Extended deadline: RFP for Comunitatea Mea Program - Catering/Food delivery



Subject: RFP for Comunitatea Mea Program Catering/Food delivery

RFP No.: FY23-CM-FS (01)

Date of Issuance: January 13, 2023

EXTENDED Deadline for Submission of Proposal: January 31, 2023, 10:00 (Chisinau local time)

Project: Comunitatea Mea Program

IREX: International Research and Exchanges Board

The Comunitatea Mea (CM) Program, administered by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), invites applicants to submit a proposal for the Comunitatea Mea Program Food Services for providing catering and food delivery services for Program activities and events.

PURPOSE OF THE CATERING/FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES

Purpose: For a better implementation of the Comunitatea Mea Program activities, AO IREX Moldova intends to subcontract a company that will provide food services. The company will provide catering/food delivery services within the Comunitatea Mea Program events.

EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE CANDIDATE

  • Experience in providing food delivery/catering services
  • Capacity to deliver under tight deadlines
  • Capacity to deliver outside Chisinau
  • Flexibility

PROPOSAL CONTENT

The proposal package will comprise the following documents in Romanian or English:

  1. Technical Proposal.

The Technical Proposal should include the following documents:

  • Company Portfolio with examples of relevant clients;
  • Copy of the Registration Certificate or Decision of the Registration of the company (Certificat de Înregistrare eliberat de Agenția Servicii Publice sau Decizia de Înregistrare).
  1. Proposal Submission Form (Annex II).
  2. Financial Proposal Form (Annex III).
  3. Experience and Past Performance Form (Annex IV)

PROPOSAL EVALUATION METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

Area

Percentage weighting

Description

Experience

50

Proven experience in providing similar services to other NGOs.

Cost

50

Reasonableness and appropriateness of cost.

Total

100

 

Instructions:

  1. Attached are the documents required for proposal submission:
  • Technical Specifications (TS) (Annex I)
  • Proposal Submission Form (Annex II)
  • Financial Proposal Form (Annex III)
  • Experience and Past Performance Form (Annex IV)
  1. Proposals must be comprised of a proposal submission form, a technical proposal, a financial proposal form, experience and past performance form and all other required documents as stated in the clause 4 PROPOSAL CONTENT from the Instructions for Applicants, Annex I Technical Specifications (TS).
  2. Submittal requirements:
  • Please scan, sign, and submit your proposal via e-mail to: tender.cm.md@irex.org.
  • The Subject line of the email should read: “RFP No.: FY23-CM-FS (01), Company Name.”
  1. Only officially registered companies in the Republic of Moldova are eligible to submit the proposals.
  2. Proposals must be written in English or Romanian.
  3. All proposal prices indicated in the financial proposal form should be appropriate, reasonable, quoted in Moldovan lei (MDL), and should indicate VAT excluded.
  4. Partial and or incomplete proposals shall be rejected as non-responsive.

If the Applicants have questions or clarifications, please send them to tender.cm.md@irex.org. The subject line should have: “Questions for RFP No. FY23-CM-FS (01)” in the subject title.

Questions/clarifications must be submitted in writing. Phone calls will not be accepted. IREX will respond in writing to any request for clarifications.

The RfP is issued in the English language.

IREX Moldova does not discriminate against any Applicant or potential Applicant, such as, but not limited to, by withholding, adversely impacting, or denying equitable access to benefits or services on the basis of any non-merit factor. A non-merit factor includes race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, or veteran’s status.

Documents available for download:

Request for Proposal FY23-CM-FS (01)