| Overview : Dear Sir / Madam: We kindly request you to submit your quotation for the “Printing of Compendium of RE Rules”, as detailed in Annex 1 of this RFQ. When preparing your quotation, please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2. Quotations may be submitted on or before 01 July 2019, close of business and via ☒e-mail, ☒courier mail or ☐facsimile to the address below: United Nations Development Programme 15Th Floor, North Tower, Rockwell Business Center Sheridan Sheridan Street cor United Street, Brgy. Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City Email: procurement.ph@undp.org Telephone: +632.9029784 / +639175983142 Quotations submitted by email must be limited to a maximum of 10 MB per email, virus-free. They must be free from any form of virus or corrupted contents, or the quotations shall be rejected. It shall remain your responsibility to ensure that your quotation will reach the address above on or before the deadline. Quotations that are received by UNDP after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation. If you are submitting your quotation by email, kindly ensure that they are signed and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or corrupted files. Please take note of the following requirements and conditions pertaining to the supply of the abovementioned: Preferred Currency of Quotation | Local Currency: Philippine Peso | Value Added Tax on Price Quotation | Must be EXCLUSIVE of VAT and other applicable indirect taxes | Deadline for the Submission of Quotation | COB, Monday, July 01, 2019 and Manila Time | All documentations, including catalogs, instructions and operating manuals, shall be in this language | English | Documents to be submitted | ☒ Duly Accomplished Form as provided in Annex 2 ☒ Latest Business Registration Certificate; ☒ Written Self-Declaration of not being included in the UN Security Council 1267/1989 list, UN Procurement Division List or other UN Ineligibility List; | Period of Validity of Quotes starting the Submission Date | ☒ 120 days In exceptional circumstances, UNDP may request the Vendor to extend the validity of the Quotation beyond what has been initially indicated in this RFQ. The Proposal shall then confirm the extension in writing, without any modification whatsoever on the Quotation. | Partial Quotes | Not permitted | Payment Terms | Send Bill – upon submission and acceptance of invoice by UNDP. Payment will be done within 30 calendar days. | Evaluation Criteria [check as many as applicable] | ☒ Technical responsiveness/Full compliance to requirements and lowest price per location ☒ Full acceptance of the PO/Contract General Terms and Conditions | UNDP will award to: | ☒ One and only one supplier: responsive and complying offer. | Type of Contract to be Signed | ☒ Purchase Order | Contract General Terms and Conditions | ☒ General Terms and Conditions for contracts (goods and/or services) Applicable Terms and Conditions are available at http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html | Conditions for Release of Payment | Written Acceptance of Goods based on full compliance with RFQ requirements | Annexes to this RFQ | ☒ Technical Specifications (Annex 1) ☒ General Terms and Conditions / Special Conditions: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html Non-acceptance of the terms of the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) shall be grounds for disqualification from this procurement process. | Contact Person for Inquiries (Written inquiries only)[1] | Joseph Pangilinan Procurement Associate Email: procurement.ph@undp.org Any delay in UNDP’s response shall be not used as a reason for extending the deadline for submission, unless UNDP determines that such an extension is necessary and communicates a new deadline to the Proposers. |
Goods offered shall be reviewed based on completeness and compliance of the quotation with the minimum specifications described above and any other annexes providing details of UNDP requirements. The quotation that complies with all of the specifications, requirements and offers the lowest price, as well as all other evaluation criteria indicated, shall be selected. Any offer that does not meet the requirements shall be rejected. Any discrepancy between the unit price and the total price (obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity) shall be re-computed by UNDP. The unit price shall prevail, and the total price shall be corrected. If the supplier does not accept the final price based on UNDP’s re-computation and correction of errors, its quotation will be rejected. After UNDP has identified the lowest price offer, UNDP reserves the right to award the contract based only on the prices of the goods in the event that the transportation cost (freight and insurance) is found to be higher than UNDP’s own estimated cost if sourced from its own freight forwarder and insurance provider. At any time during the validity of the quotation, no price variation due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors shall be accepted by UNDP after it has received the quotation.At the time of award of Contract or Purchase Order, UNDP reserves the right to vary (increase or decrease) the quantity of services and/or goods, by up to a maximum twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total offer, without any change in the unit price or other terms and conditions. Any Purchase Order that will be issued as a result of this RFQ shall be subject to the General Terms and Conditions attached hereto. The mere act of submission of a quotation implies that the vendor accepts without question the General Terms and Conditions of UNDP indicated above - http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html . UNDP is not bound to accept any quotation, nor award a contract/Purchase Order, nor be responsible for any costs associated with a Supplier’s preparation and submission of a quotation, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process. Please be advised that UNDP’s vendor protest procedure is intended to afford an opportunity to appeal for persons or firms not awarded a purchase order or contract in a competitive procurement process. In the event that you believe you have not been fairly treated; you can find detailed information about vendor protest procedures in the following link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/protestandsanctions/ UNDP encourages every prospective Vendor to avoid and prevent conflicts of interest, by disclosing to UNDP if you, or any of your affiliates or personnel, were involved in the preparation of the requirements, design, specifications, cost estimates, and other information used in this RFQ. UNDP implements a zero tolerance on fraud and other proscribed practices and is committed to identifying and addressing all such acts and practices against UNDP, as well as third parties involved in UNDP activities. UNDP expects its suppliers to adhere to the UN Supplier Code of Conduct found in this link : http://www.un.org/depts/ptd/pdf/conduct_english.pdf Thank you and we look forward to receiving your quotation. Sincerely yours, Alka Aneja Procurement Team Leader | 
