Request for Proposals (RFP)
Date: 20 June 2010
Dear Sir/Madam,
Subject: Study on the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons with a particular focus on the involvement of organized criminal groups and their modus operandi.
You are requested to submit a proposal for the, study on the smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons with a particular focus on the involvement of organized criminal groups and their modus operandias per enclosed Terms of Reference (TOR).
2. To enable you to submit a proposal, attached are:
i. Instructions to Offerors ……………. (Annex I)
ii. General Conditions of Contract……. .(Annex II)
iii. Terms of Reference (TOR)………….(Annex III)
iv. Proposal Submission Form …………..(Annex IV)
v. Price Schedule ……………………….(Annex V)
3. Your offer comprising of technical proposal and financial proposal, in separate sealed envelopes, should reach the address listed below no later than Friday, 23 July 2010, at 12:00 noon.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME [UNDP]
ATT: Nokufa Matitoane
Operations Associate
Metro Park Building
Schoeman Street 351
P.O. Box 6541,
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Phone: 012-354-8003
Fax: 866-364-967
Compliance with the deadline for the submission of applications must be evidenced either by the date of dispatch, the postmark or the date of the deposit slip. In case of hand-deliveries, the deadline of receipt is at 12:00 hours as evidenced by the signed and dated receipt. Any application submitted after the deadline will automatically be disqualified.
4. If you request additional information, we would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, but any delay in providing such information will not be considered a reason for extending the submission date of your proposal.
5. You are requested to acknowledge receipt of this letter and to indicate whether or not you intend to submit a proposal.