RFP-325-21 - Technical Assistance to MoLSA on Support to SMEs and Labour Market

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

o Form A: Technical Proposal Submission Form

o Form B: Bidder Information Form

o Form C: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information Form

o Form D: Qualification Form

o Form E: Format of Technical Proposal

o Form F: Financial Proposal Submission Form

o Form G: Financial Proposal Form

o Form H: Form of Proposal Security (NOT APPLICABLE)

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 company is not registered in the E-Tendering Module, please use the following temporary username and password to register your company/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 Y

ou may acknowledge receipt of this RFP by 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 Bid 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. Financial proposal should be password protected and password should be provided only when requested by UNDP. Failure in compliance with the mentioned condition shall result in rejection of the offer. UNDP looks forward to receiving your Proposal and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

A PREBID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON :

Time: 12:00 noon, Iraq time

Date:  23 September 2021

Venue: Over Skype

Note:  Please send the following details to the UNDP focal points in order to include your firm/company in the skype call latest by 22 September 2021.

- Name of company:

- Skype Address:

The UNDP focal point for the arrangement is:

Dolores Maitim, email:  dolores.maitim@undp.org