Procurement of Hardware for National Artificial Intelligence Advancement Initiative

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT), through the NAAI-Project Implementation Unit, invites eligible bidders to supply hardware under the National Artificial Intelligence Advancement Initiative (NAAI). The procurement covers information technology equipment and audiovisual presentation equipment for the project. Bidders must be registered with the Income Tax and Sales Tax Departments and must appear on the Active Taxpayers List of the Federal Board of Revenue. The mandatory lot-wise item list is: Lot # 01: laptops, quantity 19. Lot # 02: heavy duty color printer, quantity 1; heavy duty printer, quantity 5; and heavy duty scanner, quantity 2. Lot # 03: photocopier, quantity 1; and multimedia projector, quantity 1. Lot # 04: LED display measuring 75 inches, quantity 4. Bidders should review the complete bidding documents for required specifications, compliance standards, delivery conditions, warranty obligations, installation requirements, and evaluation criteria before preparing quotations. Bids must be prepared according to the bidding documents and submitted online through EPADS 2.0. In addition, the original bid, original bid security, and signed and stamped bidding documents must be submitted in hard form to the Ministry of IT and Telecom. The submission deadline is **25 August 2026 at 11:00 AM**. Bids will be opened on the same day at **11:30 AM**. A pre-bid meeting for queries is scheduled for **11 August 2026 at 11:30 AM**. The physical submission address is the NAAI-Project Implementation Unit, National Artificial Intelligence Advancement Initiative, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, 7th Floor, Kohsar Block, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad. The notice does not state a bid security amount or specific CDR value; bidders should confirm this in the bidding documents. Documents are available free of cost from the PPRA and MOITT websites. Late bids and bids not submitted through EPADS 2.0 will not be considered. Practical tip: upload the online bid well before closing time and separately arrange delivery of the original documents and bid security to avoid disqualification.