Independent Assessor for conducting independent assessment

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

RFP Reference No.: UNDP-AFG-00850: Independent Assessor for conducting independent assessment of EU WE-LEAD Phase II, WAHDAT,, JICA Phase II and Access to Finance project: Economic empowerments through Local Enterprise Development using subsidized lending, and blended finance in Two Lots

SECTION 1: LETTER OF INVITATION

United Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP hereby invites prospective proposers to submit a proposal 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- Not required
• Form M: Counterparty Information Form

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 online portal and subscribe to this tender following the instructions in the system user guide. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate through the system as indicated in Section 3: Data Sheet. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in the guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders . 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. We look forward to receiving your proposal. UNDP Afghanistan