Dear Mr. /Ms.: Bidder

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan Country Office, hereby, invites you to submit a Quotation to this Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the above-referenced subject. 

This RFQ includes the following documents:

• Letter of Invitation
• Annex  1  - RFQ Bid Data Sheet
• Annex  2 - Technical Specifications
• Annex  3 -  Price Schedule
• Annex  4 -   General Terms and Conditions (Link is provided)  
• Annex  5 -   E-tendering Instructions Manual for Bidders
• Annex  6 -   FAQ for Bidders

Your offer, comprising of following documents stated in this RFQ, should be submitted to UNDP Afghanistan in accordance with the Annex 1 (RFQ Data Sheet) through the “UNDP ATLAS E-tendering system” (https://etendering.partneragencies.org).

The step by step instructions for registration of bidders and proposal submission through the UNDP ATLAS E-tendering system is available in the “Instructions Manual for the Bidders”, attached with this RFQ. Should you require any training on the UNDP ATLAS E-tendering system or face with any difficulties when registering your company or submitting your proposal, please send an email to the E-tendering helpdesk at [email protected]  or call +93728999592 during office hours to request for help.

The proposers are advised to use Internet Explorer (Version 10 or above) to avoid any compatibility issues with the e-tendering system.

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

Bid submission deadline: Please refer to E-tendering system.

Kindly go through this invitation letter and other documents attached here to this RFQ. Should you have any questions or require any clarification, please feel free to email your questions/clarifications to the procurement officer at [email protected]. The subject of the email should be UNDP/AFG/RFQ/2019/ 0000004350.

UNDP looks forward to receiving your quotation and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

Yours sincerely,

Head of Procurement Unit – GFP

September 8, 2019