Selection Method – Request for Quotations (RFQ)
Date: April 23, 2026 Project Title: MSME Competitiveness Project Project ID No. P177895 Source of Funding: Loan No.: IBRD 9423-MD & Credit No.: IDA 7174-MD Ref. number: MD-CEP-549147-NC-RFQ
To: Potential Providers Dear Provider(s),
- You are invited to submit your price quotation(s) for the supply of the following Non-Consulting Services (hereinafter referred to as “Services”):
No. Description of Services
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Design and implementation of the Government exhibition area (Expo Zone) -
Full technical and logistical support for the delivery of workshops, demonstration and testing sessions -
Production of sustainable branded materials for EVO and Digital Identity Wallet
Information on technical specifications and required quantities is provided in the Specifications chapter. 2. You must quote for all the items under this invitation. Price quotations will be evaluated for all the items together and contract awarded to the firm offering the lowest evaluated price. Incomplete or partial Quotes will not be considered. Alternative quotations/options are not allowed. 3. Your price quotation in the form provided in Annex 1 shall be submitted electronically. Your price quotation shall be submitted by e-mail to the following email: piu@mded.gov.md. 4. The deadline for receipt of your quotation (s) by the Client at the electronic address indicated above is: April 30, 2026, 11:00 (local time). Late quotations will be rejected. 5. Your quotation in English, shall be accompanied by
- general information about the Service Provider (copy of registration certificate) and adequate technical documentation and catalogue(s) and other material or pertinent information proving: • Experience in delivering complex events or exhibition environments • Experience working with public sector institutions or donor-funded projects • Capacity to deliver integrated services (design, production, logistics) • Portfolio demonstrating interactive or immersive experience setups
- Procurement of the required services is carried out in accordance with the Request for Quotations (RFQ) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”).
- Your quotation shall be submitted as per the following instructions and in accordance with the attached Contract. The attached Terms and Conditions of Supply form an integral part of the Contract.
(i) PRICES: Prices must be quoted in Moldovan Leu.
(ii) EVALUATION OF QUOTATIONS: Quotation determined to be substantially responsive to the specifications will be evaluated by comparison of the total price, excluding local taxes.
In evaluating the quotations, the Client will determine for each quotation the evaluated price by adjusting the price quotation by making any correction for any arithmetical errors as follows: (a) where there is a discrepancy between amounts in figures and in words, the amount in words will govern; (b) where there is a discrepancy between the unit rate and the line-item total resulting from multiplying the unit rate by quantity, the unit rate as quoted will govern.
If the Provider refuses to accept the correction, its quotation will be rejected.
(iii) AWARD OF CONTRACT: The award will be made to the Provider offering the lowest evaluated substantially responsive quotation that meets the required specifications. The successful Provider will sign a Contract as per attached form of contract and terms and conditions of delivery.
(iv) VALIDITY OF THE OFFER: Your quotation(s) shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the deadline for receipt of quotation(s) indicated in Paragraph 4 of this Request for Quotation.
- Further information can be obtained during office hours from 09:00 to 17:00 hours (Chisinau time) from:
Public Institution “Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank Competitiveness Enhancement Project” acting as Project Implementation Unit of the World Bank MSME Competitiveness Project 180, Stefan cel Mare, office 815, MD-2004, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Tel: (+373 22) 296 723 E-mail: piu@mded.gov.md, Web site: http://uipac.md
- Inspections and Audits
9.1 The Provider shall carry out all instructions of the Client which comply with the applicable laws where the destination is located. 9.2 The Provider shall permit, and shall cause its Subcontractors and consultants to permit, the Bank and/or persons appointed by the Bank to inspect the Provider’s offices and all accounts and records relating to the performance of the Contract and the submission of the quotation, and to have such accounts and records audited by auditors appointed by the Bank if requested by the Bank. The Provider’s and its Subcontractors and consultants’ attention is drawn to Clause 6. Fraud and Corruption of the Form of Contract, which provides, inter alia, that acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Bank’s inspection and audit rights constitute a prohibited practice subject to contract termination (as well as to a determination of ineligibility pursuant to the Bank’s prevailing sanctions procedures). 10. A prospective Provider requiring any clarification of the Invitation to Quote shall contact the Client in writing at the Client’s address specified in Paragraph 8. The Client will respond in writing to any request for clarification, provided that such request is received no later than four (4) calendar days prior to the deadline for submission of quotations.
- Please confirm by e-mail the receipt of this invitation and whether you will submit the price quotation(s).
Sincerely,
Public Institution Project implementation Unit of the Competitiveness Enhancement Project