UNICEF EAPRO has now issued a Request for Proposals reference to LRPS-2021-9167992 in order to select a qualified institution to provide the Development of Climate Smart WASH Technology Catalogue with Modeling. The main purpose of this assignment is to conduct technology survey in order to publish a Climate Smart WASH catalogue of comprehensive technical specifications with the following details (in brief):

1. Collect innovative WASH solutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Conduct existing WASH technology survey in order to publish a Climate Smart WASH catalogue of comprehensive technical specifications, with associated WASH climate resilient and analyze and develop appropriate classification criteria and categories on the choice of each technology.
3. Develop technological modeling for WASH system of technology to be used for a specific community
4. Develop user friendly online and offline platform to be used on any devises

This Climate Smart WASH catalogue will offer a unique overview of the recent new solutions in WASH sector to help people and communities to identify appropriate technologies choices for their respective countries, while highlighting challenges/gaps. (see attached Annex B - TOR for reference)

*** For more details, please log-in your UNGM account to enable access for reviewing/downloading the full-set of tender documents including mandatory response forms (Annex C-Technical response, Annex D-Financial response) to prepare the bid-submission through this platform ONLY.

This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system (UNGM).

By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration.  Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html  .

In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission.

*** Please note that in order to access the full-set of tender documents through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (1) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (2) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering.

Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way.  Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files.  Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. 

All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log-in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender.

Should you have any questions against this solicitation, please submit your queries to Vilaiporn Thomdon at [email protected] with CC to: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] - no later than 6-Jul-2021 so that all queries could be clarified and circulated to all bidders before the deadline. 

We look forward to receiving your proposals within the given timeline.

Best regards,

UNICEF Supply team