| Overview : 1.BCRC-Egypt hereby solicits Proposals in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). Proposers must strictly adhere to all the requirements of this RFP. No changes, substitutions or other alterations to the rules and provisions stipulated in this RFP may be made or assumed unless it is instructed or approved in writing by BCRC-Egypt in the form of Supplemental Information to the RFP.
2.Submission of a Proposal shall be deemed as an acknowledgement by the Proposer that all obligations stipulated by this RFP will be met and, unless specified otherwise, the Proposer has read, understood and agreed to all the instructions in this RFP.
3.Any Proposal submitted will be regarded as an offer by the Proposer and does not constitute or imply the acceptance of any Proposal by BCRC-Egypt. BCRC-Egypt is under no obligation to award a contract to any Proposer as a result of this RFP.
4.BCRC-Egypt implements a policy of zero tolerance on proscribed practices, including fraud, corruption, collusion, unethical practices, and obstruction. BCRC-Egypt is committed to preventing, identifying and addressing all acts of fraud and corrupt practices against BCRC-Egypt as well as third parties involved in BCRC-Egypt activities.
5.In responding to this RFP, BCRC-Egypt requires all Proposers to conduct themselves in a professional, objective and impartial manner, and they must at all times hold BCRC-Egypt interests paramount. Proposers must strictly avoid conflicts with other assignments or their own interests, and act without consideration for future work. All Proposers found to have a conflict of interest shall be disqualified. Without limitation on the generality of the above, Proposers, and any of their affiliates, shall be considered to have a conflict of interest with one or more parties in this solicitation process, if they:
5.1Are or have been associated in the past, with a firm or any of its affiliates which have been engaged BCRC-Egypt to provide services for the preparation of the design, specifications, Terms of Reference, cost analysis/estimation, and other documents to be used for the procurement of the goods and services in this selection process;
5.2Were involved in the preparation and/or design of the programme/project related to the services requested under this RFP; or
5.3Are found to be in conflict for any other reason, as may be established by, or at the discretion of, BCRC-Egypt.
In the event of any uncertainty in the interpretation of what is potentially a conflict of interest, proposers must disclose the condition to BCRC-Egypt and seek BCRC-Egypt confirmation on whether or not such conflict exists.
6.Similarly, the Proposers must disclose in their proposal their knowledge of the following:
6.1That they are owners, part-owners, officers, directors, controlling shareholders, or they have key personnel who are family of BCRC-Egypt staff involved in the procurement functions and/or the Government of the country or any Implementing Partner receiving services under this RFP; and
6.2All other circumstances that could potentially lead to actual or perceived conflict of interest, collusion or unfair competition practices.
Failure of such disclosure may result in the rejection of the proposal or proposals affected by the non-disclosure.
7.The eligibility of Proposers that are wholly or partly owned by the Government shall be subject to BCRC-Egypt further evaluation and review of various factors such as being registered as an independent entity, the extent of Government ownership/share, receipt of subsidies, mandate, access to information in relation to this RFP, and others that may lead to undue advantage against other Proposers, and the eventual rejection of the Proposal. |
