To interested companies **Request for Proposal No.:** **RFP-SOM-CO-26-001 –  Translation of GBV and GRM Manuals and Guides Somalia Education for Human Capital Development (SEHCD) – GBV Service Provision Contract** Dear Sir/Madam: The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has received a grant from various donors for the implementation of humanitarian aid operation within Somalia. Part of this operation includes the Translation of GBV and GRM Manuals and Guides Somalia Education for Human Capital Development (SEHCD) – GBV Service Provision Contract. Please be guided by this RFP and the attached Terms of Reference (TOR) 

1. Submission of Bids

Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring that the full bid is received by DRC in accordance with the RFP requirements, prior to the specified date and time mentioned above. DRC will consider only those portions of the bids received prior to the closing date and time specified.

All responsive Bids shall be written on the DRC Bid Form (Annex A.1)

Beyond the DRC Bid Form, the following documents shall be contained with the bid:

• Tender & Contract Award Acknowledgment Certificate (Annex B), and all other documents indicated in sections III A and III B of this document

Bids not submitted on Annex A or not received before the indicated time and date as set forth on page 1, or delivered to any other email address, or physical address will be disqualified.

Bids submitted by mail, email, or courier by so is at the Bidders risk and DRC takes no responsibility for the receipt of such Bids.

Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring that the full Bid is received by DRC in accordance with the RFP requirements.

1. Hard Copy:

Hard copy Bids shall be separated into ‘Financial Bid’ and ‘Technical Bid’:

• The Financial Bid shall only contain the financial bid form, Annex A.1
  • The Technical Bid shall contain all other documents required by the tender as mentioned in section A. Administrative Evaluation but excluding any pricing information.

Each part shall be placed in a sealed envelope, marked as follows:

Both envelopes shall be placed in an outer sealed envelope, addressed, and delivered to:

1. Email submission

2. Bids can be submitted by email to the following dedicated, controlled, & secure email address:

[email protected]

When Bids are emailed, the following conditions shall be complied with:

• The RFP number shall be inserted in the Subject Heading of the email
• Separate emails shall be used for the ‘Financial Bid’ and ‘Technical Bid’, and the Subject Heading of the email shall indicate which type the email contains
  • The financial bid shall only contain the financial bid form, Annex A.2
  • The technical bid shall contain all other documents required by the tender, but excluding all pricing information
• Bid documents required, shall be included as an attachment to the email in PDF, JPEG, TIF format, or the same type of files provided as a ZIP file. Documents in MS Word or excel formats, will result in the bid being disqualified. 
• Email attachments shall not exceed 4MB; otherwise, the bidder shall send his bid in multiple emails.