| Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Individual Consultant Procurement Notice (IC) for the above-referenced subject. UNDP RBLAC is seeking the services of a Strategic Research Consultant to strengthen strategic research in the key topics identified by the Regional Director, including issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, its implications and regional socio-economic response, as well as support to RBLAC initiatives such as Graph for Thought, Four Sector Initiative in partnerships with SEGIB, UNDP-UNCTAD joint collaboration, and other strategic partnerships toward 2022. Under the guidance of and reporting directly to the SDG Technical Advisor/Advisor to the Regional Director, the consultant will support a range of strategic initiatives and engagements led by the RBLAC Directorate. This IC includes the following documents: File 1: Invitation Document • Annex I: Terms of Reference • Annex II: Offeror´s Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability for the Individual Contractor (IC) Assignment • Annex III: Statement of Health Form • Annex IV: Designation of Beneficiary for IC Contract • Annex V: Model of Contract for the Services of an Individual Contractor and General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Individual Contractors • Annex VI: Evaluation Matrix File 2: Application Form: Annex 2, Annex 3 and Annex 4. We kindly invite you to submit your offer for the Strategic Research Consultant, as detailed in Annex 1 of this Individual Contract Procurement Notice; when preparing your offer, please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2, Annex 3 and Annex 4. Quotations may be submitted on or before February 9, 2022 at 15:00 p.m., time of the Republic of Panama via e-mail to the following address with subject line as follows: Subject Line: 19412-2022 – Strategic Research Consultant Email: procurement.rblac.regionalhub@undp.org The procedures for the acquisition of services will be the ones indicated by the United Nations Development Program. This process is directed only to one individual. Any proposal received by more than two individuals jointly or legal entity will be rejected. Likewise, all the proposals from consultants involved in the elaboration of the present Terms of Reference will be rejected. | 
