Action for Social Development and Environmental

Protection Organization (ASDEPO)

Invitation to Bid

Procurement Number: ASDEPO/ITB/010/2026

Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO), in partnership with its donors want to purchase Fresh food items for School Feeding Program for the Strengthening the Nutrition Sensitivity of Social Protection in Ethiopia through School Feeding and Productive Safety Nets Programs in East Harerge Zone Babile and Chinoksen Woreda. Hence, ASDEPO invites interested & eligible bidders located at East Harerghe Zone. Chinaksen Woreda that are qualified technically competent, and have a valid trade license for the current Ethiopian FY to participate in the bid.

Bid Requirement

1. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open tendering procedures contained in the Directives of the Organization and other Relevant Laws of the Country, and is open only to East Harerghe Zone, Bablie and Chinaksen Woreda eligible bidders.

2. Bidders shall present a copy of the renewed Trade license. Certificate of registration Tax Clearance certification, VAT Registration Certificate, and TIN Registration Certificate as part of the technical proposal

3. Local aggregator based in East Harerghe Zone, preferably operating within Babile or Chinaksen Woredas.

4. Demonstrate previous experience in supplying similar food items to institutions (such as schools, NGOs. or government programs).

5. Provide a recommendation letter from the respective local government authority.

6. Show commitment to sourcing from local farmers, with preference given to aggregators who are willing/able to collect products from PSNP beneficiary households of the project under implementation.

7. Have an established local presence in Babile/Chinaksen, including warehouse/storage facilities, which will be visited and verified during the bid evaluation process.

8. The bid document submission must be accompanied by a Bid Bond Amount 50,000.00 birr in the form of an Unconditional Cashier’s Payment Order (C.P.O).

9. Bidders should indicate whether the price includes or excludes VAT.

10. Bid should be submitted in two separate sealed envelopes. Financial and Technical proposals, addressed to ASDEPO.

11. The envelopes should clearly indicate the invitation to bid reference number Ref. “ASDEPO/ITB/010/2026”

12. Bid document must be deposited in the bid box prepared for this purpose at our Babile field office, located on nearest to Blephant office, on or before February 12, 2026, 03:00 PM (Afternoon)

13. Bid opening the presence of bidders and/or their representatives shall be held by February 12, 2026, 03:30 PM (Afternoon) who want to attend.

14. Winners shall deliver the items within a maximum of one week after the Award letter is received.

15. The delivery location of fresh food Items shall be transport.at East Harerghe Zone. Chinaksen Woreda five schools.

16. Interested and eligible aggregators are inviting to collect the bid document from ASDEPO’s Babile field office during working hours

17. The eligible bidders shall submit their Bid Quotation in the bid submission table presented below.

18. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from ASDEPO Head office or through tel. +251 11 668 5262, or through email, biniyam.a@asdepo.org  and banche.a@asdepo.org 

19. Failure to comply with any of the conditions stated above shall entail automatic rejection.

20. ASDEPO retains the right to fully or partially cancel the bid, if better options are availed.

Financial Proposal Submission Table

	Items Description	UOM.	Qty.	Unit price	Total Price
1	Tomato	kg	1
2	Egg	Pcs	1
3	Kale	kg	1
4	Banana	kg	1
5	Onion	kg	1
				Grand Total