Provision of High Performance Computing System for UNECA

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia hereby seeks interested and qualified vendors with the capacity to provide a new High Performance Computing System to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The overall goal of this project is to contribute to poverty reduction through successful mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Africa and to improve the capacity of African countries to participate effectively in multilateral climate negotiations.

The High Performance Computing facility would help to predict and project climate information for vital decisions.

 Vendors who express their interest will be invited to participate in a tender through a  “Request for Proposal” (RFP).  This tender will envisage the selection of a single firm to provide a high performance computing system.

 UNECA is precluded from entering into a contract with a firm that is not fully registered with UNECA.  Those interested in responding to this invitation but not currently fully registered, as vendors with UNECA, are encouraged to register.  The registration Form and “Vendor Response Form” could be downloaded from www.uneca.org/procurement or similar documents could also be collected from the UNECA, Supply Chain Management Section, 2nd floor, Room no. 2N11.  In order to be eligible for UN Registration, please make sure to declare in writing the   Prerequisite for Eligibility criteria itemized from A-E   as contained in EOI instruction attached.

 Those interested should write to the above-mentioned e-mail address or fax number to submit their “expression of interest” by the deadline of 30 August 2013.