Request for Quotations (RFQ) Car Rental Company in Nigeria at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

The five-year West Africa Cashew Project (PRO-Cashew), funded by USDA and implemented by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), will focus on cashew producers in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria. In addition to helping growers increase production capacity and nut quality, the project will work to develop incentives to renovate and rehabilitate cashew farms and create a more competitive West African raw cashew nut for the international market.

As part of project activities, the PRO-Cashew Project requires to select a car rental company for Nigeria’s project in Abuja, Lagos and Ilorin Nigeria. The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit quotations from car rental companies.

The table below contains the technical requirements of the commodities/services. Offerors are requested to provide quotations containing the information below on official letterhead or official quotation format.

Offers must include :

• A detailed description of the proposed vehicles;
• The vehicles must have all the required documents (Insurance document - grey card - and mechanical control document) from the Nigerian administration;
• The driver must have a valid driver's license;
• The driver must have a good knowledge of the city of Ilorin and the cities of the interior.

Vendors are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by CNFA in accordance with the instructions, terms and conditions described in this RFQ. Failure to comply with the instructions described in this RFQ may result in the disqualification of an offer.

 In order to be considered for inclusion in the offer, suppliers must meet the following criteria:

1. The vehicle must be a five (05) seat SUV is less than five (5) years old and is air-conditioned and equipped with all safety measures (including rear and front seat belts, turn signals and airbags) ;
2. The vehicle must be a 4X4 with at least five (05) seats for missions within the country that is less than five (5) years old and is air-conditioned and equipped with all safety measures (including rear and front seat belts, turn signals and airbags);
3. Driver availability: the driver must be available for overtime (more than 8 hours per day). The driver will work in Abuja with travels to Kogi when needed
4. List of similar services performed: a car rental company must submit a list of similar services and Past performance sheets performed with NGOs or preferred companies.

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