We kindly request you to submit your Proposal for developing a Market Readiness assessment study for Digital Finance “plus” (DF+). The study will entail a thorough analysis of the market status and futures opportunities for DF+ in Uganda. The selected Technical service provider is expected to use as reference the framework developed by CGAP and McKinsey. Purpose of the study will be twofold: (i) inform potential providers about the status of the market and (ii) providing guidance to UNCDF’s future support to DF+ players in Uganda. 
Please be guided by the form attached hereto as Annex 2A and 2B, in preparing your Proposal.   
Calendar: 
• Interested applicants, may submit their questions or request of clarifications by Tuesday the 11th of July 2017, 18h00 East Africa time. Questions must be asked via email, to the address: mm4p@uncdf.org , please use the reference : “38909 Market Readiness assessment study for Digital Finance “plus” (DF+) in Uganda”. • Proposals may be submitted by Thursday 20 July 18h00 East Africa time. Proposals must be sent via email to the address: United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Mobile Money for the Poor (MM4P) mm4p@uncdf.org  Please use the reference when submitting your proposal: “38909 Market Readiness assessment study for Digital Finance “plus” (DF+) in Uganda”. 
Please note that the response email cannot exceed 10MB.  Your Proposal must be expressed in English, and valid for a minimum period of 60 calendar days 
In the course of preparing your Proposal, it shall remain your responsibility to ensure that it reaches the address above on or before the deadline.  Proposals that are received by UNCDF after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation.  If you are submitting your Proposal by email, kindly ensure that they are signed and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or corrupted files.   Services proposed shall be reviewed and evaluated based on completeness and compliance of the Proposal and responsiveness with the requirements of the RFP and all other annexes providing details of UNCDF requirements.   
The Proposal that complies with all the requirements, meets all the evaluation criteria and offers the best value for money shall be selected and awarded the contract.  Any offer that does not meet the requirements shall be rejected. 
 
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Any discrepancy between the unit price and the total price shall be re-computed by UNCDF, and the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be corrected.  If the Service Provider does not accept the final price based on UNCDF’s re-computation and correction of errors, its Proposal will be rejected.   
No price variation due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors shall be accepted by UNDP after it has received the Proposal. At the time of Award of Contract or Purchase Order, UNCDF reserves the right to vary (increase or decrease) the quantity of services and/or goods, by up to a maximum twenty five per cent (25%) of the total offer, without any change in the unit price or other terms and conditions.   
Any Contract or Purchase Order that will be issued as a result of this RFP shall be subject to the General Terms and Conditions attached hereto.  The mere act of submission of a Proposal implies that the Service Provider accepts without question the General Terms and Conditions of UNCDF, herein attached as Annex 3. 
Please be advised that UNCDF is not bound to accept any Proposal, nor award a contract or Purchase Order, nor be responsible for any costs associated with a Service Providers preparation and submission of a Proposal, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process.  
 UNCDF’s vendor protest procedure is intended to afford an opportunity to appeal for persons or firms not awarded a Purchase Order or Contract in a competitive procurement process.  In the event that you believe you have not been fairly treated, you can find detailed information about vendor protest procedures in the following link:  http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/protestandsanctions/ 
 UNCDF encourages every prospective Service Provider to prevent and avoid conflicts of interest, by disclosing to UNDP if you, or any of your affiliates or personnel, were involved in the preparation of the requirements, design, cost estimates, and other information used in this RFP.   
UNCDF implements a zero tolerance on fraud and other proscribed practices, and is committed to preventing, identifying and addressing all such acts and practices against UNDP, as well as third parties involved in UNDP activities.  UNDP expects its Service Providers to adhere to the UN Supplier Code of Conduct found in this link : http://www.un.org/depts/ptd/pdf/conduct_english.pdf