- 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 printers with the specifications below
- Specification for Printers:
| PRINTER TYPE | All In One (Print, Scan, Copy) |
| Print Technology | MicroPiezo Heat-FreeTM inkjet technology 4-color (CMYK) |
| Maximum print resolution | Up to 5760 dpi x 1440 dpi |
| Maximum print speed | 33 ppm black, 15 ppm color (draft, A4/letter) |
| ISO print speed‑ | 10 ppm black, 5 ppm color (A4/letter) |
| COPY | |
| ISO copy speed | 7 cpm black, 1.7 cpm color (A4/letter) |
| Maximum copy speed | 600 dpi x 1200 dpi |
| Maximum copy resolution | A4/letter |
| SCAN | |
| Type of scanner | Flat bed with color CIS line sensor |
| Maximum scan area | 21.6 cm x 29.7 cm |
| Maximum optic resolution | 600 dpi x 1200 dpi |
| Color depth | Color: input 48 bits, output 24 bits; Greyscale: input 16 bits, output 8 bits; Black & white: input 16 bits, output 1 bit |
| INTERFACE AND CONNECTIVITY | |
| Standard connectivity | Hi-speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0) |
| Compatibility | Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 or later (32 bits, 64 bits) Windows Server 2003 (SP2) or later Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later, Mac OS 11 or later |
| MEDIA AND PAPER HANDLING | |
| Maximum printing size | 21,6 cm x 120 cm |
| Supported paper | Plain paper, Epson Special Paper (Photo Glossy/Semi-gloss, Presentation Paper Matte, High Quality Ink Jet Paper and envelopes) |
| Maximum paper size | Standard: A4, Letter, Legal (21,6 cm x 35,6 cm), Legal Mexico (21,6 cm x 34 cm) Legal 9 (21,5 cm x 31,5 cm), Folio (21,6 cm x 33 cm), Executive, Half Letter, A6 Photo: 10 cm x 15 cm, 16:9 wide (10,2 cm x 18,1 cm), 13 cm x 18 cm, 8 cm x 10 cm Envelope nº 10, defined by user: 5,4 cm x 8,6 cm – 21,6 cm x 120 cm |
- Expected date to receive the bidding: before 30 August 2022
- 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; 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 PDR
- Date of delivery: Please indicate your shortest delivery time.
- Terms of payment: Within two weeks after delivery to LMFA
- 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 30 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 12:00 hours on 30 August 2022 to LMFA office, Unit 14, Amon Village, Xaysettha District, P.O.Box: 4030, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
- Email: mfa@laomfa.org, Web: laomfa.org, Office Tel: +856 30 9481265
- For more information regarding to the specification, please contact: Ms. Savana Phothilath, Tel: 020 99626456