Dear Sir / Madam,

You are invited to submit a proposal for the above subject RFP for the World Health Organization, WHO Country Office in the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with the attached documents.

TIMELINE

1) No later than 19 April 2021, the bidder shall complete and return by email to the following email address: localprocurementMDA@who.int (use subject: WHO RFP 2021/EURO/MDA/0006)

1. The enclosed RFP 2021/EURO/MDA/0006 Acknowledgement Form signed as confirmation of your intention to submit a bona fide proposal and designate your duly authorized representative, to whom communications may be directed, including any addenda;
2. The enclosed RFP 2021/EURO/MDA/0006 Confidentiality.doc form signed; and
3. The Self-Declaration form, attached hereto as Annex 6, signed.

2) A prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual or commercial matters may notify WHO via email at localprocurementMDA@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref 2021/EURO/MDA/0006) no later than 20 April 2021 by 18.00 Chisinau time.

Questions are to be submitted following the format of the form “Questions from Bidders”, attached as Annex 4 of the RFP. The WHO MDA CO Team will respond in writing (via email only) to any request for clarification of the RFP that it receives prior to the closing date of the proposal. A consolidated document of WHO's response to all questions (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of enquiry) will be sent to all prospective bidders who have received the RFP.

3) Proposals must be received at WHO at localprocurementMDA@who.int no later than 26 April 2021, before 12:00 p.m. Chisinau time.

4) At the discretion of WHO, selected bidders may be invited to supply additional information on the contents of their proposal during the evaluation period. Such bidders will be asked to give a presentation of their proposal (possibly with an emphasis on a topic of WHO's choice) followed by a question and answer session. The presentation will be held at WHO Country Office in the Republic of Moldova, or by videoconference, date and time to be specified separately.

5) Evaluation of proposals and selection of a vendor will be performed in accordance with the Request for Proposal (sec. 5.3).

The full list of documents for the given RFP is published and can be found on the following link: https://sc.undp.md/tnddetails_un2/2250/ .