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Request for Quotation

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The Armenian Branch of Development Professionals, Inc. requests price quotations for Provision of Translation Services, as outlined below:

Background
Development Professionals, Inc. (DPI), an international consulting company based in Arlington, Virginia, USA, is currently implementing the USAID/Armenia Justice Sector Support Project. The Armenian Branch of DPI is operating in Armenia since 2022.

Instructions of Offerors
With this RFQ, DPI is soliciting offers from qualified individuals/individual entrepreneurs to provide written translation services for USAID/Armenia Justice Sector Support Project (address: Sarmen street 11/1, Armenia, Yerevan).

Negotiations
It is expected that awards will be made based on submitted offers. However, DPI reserves the right to conduct negotiations and request clarifications prior to awarding any contract(s).

Basis for Award
The award will be made to any bidder(s) whose offer is compliant with the RFQ instructions and is evaluated as the most advantageous for DPI.

Terms and Conditions
The award(s) is subject to DPI’s standard terms and conditions. Please note that DPI standard payment terms are ten (10) days upon receipt of complete documentation, and after acceptance of the deliverables. No advance payments are possible.

Statement of Work
The Contractor(s) is required to provide written translation services (Armenian into English and vice versa) for the USAID/Armenia Justice Sector Support Project (JSSP), in particular, translating legal documents, reports,, and other relevant materials as required. The Project intends to create a pool of MOJ-certified translators whose services can be called upon as needed. JSSP reserves the right to call upon the services of individual Contractors depending on the type of services required, and the availability of the Contractor.

The Contractor must ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality translations, the usage of proper terminology (English and Armenian) based on the nature of documents, accuracy in language and structure, and maintain the confidentiality of all translated materials.

The Contractor is expected to perform terminology research to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of all translations. The Contractor is also responsible for ensuring quality and accuracy of the entire document before submitting it back to DPI.

Required Services
- Provision of Written Translation Services
- Editing of Armenian texts

Timeline
DPI anticipates establishing one or more Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for the Provision of Translation and Interpretation Services from Armenian into English and vice versa, as referenced above, for a 12-month period, starting on/about October 23, 2024, to October 27, 2025, with an option to renew/extend for another year.

ТРЕБОВАНИЯ: 

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Technical Requirements
- Translators must have a Certificate of Qualification for a Translator Involved in Notarial Activities;
- Translators must have relevant academic qualifications and professional experience that demonstrates high-level proficiency in either or both written translation services and the editing of Armenian texts;
- Minimum 3 years of professional translation services;
- Perfect mastery of the mother tongue (Armenian) and English;
- Knowledge and experience translating legal documents, international development program documents are preferred;
- Applicable certifications for translation.

Required Documentation

Technical Proposal
The bidder shall include the following in the technical portion of the quotation:
- Evidence of language proficiency in English & Armenian;
- Demonstrated past performance delivering similar services;
- Resume of proposed Contractor(s).

Financial Proposal
- Fixed price quotation for the required service (per page, etc.);
- Rate per page (1800 character) with and without spaces for the output text;
- PowerPoint translation rates;
- Rush rates (for short notice translation requests), with definition of what qualifies as “rush rates”.

Details can be found in the file attached below this announcement.

Selection Criteria
A) Technical qualification & past performance (60%)
The evaluation of the bidder’s technical proposal shall focus on the extent to which the bidder is able to demonstrate the proposed consultant’s expertise as evidenced by past performance.

B) Price quote (40%)
DPI will select the successful contractor using a Best Value Approach, with both technical and price factors included in the evaluation. The Contracting Officer may enter into negotiations with one or more bidders to discuss improvements in the proposal and cost reduction. Upon successful negotiation with the bidder, a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) will be signed with fixed unit prices per service item line.

ПРОЦЕДУРА ПОДАЧИ ЗАЯВОК: 

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Offer Submission Deadline
Offers must be received no later than 23 October 2024, 16:00 Yerevan time.

Submission of Offers
All offers must be submitted electronically to the following email address: ***********@***********.***
Please quote reference “RFQ # 2201-048” in the subject of the email.

Questions and Clarifications
All questions and clarifications regarding this RFQ must be submitted in writing to ***********@***********.*** no later than 22 October 2024, 16:00 Yerevan time. All correspondence must provide reference to the RFQ number. Questions and clarifications that may be of interest to other bidders, will be circulated to all parties that submitted questions.

Source /Nationality/ Origin
All goods and services offered must be in Armenia at the time of purchase. Only firms and individuals legally registered in in the Republic of Armenia may submit an offer in response to this RFQ.

Quotations
Prices must be quoted as showing unit prices and total prices, with all relevant taxes included (e.g. gross amounts). Please note that DPI is VAT-exempt so VAT taxes should not be included in unit and total prices. Offers must clearly list all the items, indicate unit prices, quantities and total price. Quotations must be expressed as fixed price, in AMD.

Validity Period
Offers must be valid for a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days after the offer deadline.

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RFQ - RFQ 2201-048-Provision of Translation Services.docx