Title: Support to women agri-producers in implementation of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies.

Reg. no.: RfP23/02605

Launch date: 13 February 2023, 20:41 (GMT+2:00)

Deadline: 06 March 2023, 16:30 (GMT+2:00)

Extended deadline: 13 March 2023, 16:30 (GMT+2:00)

Extended deadline: 20 March 2023, 16:30 (GMT+2:00)

Procurement method: Request for Proposal

Category & Sub-category: Services;Agricultural Mgmt Services


Overview:

United Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP, through "Emergency support for agri-producers in the context of the socio-economic, climate, and energy crisis" Project, hereby invites prospective proposers to submit a proposal for Provision of support to women agri-producers in implementation of renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and the Terms of Reference as set out in this Request for Proposal (RFP). 

To enable you to submit a proposal, please read the following attached documents carefully: 

Section 1: This Letter of Invitation 

Section 2: Instruction to Proposers 

Section 3: Data Sheet  

Section 4: Evaluation Criteria 

Section 5: Terms of Reference 

Section 6: Conditions of Contract and Contract Forms 

Section 7: Proposal Forms 

- Form A: Proposal confirmation 

- Form B: Checklist 

- Form C: Technical Proposal Submission 

- Form D: Proposer Information 

- Form E: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information 

- Form F: Eligibility and Qualification 

- Form G: Format for Technical Proposal 

- Form H: Format for CV of Proposed Key Personnel 

- Form I: Statement of Exclusivity and Availability 

- Form J: Financial Proposal Submission 

- Form K: Format for Financial Proposal 

- Form L: Proposal Security  

If you are interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare your proposal in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this RFP and submit it by the deadline for submission of proposals set out in Section 3: Data Sheet. 

Should you be interested to submit a proposal, please log in to the Quantum NextGenERP supplier portal and subscribe to this tender following the instructions in the system user guide. Please search for the tender using search filters, namely Negotiation ID: UNDP-MDA-00054. Once subscribed to the tender, you will be able to receive notifications in case of amendments of the tender document and requirements.  

Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the Quantum NextGenERP supplier portal.  

Offers must be submitted directly in the Quantum NextGenERP supplier portal following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the portal (please log in using your username and password). In case you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link  (https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000127715297&_adf.ctrl-state=azywmctp_1&_afrLoop=6329722925931702&_afrWindowMode=0&_afrWindowId=null&_afrFS=16&_afrMT=screen&_afrMFW=1042&_afrMFH=575&_afrMFDW=1280&_afrMFDH=720&_afrMFC=8&_afrMFCI=0&_afrMFM=0&_afrMFR=144&_afrMFG=0&_afrMFS=0&_afrMFO=0) to register a profile in the system. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration. 

Should you require further clarifications on the application through the Quantum online portal, kindly contact the Procurement Unit at sc.md@undp.org. Please pay attention that the proposal shall be submitted online through the Quantum system and any proposal sent to the above email shall be disqualified. 

Should you require further clarifications on the Request for Proposal, Terms of Reference or other requirements, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the portal. 

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Please be informed that a Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted as follows: 

Time and time zone: 11:00, AM, (GMT+2, Moldova local Time) 

Date : 23 February 2023 

Venue : Online zoom meeting 

Please send a message by February 20, COB expressing your interest in participating at the pre-biding conference to the email of the focal point indicated below. 

The focal point for the arrangement is: Ana Bruma Guzun, Project Financial and Administrative Assistant, Emergency support for agri-producers in the context of socio-economic, climate and energy crisis project 

Telephone: 069513172 

E-mail: ana.bruma-guzun@undp.org 

Only those registered will receive the access link to the ZOOM Meeting 

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Deadline for Submission of Offers (Date and Time), which is visible in the online procurement system will be final. System will not accept submission of any proposal after that date and time. It is the responsibility of the bidder to make sure that the proposal is submitted prior to this deadline for submission.  

Bidders are advised to upload proposal documents and to submit their offer a day prior or well before the date and time indicated under the deadline for submission of Offers. Do not wait until last minute. If Bidder faces any issue during submitting offers at the last minutes prior to the deadline for submission, UNDP may not be able to assist on such a short notice and will not be held liable in such instance. UNDP will not accept any offer that is not submitted directly through the System. 

We look forward to receiving your proposal. 

UNDP Moldova 

UPDATE as of 27/02/2023: Amendment no. 1, publishing of Pre-bidding minutes meeting

Contacts:
Ms. Ana Bruma-Guzun, e-mail: ana.bruma-guzun@undp.org

Supporting documents:

8139600_Proposal Forms
8245906_Request for Proposals
Minutes of Pre-bidding meeting.pdf
UN_Supplier_Negotiation_UNDP-MDA-00054_English
8047548_UNDP Quantum_User Guide for Suppliers_English
8047574_UNDP Quantum_User Guide for Suppliers_Russian
8246629_UNDP_General Terms and Conditions for goods and services

Clarification Questions & Answers:

There are no Clarification Questions submitted and/or answered by UNDP under this competition.

The deadline for requesting clarifications has passed.