| Overview : INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID Procurement of Farming Tools and Equipment for Distribution to 11 Provinces The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) would like to enter into Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) with local and international Suppliers for the “Procurement of Various Farming Tools and Equipment” for distribution to at least 11 Haiyan-affective provinces in the Philippines. In UNDP, an LTA refers to a framework agreement between UNDP and another entity that is established for the supply of a list of goods/equipment at pre-agreed prices that are fixed for a defined period of time, against which specific orders (call-offs) can be placed at any time during the defined period through the issuance of a Purchase Order (PO). This arrangement is being conducted for purposes of completing a one-time procurement process to cover multiple orders expected to be made over a minimum period of one (1) year, which may be extended up to 2 additional years, depending on supplier performance and project needs. The successful suppliers shall be expected to provide and make available to UNDP various farming tools and equipment as needed; and be able to transport them to any of the 11 provinces that are part of this project. For interested parties, Bidding Documents may be secured upon payment of a non-refundable amount of United States Dollars One Hundred (US$ 100.00) or its peso equivalent of PhP 4,460.00 for the entire set of documents from the following address: Procurement and Administrative Services United Nations Development Programme 30th Floor, Yuchengco Tower, RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue corner Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City Tel. No. 632 901 0270 / 901 0272 Fax No. 632 901 0200 / 889 7177 Payments may be made in the form of cash or cheque by personal delivery, or bank transfer. Instructions for bank transfer may be obtained by sending an email to procurement.ph@undp.org or registry.ph@undp.org The abovementioned Bidding Documents will be released to all interested participants starting 8 June 2015 until 30 June 2015 only. The Bidding Documents shall contain all instructions on the rules, procedures, dates and other schedules for the pre-bid conference and opening of bid envelopes, as well as further details on the scope of services required. UNDP reserves the right to reject any or all the bids, waive any defect or informality therein, accept the bid and award the contract to the most advantageous offer to the UNDP, for and in behalf of the project. UNDP assumes no responsibility to compensate or indemnify the bidder for any expense or loss that may be incurred for the preparation of bids, nor does it guarantee that an award will be made. (Sgd.) ETHELIND B. CAPUNO Procurement Team Leader | 
