| Overview : NOTE: Please refer to RFP posted on 27 February 2020.. The following statement, which was indicated in the previous RFP, posted on 25 February 2020 (page 2), has been deleted: "If you are submitting your Proposal by email, kindly ensure that they are signed and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or corrupted files". Dear Sir / Madam: We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for Supporting the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara (SCA) to conduct its comprehensive needs assessment and provide recommendations for improving institutional performance. Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2, in preparing your Proposal. Proposals may be submitted in sealed and stamped envelopes on or before 12:00 pm, Thursday, March 12, 2020 via courier mail to the address below: United Nations Development Programme Project “Consolidating Parliamentary Democracy in Georgia” 9, Eristavi Street, Tbilisi, Georgia Tinatin Suladze Mobile: +995 595 45 17 80; e-mail: tinatin.suladze@undp.org Prep-bid meeting: Pre-bid conference will be conducted: Time: 14:00 GMT+4; Date: March 4, 2020; Venue: UN Conference Hall, I Floor, UN House, 9, Eristavi Street, Tbilisi, Georgia If interested bidders cannot attend the pre-bid conference, it is possible to join the meeting only via skype (No other mean communication will be excepted including Business Skype). In that case, interested bidder must provide skype address by email to tinatin.suladze@undp.org (subject: Institutional Needs Assessment of the Supreme Council of Ajara (SCA)) no later than COB March 2, 2020. 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 the title of the tender Bear a warning that states “Not to be opened before the time and date for proposal opening”. | 
