Transcription of UN official documents into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and/or Spanish Braille

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS:

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to provide the Division of Conference Management (DCM) of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) with the latest market knowledge and information with respect to the capacity of specialized firms to transcribe UN official documents into Braille.

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide UNOG, on an on-going basis, with the transcription of UN official documents into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and/or Spanish Braille.

The information received will be used to obtain a further understanding of the market and to determine whether there are companies that would be able to provide these services in all the six official languages of the United Nations.

This may eventually lead to the launch of an open competitive tender which will result in awarding a long term agreement.

UNOG invites potential vendors to submit their responses in a duly signed letter specifying the following:

1. A brief description of the company’s institutional structure and organization including its size, registered office, location, resources, field of expertise and years of experience,

2. Description of the services offered,

3. The technology used,

4. Fee structure,

5. References,
6. Complete contact details of focal person/s for further correspondence and clarifications, including name, position, email address/es and phone numbers.

Please note that this RFI does not constitute a solicitation. It does not entail any commitment on the part of UNOG, either financial or otherwise.

UNOG reserves the right to accept or reject any or all RFI without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant/s of the grounds.

RFI Clarification

Should you require further clarifications on the RFI, kindly contact John Habonimana at jhabonimana@unog.ch  and cc Riin Koppel at rkoppel@un.org