RFP for Audit of UNDP Sub-recipients for Projects Financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Office of Sourcing and Operations (OSO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit proposal for the provision of Audit of UNDP Sub-recipients for Projects Financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP), as per the enclosed Terms of Reference in Section 3.

To enable you to submit a proposal, the following documents are enclosed:

• Section 1 – This Notice of Invitation
• Section 2 – Instructions to Proposers (including Data Sheet)
• Section 3 – Terms of Reference (TOR) – including 10 Annexes
• Section 4 – Proposal Submission Form
• Section 5 – Documents Establishing the Eligibility and Qualifications of the Proposer
• Section 6 – Technical Proposal Form
• Section 7 – Financial Proposal Form
• Section 8 – Form for Proposal Security   [disregard, if not required as per Data Sheet]
• Section 9 – Form for Performance Security  [disregard, if not required as per Data Sheet]
• Section 10 – Long Term Agreement, including General Terms and Conditions
• Appendix A – Instructions manual for use of the eTendering system by suppliers.
• Appendix B – Terms and Conditions for use of online eTendering system.

Your offer, comprising of a Technical and Financial Proposal, should be submitted in accordance with Section 2, through eTendering online system and by the deadline indicated in https://etendering.partneragencies.org .

The Proposers can submit offers for one or more Lots and the LTAs will be awarded on a Lot by Lot basis.  A maximum of two LTAs will be awarded for each Lot to successful Proposers for a period of three years with a possibility of extension, on annual basis, for additional two years, subject to availability of budget and satisfactory contract performance.  The price shall remain fixed for the entire duration of five years and, if there is a reduction in the market price during this period, UNDP shall benefit from such reductions.  Guidelines on secondary bidding procedures among LTA vendors are provided in Section 3 under Terms of Reference. 

While UNDP intends to establish LTAs there is no fixed committed contract amount and UNDP reserves the right to utilize other sources at its discretion to assure value for money. Once the LTA is established with the winning selected vendors, orders for specific requests will be placed through the Purchase Orders and the General Conditions of the Contract will be in force.

You are kindly requested to indicate whether your company intends to submit a Proposal by clicking on “Accept Invitation” button preferable no later than 30 June 2017.  If that is not the case, UNDP would appreciate your indicating the reason, for our records. 

If you request additional information, we would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, but any delay in providing such information will not be considered a reason for extending the submission date of your proposal.  Please send your query to cpu.bids@undp.org.

Please note that at any time prior to the deadline for submission of Proposals, UNDP may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Proposer, modify the Solicitation Documents by amendment, including through provision of supplementary information.  Prospective Proposers are, therefore, advised to regularly check the UNDP website http://www.undp.org/procurement  for amendments.

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

Yours sincerely,

Central Procurement Unit

BMS/Office of Sourcing and Operations

United Nations Development Programme