Provision of External Legal Services for IFAD and Staff Members

Item Description:

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries.

Provision of External Legal Services for IFAD and Staff Members

For the provision of External Legal Services for IFAD, the Law Firm shall work under the exclusive supervision and oversight of IFAD’ s Office of the General Counsel. The Law Firm shall, where and when requested, assume responsibility for, or provide legal advice on matters relating primarily to, public and private international law and issues arising under, or relating to, the Italian legal system. In this regard, thorough familiarity with the principles, treaties laws relating to diplomatic privileges and immunities and the operations and status of United Nations Specialized Agencies is required.

For the provision of External Legal Services for Staff Members, the Law Firm shall work under the general oversight of IFAD’s Office of the General Counsel. The Law Firm shall, where and when requested by an IF AD staff member, provide legal assistance in the form of an opinion and/or advice to the staff member on legal matters arising under Italian laws and/or personal issues unrelated to IF AD, encountered by staff members in Italy and their dealings with the Italian administrative/legal system.

Objective of the RFQ

IFAD is issuing the Request for Quotation to select one Law Firm for the provision of External Legal Services for IFAD and Staff Members. The contract will be awarded to one bidder for a duration of 3 years renewable for additional two years, up to a maximum of five years.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS RFQ DOCUMENTS: In order to have access to the tender documents, it is necessary to register and Log In in the UNGM portal (www.ungm.org).
Please carefully read the instructions in the document attached to this tender notice (See the menu tab “DOCUMENTS”)

IFAD 2019 011 RFQ Instructions on how to access.pdf