Dear Bidder,

The United Nations Development Programme in Somalia (UNDP) hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced Firms to submit a proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the award of a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) for provision of Third-Party Monitoring Services as described in the Terms of Reference of this RFP document.    

Please note that this process is being conducted through the online tendering system of UNDP.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare and submit your Proposal consistent with stipulations of this RFP.  Proposals MUST be submitted electronically via the UNDP ATLAS eTendering system at: https://etendering.partneragencies.org on or before the submission deadline (closing date and time) displayed on the main screen of this Event in the eTendering system.   Please note the UNDP eTendering system time zone is in EST/EDT (New York) time.  The system will automatically block bid submission after the deadline.

The RFP document includes the following documents and the General Terms and Conditions of Contract which is inserted in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS);

Section 1:  Letter of Invitation:

Section 2: Instruction to Bidders

Section 3: Bid Data Sheet (BDS)

Section 4: Evaluation Criteria

Section 5: Terms of Reference

Section 6: Returnable Bidding Forms

• Form A: Technical Proposal Submission Form
• Form B: Bidder Information Form
• Form C: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information Form
• Form D: Qualification Form
• Form E: Format of Technical Proposal
• Form F: Financial Proposal Submission Form
• Form G: Financial Proposal Form
• Annex I:  Annex to TOR: Country Programme Document for Somalia (2021-2025)

Detailed Terms of Reference and other bidding documents can be accessed on the UNDP ATLAS eTendering system at: https://etendering.partneragencies.org.  Then, search for the event of this RFP using the following information:  Business Unit: SOM10, EVENT ID: RFP-142323.  

If your Firm is already registered in the UNDP eTendering system, login using your username and password to access the bidding documents. 

If your Firm has never registered in the UNDP eTendering system, you can register by accessing the eTendering system at https://etendering.partneragencies.org and sign in with the below guest account username and password then, follow instructions in the user guide to change your password;

• Username: event.guest
• Password: why2change

Your new password should meet the criteria specified in the attached New Atlas Login Page.

You can view and download tender documents using the guest account username and password.  However, if you wish to participate, you must register in the system to submit your proposal.

Detailed instructions on how to register, submit, modify, or cancel a bid in the UNDP eTendering system are provided in the UNDP eTendering User Guide for Bidders and instructional videos available at the following link: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.html.  The UNDP eTendering guide for Bidders and New Atlas login page are attached for easy reference.

Should you require any clarification, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line: RFP-142823.

The UNDP looks forward to receiving your bid and thanks you for your expression of interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

HARD COPY AND EMAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REJECTED.

• Username: event.guest
• Password: why2change