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Recruitment of a Training Provider for NVIDIA AI Infrastructure & Operations

UNDP

Published: Oct 30, 2026

Updated: Nov 2, 2026

Source: UNGM - United Nations Global Marketplace

About This Opportunity

UNDP - Request for proposal

This is a services contract in the infrastructure and education and training sectors, with a focus on Curriculum. Located in Rwanda, Africa, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

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Description

Agency: UNDP | Reference: UNDP-RWA-00426 | Type: Request for proposal RECRUITMENT OF A TRAININGSERVICESPROVIDERFORTHENVIDIAAIINFRASTRUCTUREANDOPERATIONS:DEPLOYMENT, VIRTUALIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT TRAININGItemDescriptionOffice/Unit/ProjectUNDPRwandaPlaceVenuetobeproposedbythetrainingservicesprovider,meetingtheminimumtechnicalandvenuerequirementsTypeofContractLocal/InternationalConsultancyFirmExpectedDurationUpto5monthsfromcontractsignature1.BackgroundThe UNDP, through the Timbuktoo framework, is investing in sovereign Artificial Intelligence infrastructure to expand the computational capacity of African countries and accelerate progress towardtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.Standardized,high-performanceinfrastructureisbeing deployedinsixpartnercountries:Rwanda,Kenya,Malawi,Zambia,Togo,andSouthAfricaenabling localdevelopers,researchers,andinnovatorstotestanddeployAIsolutionsinprioritysectorssuchas agriculture, climate action, ensuring localized data processing, secure storage, and technological sovereignty.In 2026, an inaugural AI infrastructure workshop was convened, bringing together technical counterpartsfromallsixpartnercountries.Thatworkshopsurfacedaclearneed:nationaltechnical teamsrequiredeeper,hands-onoperationalskillstoindependentlydeploy,virtualize,monitor,and sustain the newly installed AI/HPC infrastructure.2.RationaleSovereign AI infrastructure delivers value only when local teams can operate it independently and reliably. Infrastructure, platform, and operations personnel in partner countries currently have varyinglevelsofexposuretoenterprise-gradeGPUinfrastructuremanagement.Withoutstructured, hands-on training, countries risk:•Prolongeddependenceonexternalvendorsandimplementationpartnersforroutine deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting;•UnderutilizationofinstalledHPC/GPUcapacity;•Inconsistentoperationalandsecuritystandardsacrossthesixnationaldatacenters;•Recurring, avoidable operational issues for example, GPU topology misconfiguration, already reportedacrossmorethanonecountryofficegoingunaddressedforlackofin-housediagnosticskill.Therefore, there is a need for a standardized, instructor-led training. The assignment is a customized,hands-ontechnicaltrainingservice.Thesuccessfulprovidershalldemonstratethetechnicalcapability to adapt the curriculum, laboratory environment and practical exercises to the actual NVIDIA GPU infrastructure deployed under the Timbuktoo initiative3.Objectiveoftheassignment3.1.MainobjectiveTo design, customize, and deliver a 10-day, instructor-led NVIDIA AI Infrastructure and Operations trainingprogramcoveringdeployment,virtualization,andmanagementofNVIDIAenvironments.The training is designed to capacitate a maximum of 25 participants from different African Countries.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.orgusing the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website:https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.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.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.Rwanda COPROCUREMENT UNIT CONTACT: • Email: procurement.rw@undp.org

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