The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Bangladesh Office in Cox’s Bazar, invites qualified suppliers to make a firm offer for the establishment of Frame Agreement(s) for the supply and delivery of Compressed Rice Husk (CRH) referred to hereinafter as “Goods” based on the delivery terms - DAP to the local areas of UNHCR’s operation such as Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Nayapara Refugee Camp and Konapara Refugee Camp.

IMPORTANT:
Exact technical specifications of the items are detailed in Annex A of this document.

UNHCR may award Frame Agreement(s) with initial duration of one (1) year, potentially extendable for a further period of one (1) year. The successful bidder(s) will be requested to maintain their quoted prices for the entire contract duration.

The concerned solicitation exercise foresees choosing a primary, a back-up and a second back-up supplier for each item. If the primary supplier is unable to fulfil the requirement of a purchase order resulting from the Frame Agreement as per the applicable contract terms and conditions, such order will be cancelled with a new purchase order issued to the back-up supplier for the provision of the required goods, etc.

The estimated annual requirement of UNHCR is for 500 (five hundred) metric ton of compressed rice husk.

Please note that the figures above have been stated in order to enable bidders to have an indication of the projected requirements. It does not represent a commitment that UNHCR will purchase the above quantity. Quantities may vary and will depend on the actual requirements and funds available regulated by issuance of individual Purchase Orders against the Frame Agreement.

Other United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes shall be entitled to the same prices and terms as those contained in the offers of the successful bidders and could form the basis for a Frame Agreement with other UN Agencies.

It is strongly recommended that this Invitation to Bid document and its annexes be read thoroughly. Failure to observe the procedures laid out therein may result in disqualification from the evaluation process.