Regional Advocacy and Communication Campaign on Armed Violence Affecting Children and Adolescents

PART I - PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES

1. Background

1.1 UNICEF works to ensure that the rights and needs of every child are recognized, protected

and prioritized. Strategic communication and advocacy help make children#s rights visible,

influence public policy and investment, mobilize communities and strengthen accountability.

UNICEF#s Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office seeks an experienced

communications agency to design and support the implementation of a regional campaign

addressing the impact of armed violence on children and adolescents. The campaign will

translate UNICEF evidence, advocacy objectives and stories into a coherent, compelling and

adaptable platform for regional and country-level use.

UNICEF expects the contractor to work in close coordination with the Advocacy and

Communication team and to apply a child-rights-based, evidence-led, do-no-harm and

safeguarding approach through research, concept development, production and dissemination.

2. Solicitation

2.1 The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services ("RFPS") is to invite proposals for

Regional Advocacy and Communication Campaign on Armed Violence Affecting Children and

Adolescents, as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex

B.

2.2 This RFPS document is comprised of the following:

- This document LRPS-2026-9206003

- The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached as

Annex A to this document

- The full Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B

- Annex C MDM TEMPLATE

- ONLINE REGISTRATION TO UNGM-UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL MARKET #LINK:

https: //www.ungm.org/Account/Registration

2.3 This RFPS is an invitation to treat and shall not be construed as an offer capable of being

accepted or as creating any contractual, other legal or restitutionary rights. No binding contract,

including a process contract or other understanding or arrangement, will exist between the

Proposer and UNICEF and nothing in or in connection with this RFPS shall give rise to any

liability on the part of UNICEF unless and until a contract is signed by UNICEF and the

successful Proposer.

PART II - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS

1. Proposal Submission Schedule

ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE:

1. Publication of Proposal: September 07th, 2026

2. Questions and Answer if necessary: Until September 15th, 2026,

before 23: 59 (Panama Time)

3. Pre-Bid Conference September 16th, 2026. Hour 10:00 a.m. Panama

time.

4. Consolidated Q & A posted in UNGM: September 18th, 2026

5. Deadline for Proposals: September 29th, 2026, before 23:59

(Panama Time)

6. Proposals Review: September 30th, 2026, until October 05th, 2026,

approximately

7. Award Notice sent and posted in UNGM: October 8th, 2026,

approximately

8. Contract begins October 12th, 2026, approximately

1.1 Acknowledgement of receipt of RFPS. Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soon

as possible by EMAIL at [contact details removed] that they have received this RFPS.

IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE -

ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

1.2 Questions from Proposers. Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of

this RFPS by EMAIL at [contact details removed]. The deadline for receipt of any questions is

September 15th, 2026, before 23: 59 Panama time.

IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE -

ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Proposers are required to keep all questions as clear and concise as possible.

Proposers are also expected to immediately notify UNICEF in writing of any ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults in any part of the RFPS, providing full details. Proposers will not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults.

UNICEF will compile the questions received. UNICEF may, at its discretion, at once copy any

anonymized question and its reply to all other invited Proposers and/or post these on the

UNICEF website and/or respond to the question at a bid conference. After any such bid

conference, a Questions and Answers document may be prepared and posted on the UNICEF

website.

1.3 Amendments to RFPS Documents. At any time prior to the Submission Deadline, UNICEF

may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a

prospective Proposer, modify the RFPS documents by amendment. If the RFPS was available

publicly online, amendments will also be posted publicly online. Further, all prospective

Proposers that have received the RFPS documents directly from UNICEF will be notified in

writing of all amendments to the RFPS documents. In order to afford prospective Proposers

reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their Proposals,

UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Submission Deadline.

1.4 Bid conference. A bid conference will be held on September 16th, 2026, at 10:00 am

Panama time.

https: //teams.microsoft.com/meet/334279856895564?p=jj7qMiuyMpJ6eQSO2E

Meeting ID: 334 279 856 895 564

Passcode: jL9mF9Du

1.5 Submission Deadline. The deadline for submission of proposals is as follows:

September 29th, 2026, before 23: 59 Panama time.

Any proposals received by UNICEF after the Submission Deadline will be rejected.

1.6 Proposal Opening. Due to the nature of this RFPS, there will be no public opening of

proposals.