Dear Sir / Madam: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal with reference Market Assessment & Development for Climate Aggregation Platform (CAP) project. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) as well as other requirements are listed in the RFP available on UNDP ATLAS e-Tendering system (https://etendering.partneragencies.org ) Your offer, comprising of a Technical and Financial Proposal, should be submitted in accordance with the RFP requirements, through the UNDP ATLAS e-Tendering system and by the deadline indicated in https://etendering.partneragencies.org. NOTE! The Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal files MUST BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE and uploaded separately in the system and clearly named as either “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” or “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL”, as appropriate. Each document shall include the Proposer’s name and address. The file with the “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL” must be encrypted with a password so that it cannot be opened nor viewed until the Technical Proposal has been found to be pass the technical evaluation stage. Once a Technical Proposal has been found to be responsive by passing the technical evaluation stage, UNDP shall request the Proposer to submit the password to open the Financial Proposal. The Proposer shall assume the responsibility for not encrypting the Financial Proposal. NOTE: DO NOT ENTER BID AMOUNT IN THE SYSTEM, INSTEAD ENTER THE NUMBER 1. In the course of preparing and submitting your Proposal, it shall remain your responsibility to ensure that it is submitted into the system by the deadline. The system will automatically block and not accept any bid after the deadline. In case of any discrepancies, the deadline indicated in the system shall prevail. Kindly ensure that supporting documents required are signed and stamped and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or corrupted files and the FINANCIAL PROPOSAL IS PASSWORD PROTECTED. Failed to meet this requirement, proposal will be rejected Bids must be submitted in the online eTendering system in the following link: https://etendering.partneragencies.org using your username and password. If you have not registered in the system before, you can register now by logging in using: Username: event.guest Password: why2change and follow the registration steps as specified in the system user guide. Your Proposal must be expressed in English and valid for a minimum period of 120 days. You are kindly requested to indicate whether your company intends to submit a Proposal by clicking on “Accept Invitation”. The user guide and video are available to you in the UNDP public website in this link: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/resources-for-bi

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