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Dear Sir / Madam: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan Country Office hereby invites you to submit a Proposal Technical-design-handbook of a community-based, decentralized solar energy systems (mini-grids), including maintenance & operations guidelines and financial model to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the mentioned -referenced subject. This RFP includes the following documents: • Letter of Invitation • Annex 1 - Description of Requirements • Annex 2 - Terms of Reference • Annex 3 - Form for Submitting Service Provider’s Technical Proposal • Annex 3b – Form for Submitting Financial Proposal • Annex 4 – Proposal Submission Form • E-tendering Instructions Manual for Bidders • FAQ for Bidders 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 indicated herein. The mere act of submission of a Proposal implies that the Service Provider accepts without question the General Terms and Conditions of UNDP in this link: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/procurement/business/how-we-buy.html 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 o