Development of case studies on UNICEF programming in Shock Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean

The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services (“RFPS”) is to invite proposals for Development of case studies on UNICEF programming in Shock Responsive Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B

2.2 This RFPS document is comprised of the following:

• This document

• The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached as Annex A to this document

• The full Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B

• Request for Proposal for Services Form as Annex C

• Vendor Form MDM as Annex D

• Online registration to UNGM -United Nations Global Market – link: https://www.ungm.org/Account/Registration • Instruction to bidders

2.3 This RFPS is an invitation to treat and shall not be construed as an offer capable of being accepted or as creating any contractual, other legal or restitution rights. No binding contract, including a process contract or other understanding or arrangement, will exist between the Proposer and UNICEF and nothing in or in connection with this RFPS shall give rise to any liability on the part of UNICEF unless and until a contract is signed by UNICEF and the successful Proposer.

PART II – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION SCHEDULE CONTRACTUAL PROCESS

The schedule of the contractual process is as follows

: ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE:

1.Send Proposal: 26.08.2022

2.Questions and Answer if necessary: Until 07 September 2022.

3.Consolidates Q & A posted in UNGM: September 09, 2022.

4.Deadline for Proposals: September 16, 2022. Before 23:59 Panama Time 5.Proposals Review: September 19, 2022.

6.Evaluation Period/Review of Proposals: September 26, 2022, approximately 7.Award Notice sent and posted in UNGM: September 28, 2022.

8.Contract begins October 01, 2022, approximately

1.1 Acknowledgement of receipt of RFPS. Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soon as possible send it through UNGM platform. And if you prefer you can also send by email at LACRO-OPS@UNICEF.

IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

1.2 Questions from Proposers. Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of this RFPS by UNGM platform. And if you prefer you can also send by email at LACRO-OPS@UNICEF.ORG

1.3 The deadline for receipt of any questions is 09 SEPTEMBER 2022 BEFORE 23:59 PANAMA TIME.

IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Proposers are required to keep all questions as clear and concise as possible. Proposers are also expected to immediately notify UNICEF in writing of any ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults in any part of the RFPS, providing full details. Proposers will not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults. UNICEF will compile the questions received. UNICEF may, at its discretion, at once copy any anonymized question and its reply to all other invited Proposers and/or post these on the UNICEF website and/or respond to the question at a bid conference. After any such bid conference, a Questions and Answers document may be prepared and posted on the UNICEF website. 1.3 Amendments to RFPS Documents. At any time prior to the Submission Deadline, UNICEF may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Proposer, modify the RFPS documents by amendment. If the RFPS was available publicly online, amendments will also be posted publicly online. Further, all prospective Proposers that have received the RFPS documents directly from UNICEF will be notified in writing of all amendments to the RFPS documents. In order to afford prospective Proposers reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their Proposals, UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Submission Deadline.

1.4 Bid conference.

A bid conference will NOT be held.

1.5 Submission Deadline.

The deadline for submission of proposals is as follows: NO LATER THAN 23:59 PANAMA TIME OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2022. Send it through the UNGM platform, see attached e-submitions instruction to bidders. And if you prefer you can also send by email at LACROBIDS@UNICEF.ORG.

With reference LRPS-2022-9177478. Any proposals received by UNICEF after the Submission Deadline will be rejected.

1.6 Proposal Opening. Due to the nature of this RFPS, there will be no public opening of proposals.