard disk drive: min. 512 GB Solid state Hard Drive (SSD)
• Operating System: Windows 10 Professional 64-bit or higher
• Standard Ports: HDMI 1.4, USB Type-C, USB Type-A
• WebCam: Integrated WebCam
• Screen Size: at least 15.6” or higher
• Keyboard: English with backlit
• Security: Discrete TPM 2.0 Certified
• Battery Life: 6 hours or higher
• Connectivity and I/O: LAN, Wi-Fi and BT
• Audio interface/card reader/Docking connector, security lock
• Warranty: 3 years International Warranty

3. Specification for Printers:

• Laser Printer
• Branded
• Function: Print, Scan, Copy (B/W)
• Warranty: 3 years International Warranty

a. Print Specification

• Print Speed: min 20 ppm
• Print Speed 2-Sided: min 10 sides per minute
• Resolution: min 6000 x 600dpi

b. Copy Specification

• Copy Speed: min 20 cpm
• Resolution: min 600 x 600dpi

c. Scan specification

• Scan Speed: min 23.6ipm (mono), 7.5ipm (Color)
• Scanner Type: CIS (Contact Image Sensor)
• Resolution: min 600 x 600dpi- Duplex Printing: Auto Duplex
• Memory Size: min. 32 MB
• Interface: USB 2.0
• Network: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (if any)
• OS Support: Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 and Mac OS
• Paper Handling Input: Up to 250 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
• Paper Handling Output: Up to 100 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper
• Paper Size Printing: A4, B5, A5, Legal, Letter or smaller
• Duty Cycles: 250 – 2,000 pages monthly

4. Expected date to receive the bidding: 06th May 2022 at 16:30h

5. Qualifications of the supplier:

Please adhere to the following conditions:

• Your quotation should take the form of your company with signature, stamp and validate, giving unit and total prices for each individual item.
• The total price should be broken down as follows: Cost of packing; Transport costs; VAT; Total Price
• Terms of delivery: Free to the office of LMFA
• Delivery address: Unit 14, Amon Village, Xaysetha District, P.O. Box: 4030, Vientiane Capital, Lao P D R
• Date of delivery: Please indicate your shortest delivery time.
• Terms of payment: Within two weeks after delivery to LMFA

6. Further conditions:

• Quotation shall be submitted with all items as requested, partial items are rejected
• Late submission will be rejected
• Quotation shall be valid at least 45 days after the submission date
• The price for all items shall be quoted in US Dollars $
• The quotation shall be submitted and delivered in sealed envelope with a label ” Inquiry No: 001/2022″ not later than 16:30 hours on 06th May 2022 to LMFA office, Unit 14, Amon Village, Xaysetha District, P.O.Box: 4030, Vientiane Capital, Lao P D R
• Email: mfa@laomfa.org, Web: www.laomfa.org, Office Tel: +856 30 9481265
• For more information regarding to the specification, please contact: Ms. Savana Phothilath, Tel: 020 99626456

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