RFP-018/22: Support the Development of Circular Economy for Sustainable Employment opportunities in Mosul

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the above-referenced subject.

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

Section 1: This 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
• Form H: Form of Proposal Security – N/A
• Form H.1: Template for Bid Security Confirmation – N/A

If you are interested in submitting a Proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare your Proposal in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this RFP and submit it by the Deadline for Submission of Proposals set out in Bid Data Sheet.

In case your company is not registered in the E-Tendering Module, please use the following temporary username and password to register your company/firm:

Username: event.guest

Password: why2change

Bidders, who registered on the e-tendering, will be able to download the complete bidding documents from the e-tendering website at:https://etendering.partneragencies.org

You may acknowledge receipt of this RFP utilize the “Accept Invitation” function in eTendering system This will enable you to receive amendments or updates to the RFP. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate with the contact person/s identified in the attached Bid Data Sheet as the focal point for queries on this RFP.

The bidders are highly encouraged to attend the Pre-Proposal Conference for having complete understanding of Scope of Work prior sending the formal proposal to UNDP.

A Pre-proposal conference via Skype will be held on 2 February 2022 between 2:00-3:00pm Erbil Time.

Venue: Skype Call

The UNDP focal point is:

Enkhmandakh Ishdorj, Procurement Specialist

E-mail: [email protected]

Interested firms/companies/organizations are requested to send their Skype ID to [email protected] latest by 4pm, 1 February 2022 along with any questions / clarifications.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The amount of the Financial Offer MUST NOT be mentioned anywhere in the submitted documents or eTendering system. Financial proposal should be password protected and password should be provided only when requested by UNDP. Failure in compliance with the mentioned condition shall result rejection of the offer.

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

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Please note that this procurement process is being conducted through the online tendering system of UNDP. Bidders who wish to submit an offer must be registered in the system. Visit this page for system user guides and videos in different languages: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.html

If already registered, go to https://etendering.partneragencies.org and sign in using your username and password. Use "Forgotten password" link if you do not remember your password. Do not create a new profile.

If you have never registered in the system before, you can register by visiting the above link, sign in with username below, and follow the instructions in the user guide:

• Username: event.guest
• Password: why2change

If you are interested to participate in this Tender, it is strongly recommended that you log in and subscribe to the Tender using "Accept Invitation" feature so you can keep updated with Tender amendments including deadline. Note that in case of inconsistencies between information in eTendering system and other premises, information in eTendering system prevails.