Provision of 36-Month Re-Certification and Maintenance of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 at UNLB and UNSB-V.

The United Nations Global Service Centre requires the services of an accredited Certification Body for the re-certification and maintenance (i.e. surveillance audits) of the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) at its two locations, the United Nations Logistics Base (UNLB) in Brindisi, Italy and the United Nations Support Base (UNSB-V) in Valencia, Spain. BACKGROUND UNLB embarked on the accredited certification route for its Data Centre and Satellite operations in 2006. Achieved in 2007, the Certification was followed by 6 years of successful re-certification and maintenance of its ISMS. The current ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certificate of Approval, ref. no. LRC 7271673/ISM is due to expire on 13 December 2013. For the new certification cycle, it was decided to extend the ISMS scope so as to include the UNSB-V site. SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT The below will form part of requirement: - 36 months (3-year cycle) of ISO/IEC 27001:2005 re-certification and maintenance/surveillance audit services; - The re-certification audit shall take place no later than 1 month before the expiration date of the current certification; - Issuance of a new ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Certificate of Approval for a multi-site ISMS covering both sites (i.e., UNLB and UNSB-V); and - Maintenance/surveillance audits, covering the 3-year cycle at a frequency of 9 months, shall be scheduled and agreed upon by both parties (i.e., representative/s of UNLB and UNSB-V, and representative/s of the accredited certification body). The full technical requirements and details will be provided with a formal solicitation document to be issued at a later stage, soon after the closing date for this EOI. General Conditions: Vendors are invited to express their interest via fax or email citing the full name of the company, complete address, telephone and fax number as well as the name and title of a designated point of contact. This notice does not constitute solicitation. The UNLB reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement at any time in the EOI and/or solicitation process. The UNLB Procurement considers a firm's qualifications and experience in the particular commodity/service area, and previous performance, when preparing a list of invitees. Therefore, in case of EOIs concerning equipment or supplies, for responding vendors who are not manufacturers, full details of the vendor's status, as a factory-appointed wholesaler or distributor, must be provided if not already on file with UNLB Procurement.