Provision of Catering Services at the Transit Camp situated within UN Entebbe Support Base (UNES ...

1. The United Nations Procurement Division, Global Procurement Support Section (UNPD/GPSS), hereby invites qualified vendors to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in an upcoming solicitation for the Provision of Catering Services at the Transit Camp situated within UN Entebbe Support Base (UNESB) for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Uganda on a long term basis. 2. The UNPD/GPSS on behalf of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), seeks to engage professional / qualified, competent, licensed and accredited service provider(s) capable of availing Catering Services to Military Contingents and Formed Police Units on rotation and on short visits at the Transit Camp situated within UN Entebbe Support Base (UNESB), Uganda. MONUSCO / UNESB in Uganda is located right next to the Entebbe Old Airport area. 3. The Contractor shall provide a variety of foods and beverages including freshly baked products and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables procured either locally from local markets or imported from international markets. Where applicable, the food products shall meet the UN Rations Standards. The Contractor shall provide full-service operations required for the preparation and service of three meals per day. 4. The proposed term of Contract(s) shall be for an initial two (02) years with an option to extend for an additional three (3) one year successive periods (1+1+1) at the sole discretion of the UN, to extend under the same terms and conditions and at the same prices as agreed by the UN and the successful vendor(s) subject to UN budgets and continuation of mandates as determined by the UN General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations and the satisfactory performance of the vendor(s). 5. The UN reserves the right to split the Contract award amongst multiple service providers and any resulting Contract(s) shall be non-exclusive. 6. The eventual Contract shall be awarded on an all-inclusive basis. The Contractor shall be responsiblefor the provision and sustainment of all its Personnel, Materials, Kitchen equipment, IT software, hardware and for making all necessary arrangements to fulfill its obligations under the Contract once awarded. 7. The vendors may please note that the Transit Camp or Airport MONUSCO Terminal do not have facilities for cooking on site. Hence, the vendor SHOULD have an appropriate kitchen to cook the healthy meals and serve efficiently at the two locations. 8. Companies interested in being considered for shortlisting for receipt of the UNPD/GPSS solicitation document are requested to submit a clearly written Expression of Interest therein specifying the company'sprofile, as per Vendor Response Form attached hereunder providing: 8.1 Address, contact person, active telephone numbers as well as functional e-mail contacts; 8.2 Company’s registration ID number (if already registered with UN) and UNGM registration number (www.ungm.org). 8.3 Company must be registered in UNGM atleast at Level 1 in order to be considered to participate in this UN solicitation. 8.4 Written confirmation of the company’s capability to provide these services to the United Nations; and 8.5 Indicate commitment that if the solicitaion is issued, your company is ready to prepare an offer to provide these services by the set proposal close date and a copy of this included as part of the Technical Evaluation submission. 9. Companies that have previously submitted EOIs for similar services with UN MUST re-submit full documentation as detailed here above. 10. Please note, this is NOT an invitation for submission of Proposals. Its purpose is to identify companies that would be interested to participate in the solicitation when issued. 11. A detailed Scope of Work (SOW) with the technical requirement, staff estimates required, etc. will be provided within the UN's solicitation document which will be sent out to all qualified companies / vendors shortlisted for receipt of official UNPD/GPSS solicitation. 12. The UNPD/GPSS will examine the outcome of this request for EOI and will consider qualified firms including that have expressed their interest providing the required information as to their ability to fulfill UNPD/GPSS’ requirement. No further details can be made available prior to the issuance of the tender as this stage is only to identify interested and qualifying vendors for this requirement. 13. The UNPD/GPSS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirements at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a reply to this EOI does not automatically guarantee that your company will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued or award thereafter. The tender and any subsequent commitment to contract will be issued in accordance with UN rules and regulations. 14. Interested vendors must complete and submit page 4 (i.e. Vendor Response Form) of this EOI document indicating the EOI Number in the subject. At this stage, please do not submit any additonal information and no questions will be answered. The expressions of interest (EOI) may be submitted by mail or by using the emails provided they are clearly marked with the inscription “Expression of Interest - Provision of Catering Services at the Transit Camp situated within UN Entebbe Support Base (UNESB) for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Uganda". UNPD Global Procurement Support Section P.O. Box 710, UN Entebbe Support Base, Old Entebbe Airport Road, Entebbe, Uganda Attn: dos-pd-gpss@un.org 15. EOIs not addressing the above criteria to the satisfaction of UNPD/GPSS shall not be considered for the solicitation to bid, if and when issued. UNPD/GPSS reserves the right in selecting the invitees for the solicitation. 16. The Expressions of Interest (EOI) (Vendor Response Form) is to be submitted only by e-mail no later than Close of Business 10 August 2020 to email address dos-pd-gpss@un.org. 17. Formal solicitation will require the submission of bid securities. 18. Any further details about this requirement shall be included in the solicitation documents. If you have questions related to this EOI, please follow the instructions or contact dos-pd-gpss@un.org. 19. This request for Expressons of Interest (EOI) is issued subject to the conditons contained in the EOI introductory page on this website. UNPD/GPSS reserves the right in selecting the invitees for the solicitation. Thank you for your interest.