RFQ for Translation Services for the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat
UNOPS
RFQ for Translation Services for the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat
Request for quotation
Reference:
RFQ/2018/3060
Beneficiary countries or territories:
Multiple destinations (see the Countries or territories tab)
Registration level:
Basic
Published on:
02-Feb-2018
Deadline on:
11-Feb-2018 16:00 (GMT 0.00)
Description
Request for Quotations for the provision of written translation services for the Stop TB Partnership
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Interested vendors must respond to this tender using the UNOPS eSourcing system, via the UNGM portal. In order to access the full UNOPS tender details, request clarifications on the tender, and submit a vendor response to a tender using the system, vendors need to be registered as a UNOPS vendor at the UNGM portal and be logged into UNGM. For guidance on how to register on UNGM and submit responses to UNOPS tenders in the UNOPS eSourcing system, please refer to the user guide and other resources available at: https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides
This tender has been posted through the UNOPS eSourcing system. Cet avis a été publié au moyen du système eSourcing de l'UNOPS. Esta licitación ha sido publicada usando el sistema eSourcing de UNOPS.
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| https://esourcing.unops.org/#/Help/Guides | UNOPS eSourcing – Vendor guide and other system resources / Guide pour fournisseurs et autres ressources sur le système / Guía para proveedores y otros recursos sobre el sistema |
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Written translation services
New clarification added: Q12: In the section "Financial offer details" what is meant by "total financial offer"? Is it the maximum amount of 50'000 USD covered under the BPA? if not, can you clarify?A12: While ultimately the itemized cost per word indicated in Form B: Price Schedule will prevail in the evaluation and selection of a supplier, we ask for the Total Financial Offer for comparison purposes. Since the overall Total Financial Offer will be taken into account in the evaluation please give an average cost per word, averaging the 8 different items expressed in Form B: Price Schedule Form.
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 17:56
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q11: In form D there is a request to add a fax number and addresses of each contact person's details. Since some of numbers and adresses of recommending contact persons are not applicable (since no fax use between us or adress is only for accounting issues), would it be possible to write "N/A" near the fax number or adress? All other details are applicable (such as tl. numbers and email addresses).A11: Please fill out as much accurate information as possible in Form D; if some points are not current or relevant it is fine to write "N/A."
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 14:47
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q10: I understand that the deadline for the submission of proposals is the 11th of February. Could you confirm this is the correct date as this date falls on a Sunday.A10: The deadline for submissions is indeed 11 February at 16:00 UTC as indicated.
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 13:48
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q8: Kindly clarify, this sentence is repeated on the Asian requirements also ; (other languages spoken by more than 50 million people), Iam not sure the intent of this sentence, hence , i will quote based on languages that are most commonly used.A8: Translation may be required for the Asian and African languages listed explicitly in the Schedule of Requirements, as well as any other major Asian or African language not explicitly listed in the Schedule of Requirements but spoken by more than 50 million people.Q9: As for Afrikaan - Hausa, these are two different languages, but it is stated in your requirements as one, it is confusing, hence please clarify.A9: Please consider both Afrikaans and Hausa and provide quotes for both if different.
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 10:26
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q7: The UN has six official languages, what the additional 5 official UN languages ?. ( requirement stated in page 2: Translation to and from English into the other five official UN languages; all European languages; major African and Asian languages).A7: The six official languages of the UN are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. The requirement is therefore to and from English into the remaining five (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish).
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 10:18
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q6: Are you flexible with the 24-hour turnaround times for small projects? We can possibly meet the 24-hour deadlines for popular languages of major/developed countries (i.e. French, Spanish, Russian). However translations for less popular languages would take more time to complete.A6: As stated in the Schedule of Requirements, for documents up to 4 pages we request a 24-hour turnaround time, and as stated above most requests are for UN and major languages. For each request the contract holder will be contacted to provide a quote based on the document to be translated and the desired delivery date and will indicate their ability to meet the deadline.
Edited on:
07-Feb-2018 10:02
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q5: This is a multilingual translation service; what are exactly the languages you required?A5: All required languages are listed in Section II: Schedule of Requirements under Documents.
Edited on:
06-Feb-2018 16:18
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q4: You have listed Indonesian as one of the required languages. Would this be Bahasa Indonesia?A4: Yes, Bahasa Indonesian as the official language of Indonesia.
Edited on:
06-Feb-2018 16:14
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webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q3: Could you advise of the average estimated word count for a standard page under this contract please?A3: The average word count varies widely depending on the need of each request, but in the last year requests have been for as few as 500-1,000 words and as high as 160,000 words.
Edited on:
06-Feb-2018 12:33
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org
New clarification added: Q1: Could you please provide us with the name(s) of the incumbent service provider?A1: The current service provider is not relevant since UNOPS uses both small contract for services as well as leveraging on existing LTAs for similar services. Moreover, this is a new competitive tender, thus all interested qualified suppliers are invited to submit a bid.Q2: Could you please provide details of the languages most requested for the last contract period?A2: Most used languages for translation are French, Spanish, Russian. However several other languages were requested for different projects, thus the RFQ requirements are for multi-translation services. The service provider should therefore demonstrate capability to provide translation services in all of the requested languages.
Edited on:
06-Feb-2018 09:11
Edited by:
webservice@unops.org