Agency: UNICEF | Reference: 9206003 | Type: Request for proposal
PART I - PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES1.
Background1.1 UNICEF works to ensure that the rights and needs of every child are recognized, protectedand prioritized.
Strategic communication and advocacy help make children#s rights visible,influence public policy and investment, mobilize communities and strengthen accountability.UNICEF#s Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office seeks an experiencedcommunications agency to design and support the implementation of a regional campaignaddressing the impact of armed violence on children and adolescents.
The campaign willtranslate UNICEF evidence, advocacy objectives and stories into a coherent, compelling andadaptable platform for regional and country-level use.UNICEF expects the contractor to work in close coordination with the Advocacy andCommunication team and to apply a child-rights-based, evidence-led, do-no-harm andsafeguarding approach through research, concept development, production and dissemination.2.
Solicitation2.1 The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services ("RFPS") is to invite proposals forRegional Advocacy and Communication Campaign on Armed Violence Affecting Children andAdolescents, as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at AnnexB.2.2 This RFPS document is comprised of the following:- This document LRPS-2026-9206003- The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached asAnnex A to this document- The full Terms of Reference/Statement of Work attached at Annex B- Annex C MDM TEMPLATE- ONLINE REGISTRATION TO UNGM-UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL MARKET #LINK:https://www.ungm.org/Account/Registration2.3 This RFPS is an invitation to treat and shall not be construed as an offer capable of beingaccepted or as creating any contractual, other legal or restitutionary rights.
No binding contract,including a process contract or other understanding or arrangement, will exist between theProposer and UNICEF and nothing in or in connection with this RFPS shall give rise to anyliability on the part of UNICEF unless and until a contract is signed by UNICEF and thesuccessful Proposer.PART II - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS1.
Proposal Submission ScheduleACTIVITIES SCHEDULE:1.
Publication of Proposal: September 07th, 20262.
Questions and Answer if necessary: Until September 15th, 2026,before 23:59 (Panama Time)3.
Pre-Bid Conference September 16th, 2026.
Hour 10:00 a.m.
Panamatime.4.
Consolidated Q & A posted in UNGM: September 18th, 2026.5.
Deadline for Proposals: September 29th, 2026, before 23:59(Panama Time)6.
Proposals Review: September 30th, 2026, until October 05th, 2026,approximately7.
Award Notice sent and posted in UNGM: October 8th, 2026,approximately8.
Contract begins October 12th, 2026, approximately1.1 Acknowledgement of receipt of RFPS.
Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soonas possible by EMAIL at lacro-ops@unicef.org that they have received this RFPS.IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE -ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.1.2 Questions from Proposers.
Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect ofthis RFPS by EMAIL at Lacro-ops@unicef.org.
The deadline for receipt of any questions isSeptember 15th, 2026, before 23:59 Panama time.IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE -ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.Proposers are required to keep all questions as clear and concise as possible.Proposers are also expected to immediately notify UNICEF in writing of any ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults in any part of the RFPS, providing full details.
Proposers will not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults.UNICEF will compile the questions received.
UNICEF may, at its discretion, at once copy anyanonymized question and its reply to all other invited Proposers and/or post these on theUNICEF website and/or respond to the question at a bid conference.
After any such bidconference, a Questions and Answers document may be prepared and posted on the UNICEFwebsite.1.3 Amendments to RFPS Documents.
At any time prior to the Submission Deadline, UNICEFmay, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by aprospective Proposer, modify the RFPS documents by amendment.
If the RFPS was availablepublicly online, amendments will also be posted publicly online.
Further, all prospectiveProposers that have received the RFPS documents directly from UNICEF will be notified inwriting of all amendments to the RFPS documents.
In order to afford prospective Proposersreasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their Proposals,UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Submission Deadline.1.4 Bid conference.
A bid conference will be held on September 16th, 2026, at 10:00 amPan
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS:
• 1. TORs Armed Violence Advocacy Campaign.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=313558&documentId=2093415
• 3. Anexo C - MDM TEMPLATE.xlsx: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=313558&documentId=2093416
• 2. LRPS 2026 9206003.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=313558&documentId=2093417
• Download all documents: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadAllDocuments?noticeId=313558
CONTACT:
• Email: lacro-ops@unicef.org
