Harmonization design and layout of GEW IW:LEARN Manuals
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
Harmonization design and layout of GEW IW:LEARN Manuals
GEF Project Number: 5729, UNDP Project Number: 5337, UNESCO Project Number: 00095356
A GEF Full-Sized Project,
Implemented by UNDP and Executed by UNESCO-IOC
1. Background
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a global partnership among 183 countries, international institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector to address global environmental issues while supporting national sustainable development initiatives. The GEF International Waters (IW) focal area targets transboundary water systems, such as shared river basins, lakes, groundwater and large marine ecosystems. IW:LEARN is implemented jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) & UN Environment and is executed by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.
GEF IW:LEARN is one of these projects, and its mandate is to promote experience sharing and learning among the GEF International Waters (IW) projects and the country officials, agencies, and partners working on them. GEF IW:LEARN operates as a central hub of information and knowledge sharing and delivers a host of programmatic initiatives for the benefit of the GEF IW portfolio of projects. In pursuit of its global and regional objectives, GEF IW:LEARN seeks to strengthen global portfolio experience sharing and learning, dialogue facilitation, targeted knowledge sharing and replication in order to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of GEF IW projects to deliver tangible results in partnership with other IW initiatives. More information about GEF IW:LEARN is available at www.iwlearn.net/abt_iwlearn.
This ToR is aimed at the procurement of services associated with the design, layout and harmonization of a series of manuals published by the GEF IW:LEARN project. Examples of these manuals are available at https://iwlearn.net/manuals/methodologies.
4. Description of the Required Services/Activities
As noted above, the selected Service Provider will be responsible for the design, layout and harmonization of a select number of manuals produced by the GEF IW:LEARN project.
Please note that the eventual contract may not include all of these services, but a quotation for each item is needed. Please see the list of publications below.
Table 1: List of documents requiring design and layout. This table should be utilized as part of the written quotation where an indication of the design cost is supplied during the bid.
Pages
Quoted amount in US Dollars
1
The Large Marine Ecosystem Approach Reboot
24
3
TDA/SAP Manual volume 1* https://iwlearn.net/documents/23786
24
4
TDA/SAP Manual volume 2* https://iwlearn.net/documents/23785
84
5
TDA/SAP Manual volume 3* https://iwlearn.net/documents/23784
31
6
GEF IW Project Manager Manual https://iwlearn.net/documents/23828
76
7
GEF IW PPP Guidebook https://iwlearn.net/documents/23830
40
8
Mainstreaming Climate Change Guidance- Marine
https://iwlearn.net/documents/23833
93
9
Mainstreaming Climate Change Guidance- Freshwater
https://iwlearn.net/documents/23832
49
10
Title Page (only) of the GEF Guidance Documents to Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services
https://iwlearn.net/documents/23832
1
11
Data And Information Management Guidelines For GEF LME Projects
https://iwlearn.net/manuals/dim?format=print
36
12
Data And Information From The GEF Large Marine Ecosystem Portfolio
https://iwlearn.net/manuals/dim?format=print
62
13
Identifying Common LME Indicators
https://iwlearn.net/manuals/dim?format=print
47
14
LME Project Cycle
65
Total
* To be combined into one document, note that revised version of these posted documents will be provided
The design and layout of the manuals listed in Table 1 should follow a highly similar template and style as the following examples in order to harmonize all the publications:
- https://iwlearn.net/marine/services/knowledge-management/toolkits
- https://iwlearn.net/manuals/stakeholder-participation-in-environmental-policy-toolkit
The final products should be submitted in pdf format.
Deliverables, Deadlines and Reporting
All payments will be made against invoices submitted to UNESCO and GEF IW:LEARN reserves the right to request multiple revisions of the design to ensure the products meet required standards before final payment is made. The schedule of Service Provider deliverables and associated payment schedule is as follows:
Delivery Date
Deliverables Due
Payment
1st Month
Submission of a draft design of the manuals
30% of total value
2nd Month
Submission of final design of the manuals
70% of total value
This schedule of deliverables and payments could be revised with the approval of the GEF IW:LEARN Project Supervisor
Period of Performance
The contract (see next section) would commence the date of issuance by UNESCO and continue until the last day as indicated..
Fees/Contract
The winning bid and its associated Service Provider is expected to enter into an agreement with UNESCO based on a contract where a maximum total amount of reimbursable costs are specified.
The Service Provider will provide a detailed quotation of costs linked with the information detailed in Table 1.
Coordination Arrangements
UNESCO IOC will assume the overall supervision and coordination role through a designated focal point, in this case the IW:LEARN Project Manager.
Selection process
GEF IW:LEARN, under the policies of UNESCO, is inviting written proposals from Companies for the work assignment described above. For your bid to be considered, your written proposal must include and adhere to the following:
(a) Website links to publication portfolio publications the company has designed/produced
(b) Quotations for the design of each manual listed in Table 1 must be submitted;
(c) Your proposal and any supporting documents must be in English
Bids which do not comply with points (a), (b), and (c), will be automatically disqualified from the process.
Your proposal should be submitted by e-mail no later than close of business (23:59-Paris time) on 5 June 2020 to m.hamid@unesco.org. Submissions after this date will not be considered.