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Sri Lanka Launches ePassport Tender

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security has called for international competitive bidding for the procurement of five million ePassports in keeping with the government’s initiative to introduce electronic chip-embedded digital passports to citizens.

In the bidding brief, the Ministry’s Cabinet- Appointed Procurement Committee said the process would adhere to the international competitive bidding method. In terms of this, the bidder should have a minimum average annual turnover of $17 million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed within the past three years.

According to the bidding documents, the bidder should not have been blacklisted and must demonstrate access to or availability of financial resources to meet the cash flow requirement of not less than $1 million.