| Overview : Dear Sir / Madam:
We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for “Feasibility Study of Weather Index Insurance for
Tajikistan”.
Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2, in preparing your Proposal.
Proposals may be submitted on or before Thursday, April 29, 2021 , by 12:00 local time and via email or
courier mail to the address below:
United Nations Development Programme
39 Ayni str., Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Dr. Pratibha Mehta, Resident Representative, UNDP Tajikistan
elbids.tj@undp.org
Your Proposal must be expressed in the Russian or English and valid for a minimum period of 90 (ninety) days
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. 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.
Services proposed shall be reviewed and evaluated based on completeness and compliance of the
Proposal and responsiveness with the requirements of the RFP and all other annexes providing details of UNDP
requirements.
The Proposal that complies with all of the requirements, meets all the evaluation criteria and offers
the best value for money shall be selected and awarded the contract. Any offer that does not meet the
requirements shall be rejected. Any discrepancy between the unit price and the total price shall be re‐computed by UNDP, and the
unit price shall prevail, and the total price shall be corrected. If the Service Provider does not accept the final
price based on UNDP’s re‐computation and correction of errors, its Proposal will be rejected.
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 Proposal. 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 Contract or Purchase Order that will be issued as a result of this RFP shall be subject to the General
Terms and Conditions attached hereto. The mere act of submission of a Proposal implies that the Service
Provider accepts without question the General Terms and Conditions of UNDP, herein attached as Annex 3.
Please be advised that UNDP is not bound to accept any Proposal, nor award a contract or Purchase
Order, nor be responsible for any costs associated with a Service Providers preparation and submission of a
Proposal, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process.
UNDP’s vendor protest procedure provides an opportunity for appeal to those persons or firms not
awarded a contract through a competitive procurement process. In the event that a Bidder believes that it
was not treated fairly, the following link provides further details regarding UNDP vendor protest procedures:
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/protest‐and‐sanctions.html
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 policy of zero tolerance on proscribed practices, including fraud, corruption,
collusion, unethical practices, and obstruction. UNDP is committed to preventing, identifying and addressing
all acts of fraud and corrupt practices against UNDP as well as third parties involved in UNDP activities. (See
http://www.undp.org/about/transparencydocs/UNDP_Anti_Fraud_Policy_English_FINAL_june_2011.pdf
and http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/procurement_protest/ for full
description of the policies)
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your Proposal. |
