IMPORTANT ESSENTIAL INFORMATION – LRQS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bidding process open only for vendors established in [the pacific region, Australia and New Zealand or Fiji]. All others will not be considered. Please find attached the specifications and the required forms to be fulfilled. The QUOTATION FORM (pages 2 to 4) is mandatory to be signed and submitted with your offer. If the QUOTATION FORM (pages 2 to 4) is not provided, your submission will be disqualified. Your offer comprising of Financial Offer and the QUOTATION FORM filled and signed should be sent to [email protected] by the deadline date. Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated. It is important that you read all the provisions of the Request for Quotation, to ensure that you understand UNICEF’s requirements and can submit a bid in compliance with them. Note that failure to provide compliant proposals may result in invalidation of your proposal. Should you have any queries, this should be addressed to the following e-mail by latest:  05 February 2025; 23:59 (Fiji Time) Email: [email protected] Subject: LRPS-2024-9195369 - Additional information request Bid-Conference: A Bid conference will be held on 27 January 2025; 11:00 (Fiji Time) through Microsoft Teams using the link: https://tinyurl.com/54um35bf (If your e-mail request doesn't contain the subject with the bidding process reference as stipulated above, we will not be able to identify the bidding process you are requiring additional information, and your e-mail will not be answered). IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FOR NEW UNICEF VENDORS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the vendor is not yet a UNICEF vendor, please provide: A) A complete copy of your latest audited financial statements with comparative figures for the two most recent years; preferably signed by your Company's accounting firm/certified external auditor. These financial statements should be both for your Company, and the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent company, if applicable. The financial statements are to include, but not limited to, the following:        • The Balance Sheet (mandatory)        • The Income Statement/Profit and Loss Statement (mandatory)        • Statement of cash flows        • Statement of changes in shareholders’ equity        • The report from the external auditor, if available        • Notes to the financial statements, if available Where possible, please provide an English translation of your financial statements if the documentation is not in English. Note that any financial documentation received is treated in the strictest confidence. B) A copy of your Company’s certificate of legal registration. C) Your Company’s UN Global Marketplace (UNGM) registration number. You are requested to register for, at the very least, Basic and Level 1 stages. For registration and instructions on how to kindly refer to the attachment or the UNGM site (www.ungm.org/RegistrationProcess) D) MDM Vendor registration template file available in Excel should be fulfilled and submitted with the other required documents mentioned above.