Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for Capacity Building and Research Support for Tax and Innovative Climate Change Financing Instruments Workstream under Climate Finance Network (CFN)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the above-referenced subject.

This RFP includes the following documents and the General Terms and Conditions of Contract which is inserted in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS):

            Section 1: This Letter of Invitation

Section 2: Instruction to Bidders

Section 3: Bid Data Sheet (BDS)

Section 4: Evaluation Criteria

Section 5: Terms of Reference

Section 6: Returnable Bidding Forms

• Form A: Technical Proposal Submission Form
• Form B: Bidder Information Form
• Form C: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information Form
• Form D: Qualification Form
• Form E: Format of Technical Proposal
• Form F: Financial Proposal Submission Form
• Form G: Financial Proposal Form

If you are interested in submitting a Proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare your Proposal in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this RFP and submit it by the Deadline for Submission of Proposals set out in Bid Data Sheet.

In case your Firm is not yet registered in the E-Tendering Module, please use the following temporary username and password to register your Firm:

Username: event.guest

Password: why2change

Bidders, who registered on the e-tendering, will be able to download the complete bidding documents from the e-tendering website at:https://etendering.partneragencies.org

A pre-proposal conference will be conducted online through Zoom meeting as per below schedule. Bidders are encouraged to participate for better understanding of the Scope of Work:

          Time: 11:00AM (Bangkok Time), Date:  10 September 2020 (Thursday)

          Venue: Online Meeting using ZOOM, Zoom Meeting ID: 948 3542 9568

If you need further information, please feel free to contact the following:

Focal Person in UNDP: Mostaq Ahmed

E-mail address: mostaq.ahmed@undp.org  

Kindly acknowledge receipt of this RFP utilizing the “Accept Invitation” function in eTendering system, where applicable. This will enable you to receive amendments or updates to the RFP. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate with the contact person/s identified in the attached Data Sheet as the focal point for queries on this RFP.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The amount of the Financial Offer MUST NOT be mentioned anywhere in the submitted documents or eTendering system other than the Financial Proposal. Submitted Financial proposal should be password protected and the Password should be provided only when requested by UNDP. Failure in compliance with the mentioned condition shall result in rejection of the offer.

PLEASE DO NOT PUT THE PRICE OF YOUR PROPOSAL IN THE LINE ITEM IN THE SYSTEM. INSTEAD PUT ‘’1’’ AND UPLOAD THE FINANCIAL PROPOSAL AS INSTRUCTED ABOVE.

UNDP looks forward to receiving your Proposal and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.