Iraq: Request for Proposal from an Individual Consultant

UNESCO OFFICE FOR IRAQ

Request for Proposal from an Individual Consultant

Reference: RFP_Consultants/16/06/ Vocational Qualification Framework Advisor

Date: 5 July 2016

Request to submit a written proposal for a work assignment with UNESCO Office for Iraq

UNESCO Office for Iraq is inviting written proposals from Individual Consultants for the work assignment described in attachment A.

To enable you to prepare a proposal for this assignment, please find attached the following documents:

i. Terms of Reference (attachment A);

ii. Background materials concerning the work assignment (attachment B);

iii. UNESCO’s contract template for Individual Consultants, the contracting modality used for these assignments (attachment C);

iv. Vendor Form and CV Template (attachment D)

Your proposal and any supporting documents must be in English.

Your written proposal should comprise:

1) A Technical Proposal (maximum of 25 pages) should consist of:

a) An up-to-date curriculum vitae (according to the enclosed template, attachment D);

b) A description of a proposed approach and methodology for undertaking the assignment;

c) A description of the main deliverables and milestones related to the assignment;

d) A work plan with a detailed time frame, including information on the number of missions estimated and duration of each mission to Iraq;

e) Comments on the Terms of Reference, if any (in brief);

f) Vendor Registration form (enclosed template, attachment D).

2) A negotiable monthly lump sum amount to be charged for the assignment (excluding travel cost), which should be quoted in United States Dollars.

Note on Travel Cost:

UNESCO Office for Iraq will arrange and cover all the travel cost including airline tickets, accommodation, meals and internal transportation in Iraq according to UNESCO rules and regulations.

UNESCO places great emphasis on ensuring that the objectives of the work assignment, as described in the Terms of Reference, are met. Accordingly, in evaluating the proposals for the assignment, attention will focus first and foremost on the technical elements. From those proposals deemed suitable in terms of the criteria in the Terms of Reference, UNESCO shall select the proposal that offers the Organisation best value for money.

NB.UNESCO will evaluate the proposed fee against its standard international consultant rates for similar assignments.

For More information please check the UNESCO website

Your proposal should be submitted by e-mail no later than close of business (18:00 Iraq time) on 17 July 2016. Email proposals should not exceed 10MB.

Please send your technical and financial proposal to the following email addresses: Baghdad.proc@unesco.org; i.jurado@unesco.org;

To ease the email tracing and facilitate quick processing, kindly use the following script “Submission of Proposal: VQF Advisor” as the email subject.

It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that his/her proposal is received by the deadline.

Potential experts contacted should not treat this letter in any way as an offer. However, their proposal may form the basis for an eventual contract with UNESCO.

Any expert receiving this letter is requested to acknowledge its receipt and to indicate whether or not s/he will be submitting a proposal. For this purpose, and for any requests for clarification, please contact: Mrs Irene Jurado at i.jurado@unesco.org copying: Baghdad.proc@unesco.org;

Submissions will be acknowledged by email upon receipt but ONLY selected expert will receive further notification and correspondences.

Thank you for your eventual interest in this UNESCO assignment. We look forward to receiving your proposal.