Provision of a Snack Bar Facility at UNFICYP HQ, Nicosia, Cyprus

1. The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) intends to conduct a competitive solicitation exercise to establish a Snack Bar facility at the UNFICYP Headquarters premises located within the United Nations Protected Area (UNPA), Nicosia, for which a Service Provider will be identified through a competitive tendering exercise. 2. UNFICYP will provide pre-fabricated buildings, an open dining area for the Snack Bar facility and an open area for Barbecue (BBQ) on an 'as is' basis, including utilities (water and electricity) on a cost reimbursable basis. The Service Provider at its own cost shall fully furnish, operate and manage the facility six days a week (Monday to Saturday) excluding UNFICYP holidays. The Snack Bar shall cater for hot/cold snacks such as light meals, sandwiches, salads, sweet/savory pastries, cakes and refreshments such as hot/cold drinks, freshly squeezed juices and other beverages as preferred by the clientele. 3. The Snack Bar will not be the sole catering outlet. On a daily basis there are approximately 300 personnel accessing the UNPA and a portion of them may opt for the proposed Snack Bar services. UNFICYP does not guarantee that any minimum number of personnel, visitors and contractors who have daily access to the UNPA will use the proposed Snack Bar services. 4. The resulting contract shall be for an initial period of two (2) years with an option to extend for three (3) additional terms of one (1) year each. The anticipated contract commencement date is within the first quarter of 2021. 5. In this regard, UNFICYP would like to identify vendors that would be interested to participate in the competitive solicitation exercise. Qualified vendors are requested to express their interest by providing all relevant information including complete company details and experience profile using the attached Vendor Response Form, also available in our website www.unficyp.org. The interest shall be sent to the attention of Mr. Panayiotis Savva via email to unficyp-procurement@un.org no later than Tuesday, 03 November 2020. 6. UNFICYP reserves the right in selecting the invitees for the competitive bidding and mere expressing an interest would not automatically warrant participation in the competitive bidding exercise. UNFICYP reserves the right to change or cancel any of these requirements at any time during the EOI and/or the solicitation process. 7. The UNGM registration is mandatory for responding to this EOI. Information on the prerequisites for Basic registration can be found at https://help.ungm.org/hc/en-us/articles/360012815920-How-to-complete-the-registration-form-at-the-Basic-level-.