The Bidding Documents - National Aerospace Laboratories

A. Introduction1.1. Eligible Bidders1.1.1 This Invitation for Bids is open to all suppliers.1.1.2 Bidders should not be associated, or have been associated in the past, directly or indirectly,with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged by the Purchaser to provideconsulting services for the preparation of the design, specifications, and other documents to beused for the procurement of the goods to be purchased under this Invitation of Bids.1.2 Cost of Bidding1.2.1 The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its bid, and“the Purchaser", will in no case be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of theconduct or outcome of the bidding process.1.3 Fraud and corruption1.3.1 The purchaser requires that the bidders, suppliers and contractors observe the higheststandard of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts. In pursuit of thispolicy, the following are defined:“Corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, ofanything of value to influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or incontract execution;“Fraudulent practice” means a misrepresentation or omission of facts in order to influence aprocurement process or the execution of a contract;“Collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two or more bidders, with orwithout the knowledge of the purchaser,designed to establish bid prices at artificial,noncompetitive levels; and“Coercive practice” means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons ortheir property to influence their participation in the procurement process or affect the executionof a contract.1.3.2 The purchaser will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the Bidder recommended foraward has, directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercivepractices in competing for the Contract in question.