Design and supply of United Nations Laissez Passer (LP) and related Certificate Identity Documen ...

The United Nations seeks to engage a provider of custom designed secure printed machine-readable travel documents, in both electronic and non-electronic varieties, in a long term global contract for five years or longer. The electronic variety will only include the standard face biometric; no secondary biometrics shall be included. All notes and insertions in the booklet must be in the 6 official languages of the United Nations. Additional printed materials in the form of visa type stickers and specimen mailing packets will also be required. The selected vendor will also supply a complementary travel document personalization solution that will integrate with existing United Nations enrollment software. All aspects of the materials, software and hardware provided will meet or exceed the latest industrial standards and as well as the standards and recommended best practices as set forth by the most recent edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) document 9303 as well as International Standards Organization (ISO) standards referenced by ICAO doc. 9303. The United Nations anticipates ordering and personalizing approximately 20,000 electronic travel documents and 3,000 non-electronic travel documents annually. The personalization solution should be designed for such small-scale production. Proposed equipment must operate in a standard office environment similar to consular operations. Personalization will occur in two duty stations simultaneously. The personalization system will include document signer generation and management functions as well as similar functions for implementing Visual Digital Seals on the non-electronic travel documents. Proposed systems must comply with United Nations Information Security and architecture requirements. The United Nations may also seek to solicit additional stand-alone software components to augment the internal enrollment software as optional “add-on” features, should the core requirements above be met and the proposed options are competitive with the market. These features would include a facial recognition engine, mobile national passport data capture and validation as well as mobile live passport photo capture solution. All materials, software and equipment shall include warranty commensurate with the standard useable life of the product. The selected vendor shall also provide maintenance and support services. Further details will be shared upon issuance of the bid solcitation document.