Sourcing Guides
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UNOPS legal-services RFP: keep a buyer’s fictional response scenario separate from real experience
A buyer-provided fictional case can be used to structure a proposal without becoming evidence of work…
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UNOPS Mykolaiv training language: distinguish the proposal language from delivery to users
The language allowed for a training proposal is not necessarily the language required when training users.
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UNOPS Puntland consultancy: distinguish implementation copies from the initial bid channel
A requirement for physical copies can concern contract deliverables rather than the initial bid.
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UNICEF Jamaica proposal files: keep technical and financial response identities distinct
A clearly named file is useful only if its contents match the response component it represents.
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UNESCO Baghdad RFQ attachments: read a total email file limit as a package constraint
A total attachment limit applies to the package rather than granting the same allowance to every…
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UNFPA submission channels: keep a form-request deadline separate from the bid deadline
A deadline for requesting access to a submission route is not necessarily the deadline for submitting…
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UNOPS Thailand test-kit procurement: resolve the pack and single-test unit before reading quantity
A procurement quantity is incomplete without its unit.
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UNOPS Madagascar solar-kit packaging: distinguish specified colours from approved final artwork
A packaging instruction and an approved packaging design are different forms of evidence.
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UNOPS Mozambique quotation currency: retain the requested currency instead of assuming USD
An international procurement is not automatically quoted in United States dollars.
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UNOPS Pristina laboratory procurement: choosing lots does not mean choosing items within a lot
A supplier may be allowed to select relevant lots while still needing to address every requested…