| Overview : Dear Sir / Madam: We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for providing analytical support to Smart Rural Development in Ajara. Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2, in preparing your Proposal. Proposals may be submitted on or before Friday, October 05, 2018 via courier mail in sealed envelopes as described to the address below: United Nations Development Programme UN House 9, Eristavi St. Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia Ivane Shamugia, Capacity Development Adviser, Project Support to Rural Development in Georgia Ivane.shamugia@undp.org Your Proposal must be expressed in English, and valid for a minimum period of 90 days The Technical Proposal and the Financial Proposal envelopes MUST BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE and each of them must be submitted sealed individually and clearly marked on the outside as either “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” or “FINANCIAL PROPOSAL”, as appropriate. Each envelope SHALL clearly indicate the name of the Bidder. The outer envelopes shall: Bear the name and address of the bidder; Be addressed to UNDP; Bear a warning that states “Not to be opened before the time and date for proposal opening”. If the envelopes and packages with the Proposal are not sealed and marked as required, UNDP shall assume no responsibility for the misplacement, loss, or premature opening of the Proposal. In the course of preparing your Proposal, it shall remain your responsibility to ensure that it reaches the address above on or before the deadline. Proposals that are received by UNDP after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation. | 
