REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION CLOSING DATE: 29 August 2025 at 15:00 hours (Philippines time). As part of its work, the World Health Organization undertakes jointly with Member States and other specialized UN Agencies a variety of health projects for which equipment and supplies are provided free of charge by the Organization. Purchases of such material are non-commercial and international in character, as the products in question are for use in health programmes mainly in developing countries or in the offices of the Organization itself. The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the Interior renovation work for Establishment of Mongolian National Medicines Quality Control Laboratory INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS: 1. The currency of the offer shall preferably be the US Dollar, but any other United Nations convertible currency will be acceptable. SUBMISSION METHOD: All offers must be submitted via email and the e-tendering portal https://ungm.in-tend.co.uk/who. All technical specifications and full documentation must be submitted by the same means. Offers submitted by other methods shall not be considered. VALIDITY OF OFFERS: Offers should be valid for a period of no less than 90 days and preferably for a period as long as possible. WHO reserves the right to place similar orders for other destinations at a later stage within the validity period subject to acceptance by the supplier. REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM WHO DURING THE TENDER PROCESS: Any request for information regarding the Terms of Reference (TOR) or other details of this RFP are to be addressed to the procurement officer in charge EXCLUSIVELY though the e-tendering portal. Enquiries received less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the ITB closing date cannot be guaranteed any response. Only written enquiries will be entertained. Questions are to be submitted in the format "Paragraph Number - Question". A response to written queries will be provided to all proposers in writing. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Any order resulting from this invitation shall contain the WHO Purchase Order General Terms and Conditions (Annex 6) and any other specific terms or conditions detailed within this RFP ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Any information that the vendor may consider necessary to guarantee or clarify the bid (e.g. technical details, compliance with standards, etc.) may be included, provided appropriate and clearly indicated reference is made in the offer. RIGHTS OF WHO: In case of failure by the vendor to perform under the terms and conditions of the purchase order, including, but not limited to, failure to obtain necessary export licences, or to make delivery of all or part of the TOR by the agreed delivery date or dates, WHO may, after giving the vendor reasonable notice to perform and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies, exercise one or more of the following rights: 1. refuse to accept delivery of all or part of the goods, 2. terminate the purchase order. AWARD: WHO reserves the right to: 1. Award the contract to a bidder of its choice, even if its bid is not the lowest 2. Award separate contracts and make multiple arrangements for any item or items, where, in the opinion of WHO the lowest acceptable offer cannot fully meet the requirements, or if it is deemed to be in the interest of WHO to do so. Any arrangement under this condition will be made on the basis of quoted price in lowest, second lowest and third lowest acceptable offer which is fully responsive and meeting all requirements. WHO reserves the right also to accept only part of the items and/or quantities quoted for 3. Accept or reject any bid, and to annul the solicitation process and reject all bids at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders and without any obligation to inform the affected bidder or bidders of the grounds for WHO`s action 4. Award the contract on the basis of the Organization’s particular objectives to a bidder whose bid is considered to be the most responsive to the needs of the Organization and the activity concerned 5. Not award any contract at all 6. Reject any item or offer which is not in compliance with the specifications and requirements set forth in this Request for Proposal. Moreover, WHO may reject any or all bids without assigning any reason in the interest of the Organization. WHO has the right to eliminate bids for technical or other reasons throughout the evaluation/selection process. WHO shall not in any way be obliged to reveal, or discuss with any bidder, how a bid was assessed, or to provide any other information relative to the evaluation/selection process or to state the reasons for elimination to any bidder. WHO may decide to conduct a debriefing upon the written request from an unsuccessful bidder for procurement exceeding USD200,000. The request for a debriefing must be received in writing within 30 calendar days of the unsuccessful bidder`s receipt of notification from WHO that the bidder was not awarded the contract. NOTE: WHO is acting in good faith by issuing this RFP. However, this document does not oblige WHO to contract for the performance of any work, nor for the supply of any products or services.