Evaluation of the key governance mechanisms and programmatic tools of the first phase of the inter-agency French Muskoka Fund (2011-2017)

PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES

1.            Background

1.1          UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.     

2.            Solicitation

2.1          The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services (LRFPS) is to invite proposals for evaluation of the key governance mechanics and programmatic tools of the first phase of the inter-agency French Muskoka Fund (2011-2017) as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex A

2.2          This RFPS document is comprised of the following:

• This document
• The full Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex A
• The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached as Annex B to this document
• The Supplier Profile form Annex C

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 restitutionary 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

1. Acknowledgement of receipt of LRFPS.  Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soon as possible by EMAIL to Mrs. Oumou GAYE at okgaye@unicef.org that they have received this LRFPS. 

IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

1.2          Questions from Proposers.  Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of this RFPS by EMAIL to Oumou GAYE at okgaye@unicef.org, Sidy SY  at ssy@unicef.org and Massamba Codou Dione  at mcd@unicef.org . The deadline for receipt of any questions is February 7 th 2019 at 17: 00 pm (GMT)

IMPORTANT:  PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE – ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUAL 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 LRFPS, 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. Amendments to LRFPS 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.