Overview : Dear sir/madam: Please be informed that we are issuing Bid Bulletin 3 for the extension of submisison of proposal from 19 July 2022 to 29 July 2022; 5:00 PM, Manila Time. Please see also attached minutes of the pre-propsoal conference for reference. Please be guided accordingly. Thank you. UNDP Procurement. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please be informed that we will be having a pre-bid conference for this RFP on 13 July 2022, 10AM, Manila Time via ZOOM. Please confirm your participation by sending an email to procurement.ph@undp.org by 12 July 2022 with the subject title: Pre-bid conference for RFP: Social Behavioral Change Research. Kindly indicate your Company name, name of representative, designation and email address. We will send you the Zoom link upon receiving your confirmation. Any and all Minutes of the meeting, amendments to the solicitation documents, responses to bidders' clarifications, and possible extensions of the deadline will be posted on the eTendering website. Please make sure you register on the website and click on the 'Accept Invitation' button for this event so you can receive notifications on posted updates. Thank you very much and please be guided accordingly. UNDP Procurement ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Sir / Madam: Please be informed that we are issuing Bid Bulletin 1 for the extension of submisison of proposal from 12 July 2022 to 19 July 2022; 5:00 PM, Manila Time. Please be guided accordingly. Thank you. We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for Services of a Firm for Research on Social and Behavioral Change and Impact Monitoring of a Communications Campaign for the ‘Accelerating NDC through Circular Economy Project’ Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2, in preparing your Proposal. Proposals may be submitted on or before Tuesday, July 12, 2022; 5:00 PM, Manila Time at https://etendering.partneragencies.org Insert BU Code: PHL10 Event ID number: 0000012973 Your Proposal must be expressed in the English, and valid for a minimum period of 120 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. Each email should not exceed 10MB per transmission. 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 is intended to afford an opportunity to appeal for persons or firms not awarded a Purchase Order or Contract in a competitive procurement process. In the event that you believe you have not been fairly treated, you can find detailed information about vendor protest procedures in the following link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/protest-and-sanctions.html UNDP encourages every prospective Service Provider to prevent and avoid 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, cost estimates, and other information used in this RFP. UNDP implements a zero tolerance on fraud and other proscribed practices, and is committed to preventing, identifying and addressing all such acts and practices against UNDP, as well as third parties involved in UNDP activities. UNDP expects its Service Providers to adhere to the UN Supplier Code of Conduct found in this link : https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/sites/www.un.org.Depts.ptd/files/files/attachment/page/pdf/unscc/conduct_english.pdf Thank you and we look forward to receiving your Proposal. Sincerely yours, UNDP Procurement Philippines |