Addendum#1 is issued to amend the following criteria under RFP UNDP-AFG-00636 dated 19 May 2025 and is hereby replaced with the following changes: Addendum#1 and 2 is uploaded with this submission1. Please refer to the detailed evaluation criteria under section 1.2 has been revised and reduced from 100,000 clients loans served with credits loans to 50,000 clients. 2. Further, the proposal submission deadline has been extended from 3 June 2025 to 10 June 2025.3. An additional pre-proposal conference will be held online via Microsoft Teams as per thefollowing details:Date: 28 May 2025 at 10:30 am Kabul time (+5 GMT) Time: 10:30 am, Kabul time (GMT+5) Venue: Online (Microsoft Teams) Team meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjhhNzM0YzMtOGQ0ZS00NDEwLTkxMTctMzBkNzU0YTA3MDRm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b3e5db5e-2944-4837-99f5-7488ace54319%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223d001b74-0aef-4d7b-b689-74c050671ebf%22%7dJoin the meeting nowMeeting ID: 373 573 931 653 3 Passcode: sK93rD39Please note: The pre-proposal conference for RFP#UNDP-AFG-00618 was held on 8 May 2025. The minutes of the meeting have been uploaded for bidders information and consideration.REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Promoting Alternative Livelihood Pathways in Afghanistanusing Sharia Compliant Loans (PALPA) in Two LotsSECTION 1: LETTER OF INVITATIONUnited Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP hereby invites prospective proposers to submit a proposal in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and the Terms of Reference as set out in this Request for Proposal (RFP).To enable you to submit a proposal, please read the following attached documents carefully.Section 1: This Letter of InvitationSection 2: Instruction to Proposers Section 3: Data Sheet  Section 4: Evaluation CriteriaSection 5: Terms of ReferenceSection 6: Conditions of Contract and Contract FormsSection 7: Proposal Forms·         Form A: Proposal Confirmation·         Form B: Checklist·         Form C: Technical Proposal Submission·         Form D: Proposer Information·         Form E: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information·         Form F: Eligibility and Qualification ·         Form G: Format for Technical Proposal ·         Form H: Format for CV of proposed key personnel·         Form I: Statement of Exclusivity and Availability·         Form J: Financial Proposal Submission·         Form K: Format for Financial Proposal·         Form L: Counterparty Information Form If you are interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare your proposal in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this RFP and submit it by the deadline for submission of proposals set out in Section 3: Data Sheet. Should you be interested to submit a proposal, please log in to the online portal and subscribe to this tender following the instructions in the system user guide. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate through the system as indicated in Section 3: Data Sheet.  Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link    to register a profile in the system. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration. We look forward to receiving your proposal. 16. Evaluation of technical and financial proposals Evaluation will be based on:☒ Lowest price method (selects the lowest evaluated financial proposal of the technically responsive Proposers) ☐ Combined scoring method using a distribution of 70%-30%  Technical proposal - financial proposal The maximum number of technical points is detailed in Section 4: Evaluation Criteria To be substantially compliant, Proposers must obtain a minimum threshold of 70% of maximum points from technical evaluation. Contract award to one or more proposer UNDP will award a contract to: One or more Bidders, depending on the following factors:                    [Evaluation of bids and award of contracts shall be made on LOT-wise basis with additional following consideration:  1. The MFIs can submit the proposals either for Lot-1 OR Lot-2 depending upon their experience and presence in the respective region/s:                 2. The bidder considered technically qualified and offering the lowest price in each lot will be considered for award.                                                 3. The bidder applying for both lots and considered technically qualified and there is no other bidder in any of the remaining lot, UNDP award the contract to the company/firm applying for both lots and considered technically qualified and lowest.]