2.       To enable your company to submit a Bid, please read the following attached documents carefully:

3.       The Bid process will be conducted through a TWO-envelope system.  Interested Bidders are requested to submit their Technical Bid separately from their Financial Bid containing price information. Specific instructions for the submission can be found Section I – Instructions to Bidders, clause 19 Submission, Sealing and Marking of Bids.

4.       Bidders are requested to carefully read Section I – Instructions to Bidders, clause 19 Submission, Sealing and Marking of Bids, where detailed instructions of the submission process are provided. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to assure compliance with the submission process. If the envelopes or emails are not marked / submitted per the instructions, UNFPA will neither assume responsibility for the bid’s misplacement or premature opening nor guarantee the confidentiality of the Bid process.  Incorrect submissions might result in your Bid being declared invalid.

All Bids comprising of Technical and Financial parts should reach the below and corresponding addresses no later than Sunday 17 March, 2024, at 11:00am Cairo Local time]^[1]:  to the  following address:

United Nations Population Fund, Cairo Office

70A Nahda St., Intersection with St. No 22

Near Maadi Grand Mall, Saryat El- Maadi,

Cairo P.O. 11435 Egypt

If you choose to submit your Bid electronically, your Technical Bid and Financial Bid should be submitted in separate emails in accordance to clause 19.3 Submission of electronic Bids, should reach the email inbox of egypt.tenders@unfpa.org[KT1] [NEM2] . Do not submit Bid documents to any other email address, sending the Bid to any other email address, including as a carbon copy (cc), will violate confidentiality and result in the invalidation of the Bid.

5.       Bids received after the stipulated date and time "Sunday 17 March, 2024, at 11:00am Cairo Local" will be rejected.

6.       Bidders are asked to acknowledge receipt of this RFP using the Bid Confirmation Form SECTION VI – ANNEX A: BID CONFIRMATION FORM. A completed Form should be e-mailed to: Ms. Gina Shoukry, Operations Manager, shoukry@unfpa.org no later than [Sunday 3 March 2024 @ 14:00pm Cairo Local Time] and indicate whether or not a Bid shall be submitted.  Bidders that will not submit a Bid are kindly asked to indicate the reason(s) for not bidding on the Bid Confirmation Form to help UNFPA improve its future Bid exercises.

7.       Any questions relating to the Bid process and/or to the attached documents shall be sent to: Ms. Gina Shoukry, Operations Manager at email: [shoukry@unfpa.org].

Responses to all questions received will be handled in accordance to the instructions included in Section I - Instructions to Bidders, clause 8 Clarifications of solicitation documents. Do not submit a Bid to this contact, or your Bid will be declared invalid, as UNFPA will not be able to guarantee the confidentiality of the Bid process. 

 UNFPA looks forward to receiving your Bid and thanks you in advance for your interest in UNFPA procurement opportunities.