Dear Mr/Ms:

1. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Bid to this Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the above-referenced subject.

1. The Procurement Service Unit/Office of Sourcing and Operations (OSO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is issuing this tender document for the purposes of concluding multiple Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) with the successful Bidders for the supply of sedan type hybrid vehicles. The purpose of establishing the LTAs is to supply such vehicles globally to UNDP offices that support development projects. Other UN Agencies may decide to piggyback on the contracts established where a separate contract might be needed to issue by relevant UN Agency.

1. An estimated value of purchases within the next five years would be about USD7 million in total. While UNDP intends to establish multiple 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 contract is established with the winning vendors, orders for services will be placed through the Purchase Orders and the   General Terms and Conditions for Contracts will be in force.

1. This ITB includes the following documents:

Section 1 – This Letter of Invitation

Section 2 – Instructions to Bidders (including Data Sheet)

Section 3 – Technical Specifications

Section 4 – Bid Submission Form

Section 5 – Documents Establishing the Eligibility and Qualifications of the Bidder

Section 6 – Technical Bid Form

Section 7 – Price Schedule Form

Section 8 – Form for Performance Security - Not Applicable

Section 9 – Form for Performance Security - Not Applicable

Section 10 – Form for Advanced Payment Guarantee - Not Applicable

Section 11 – LTA Letter Form, including General Terms and Conditions for Contracts

1. Your offer comprising of all required documents should be submitted in accordance with the instructions of bidding documents through the UNDP ATLAS E-Tendering system, which can be accessed at https://etendering.partneragencies.org . 

1. No hard copy or email submissions will be accepted by UNDP:

1. You are kindly requested to indicate whether your company intends to submit a Bid by clicking on “Accept Invitation” button no later than Close of Business, 19th Feb 2018.  If that is not the case, UNDP would appreciate your indicating the reason, for our records   

The bidders are advised to use Internet Explorer (Version 10 or above) browser to avoid any compatibility issues with the E-Tendering system.

Please refer to E-Tendering system for closing date of this ITB.

Kindly go through this invitation letter and other documents attached here to this ITB. Should you have any questions or require any clarification, kindly communicate with the contact person identified in the attached Data Sheet as the focal point for queries on this ITB. 

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

Yours sincerely,

Bakhtiyor Khamraev

Team Lead

Procurement Services Unit

Office of Sourcing and Operations

Bureau for Management Services