DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA

MINISTRY OF PORTS & SHIPPING AND SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT

Merchant Shipping Secretariat

Seafarers’ Secure Identity (ID) Card and Card Personalization System

1. Bids are invited from interested, eligible parties by the Chairman, Ministry Procurement Committee of the Ministry of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development for Seafarers’ Secure Identity (ID) Card and Card Personalization System issued by Merchant Shipping Secretariat.
2. This service is mainly focused on following areas / requirements

• Application Software that uses ID Card Personalization Solution to support the complete process workflow from data retrieval to issuance of the ID cards.
• Hardware components to perform the secure card personalization such as Card Personalization Machine, Personal Computers and QA Devices.
• 30,000 Polycarbonate material Pre-printed Smart Cards with the durability of 10 years.
• Services to implement the system as well as support within the Project Warranty and Post Warranty Maintenance Period.

       3.Terms of Reference for this “Seafarers’ Secure Identity (ID) Card and Card Personalization System” is available in the Merchant Shipping Secretariat website

      4.Interested parties may purchase the Bidding Documents on the payment of document fee of Rs. 5000.00, non-refundable deposit from the office of Merchant     Shipping Secretariat from 17^thJanuary 2019 until 06^thFebruary 2019 from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m

       5. Complete Bids in sealed envelopes marked as “Seafarers’ Secure Identity (ID) Card and Card Personalization System” shall be delivered by registered post or by hand to the Chairman, Ministry Procurement Committee, Ministry of Ports and Shippingand Southern Development, No. 19, Chaithya Road, Colombo 01 by not later than 14.00hrs on 07^thFebruary 2019 and will be opened immediately after closing of the bid. Late proposals will not be accepted. 

      6.The Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on 29^thJanuary 2019 at 10.00hrs at Merchant Shipping Secretariat, 43-89, Bristol Building, First Floor, and York Street, Colombo 01

     7. Bid should be submitted along with Bid Security to a value of Rs. 320,000.00 with a validity period of 120 days from the date of closing of the bid.

Chairman,

Ministry Procurement Committee,

Ministry of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development,

No.19, Chaithya Road, Colombo 01.