| 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 Researcher on Strategic Priorities to conduct research, writing, and expanding the development vision of LAC described above on a limited number of products for a 6-month period. The consultant will support RBLAC’s strategy to produce knowledge pieces and materials for the Directorate on a range of strategic issues. In addition, and with the situation with the COVID-19 outbreak and its medium and long- term socioeconomic implications in the LAC region, the consultant will support the creation of evidence-based material on the matter. Under the guidance of and reporting directly to the SDG Technical Advisor/Advisor to the Regional Director. 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 Researcher on Strategic Priorities, 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: 19416-2022 – Researcher on Strategic Priorities 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. | 
