DEADLINE: 2ND MAY, 2023
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA)
UN HOUSE
PLOT 617, DIPLOMATIC ZONE,CENTRAL AREA DISTRICT,
P.M.B. 2851,GARKI, ABUJA
E-MAIL: unfpangprocurement@unfpa.org
WEBSITE: www.nigeria.unfpa.org
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE REVIEW OF INVESTMENT CASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR FAMILY PLANNING IN NIGERIA
RFQ NO.: UNFPA/NGA/RFQ/23/003
Dear Sir/Madam,
UNFPA hereby solicits a quotation for the following service:
“CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE REVIEW OF INVESTMENT CASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR FAMILY PLANNING IN NIGERIA”.
This Request for Quotation is open to all legally-constituted companies that can provide the requested services and have legal capacity to deliver in the country, or through an authorized representative.
(I) About UNFPA
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), is an international development agency that works to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency that expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy sexual and reproductive lives. To read more about UNFPA, please go to: UNFPA about us
(II) Service Requirements/Terms of Reference (ToR)
A detailed Terms of reference is attached as an Annex for further information on page 5
Objective
The overall purpose of this request is to hire a consultancy firm to develop an investment case and sustainability plan for Family Planning in Nigeria alongside other specific objectives like.
- Conduct an analysis of the family planning landscape in Nigeria, including major (ongoing) policy shifts (global and national), implementation of UHC policies and programs and their implications on FP financing.
- Others mentioned in the Terms of Reference on page 5
Questions
Questions or requests for further clarifications should be submitted in writing to the contact person below:
Name of contact person at UNFPA: Ema Udeme Pius Tel No: +2348113935310 Email address of contact person: uruetse@unfpa.org
The deadline for submission of questions is Monday, 24 April 2023, at 12:00noon, West African Time (GMT+1). Questions will be answered in writing and shared with all parties on the UNGM advert notice on a rolling basis while all others received by the deadline will be shared with all parties as soon as possible after the deadline.
(II) Content of quotations
Quotations should be submitted in a single email whenever possible, depending on file size. Quotations must contain:
(a) Technical proposal, in response to all the requirements outlined in the service requirements / TORs not more than 10pages inclusive of the profile of the organization.
(b) Price quotation, to be submitted strictly in accordance with the price quotation form on the company Letterhead.
Both parts of the quotation must be signed by the bidding company’s relevant authority and submitted in PDF format.
(III) Instructions for submission
Proposals should be prepared based on the guidelines set forth in Section II above, along with a properly filled out and signed price quotation form, and are to be sent by email to the address indicated below no later than:
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, at 16:00pm West African Time (GMT+1).
Email address of contact person: unfpangprocurement@unfpa.org
Please note the following guidelines for electronic submissions to UNFPAs PSBs dedicated email address:
- The following reference must be included in the email subject line: RFQ Nº UNFPA/NGA/RFQ/23/003–Consultancy Services for the Review of Investment Case and Development of Sustainability Plan for Family Planning in Nigeria. Proposals, including both technical and financial proposals, that do not contain the correct email subject line may be overlooked by the procurement officer and therefore not considered.
- The total email size may not exceed 20 MB (including email body, encoded attachments and headers).
Where the technical details are in large electronic files, it is recommended that these be sent separately before the deadline.
- When submitting electronic offers, Bidders will receive an auto-reply acknowledging receipt of the first email. Should your offer require to submit more than one email, in the body of this first email, bidders are requested to list the number of messages, which make up their technical offer and the number of messages, which make up their financial offer.
- Any quotation submitted will be regarded as an offer by the bidder and does not constitute or imply the acceptance of any quotation by UNFPA. UNFPA is under no obligation to award a contract to any bidder as a result of this RFQ.
(IV) Overview of Evaluation Process
Quotations will be evaluated based on the technical proposal and the total cost of the services (price quote).
The evaluation will be carried out in a two-step process by an ad-hoc evaluation panel. Technical proposals will be evaluated for technical compliance prior to the comparison of price quotes.
(V) Award Criteria
In case of a satisfactory result from the evaluation process, UNFPA intends to award a Purchase Order to the Bidder(s) that obtain the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer.
(VI) Right to Vary Requirements at Time of Award
UNFPA reserves the right at the time of award of the contract to increase or decrease, by up to 20%, the volume of services specified in this RFQ without any change in unit prices or other terms and conditions.
(VII) Payment Terms
UNFPA payment terms are net 30 days upon receipt of invoice and delivery/acceptance of the milestone deliverables linked to payment as specified in the contract.
