Upcoming Business Opportunities
Subject: Network and VOIP support
Reference: ITBS-551/MAL
Date posted: 14 March 2012
In view of the fact that the official language used for the RFP will be English, this request for expression of interest is published in English only.
Du fait que la langue officielle de cette sollicitation sera l'anglais, cette demande d'expression d'intérêt est publiée uniquement en anglais.
Please note that only those firms considered qualified by the United Nations Office at Geneva for this project will be invited to participate.
Terms of Reference
The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) is seeking additional network (LAN/MAN) and IPT (VoIP) technical support consultants to complement the operations of its current Network Services Team (NST) within the Infrastructure Management Unit (IMU) of the Information Communication and Technology Service (ICTS), UNOG. The additional resources provided through this tender will be integrated into the current Network Services Team and work under the supervision of the Chief of the UNOG/ICTS/IMU/NST team.
The United Office at Geneva intends to launch an Invitation to Bid on 23 March 2012 in order to award two contracts for the provision of technical support services for (i) the network (LAN/MAN) and (ii) the IPT (VoIP) environment. The Bid submission date is planned on 4 May 2012 and the contracts awards by 19 June 2012 to the lowest technically acceptable bidders in each category (i.e. one contract for network technical support consultant and another contract for IPT (VoIP) technical support consultant.
The receipt of the services from the contractors is set to commence as of 15 July 2012 for an initial contract period of two years, with the option to renew the contracts for a maximum period of five years on an annual basis at the sole discretion of the UNOG.
United Nations Global Market.
Please confirm the UNGM registration number.
United Nations Office at Geneva.
Please confirm the UNOG Vendor registration number. Please note that to be eligible for contract award, you must be fully registered.
Business References.
Please provide Letters of reference from at least three clients to whom your company has provided goods/services over the past twelve months. The recommendation letter must be prepared in the reference sources letterhead and signed by their representatives, who awarded an order to your firm or who administered your contract. Please also indicate fax numbers, email addresses and contact person for your reference sources so that the United Nations can contact them as and when required.
Complete address and Contact details.
Please provide your complete address and contact details to include contact name, telephone, telefax and email.
Please submit your response to this tenders@unog.ch or by facsimile, to +41 22 917 00 13. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 hours Central European Time, 23 March 2012. All responses will be kept strictly confidential.
Please indicate the reference number of this EOI in your response.
The United Nations Office at Geneva reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement at any time in the EOI and/or solicitation process. Please note that only those firms considered qualified by the United Nations Office at Geneva for this project will be invited to participate in this procurement exercise.