1.  Purpose: 1.1 The purpose of this Request for installation, repair, and maintenance services of cold chain equipment and solar systems in Myanmar as per Terms of Reference/Statement of Work  attached at Annex B. 2. Pre-bid Conference: A virtual pre-bid conference will be held on 3 October 2024, 14:00 hr. (Myanmar Time). Interested bidders are requested to contact Ye Htut and Ayako Okamura for registration by 30 September 2024. A meeting link will be shared with the registered bidders. 3. Submission Deadline and Proposal opening: 3.1 The deadline for submission of proposals is as follows: 04th November 2024, 09:00 hr. (Myanmar Time). Emailed bids must be sent exclusively to [email protected] in a non-editable format (viz. PDF), clearly marked with the tender number LRPS-2024-9193086 in the subject line and emailed to arrive NO LATER than 22nd October 2024, 15:00 hr. (Myanmar Time). No other recipient should be "Cc" or "Bcc" in the e-mail submission. Bids should not be sent to any Procurement Staff who signed the RFP or any other UNICEF employee as it will be invalidated.  Bidders are advised to ensure that submissions are made well in advance before the closing time.  Late bids and those bids which do not comply with the bidding instructions will not be accepted. Bids received in any other manner will be INVALIDATED. 3.2 Supplier will submit Two separate Email proposals electronically at [email protected] in the following manner: Email-1: Technical Proposal file clearly named as "Agency Name - Technical ProposalLRPS-2024-9193086" Email-2:Financial Proposal file clearly named as "Agency Name - Financial ProposalLRPS-2024-9193086" - The services Form is to be signed and sent along with the technical proposal for acceptance of GTCs. +++++