Vendor-Managed Inventory Solutions for Medical Strategic Deployment Stock

The United Nations (UN), Department of Operational Support is looking for information from potential qualified providers to provide warehousing services for medical equipment, consumables, and pharmaceuticals with readiness for delivery (FCA) within a week of notice while ensuring the maximum shelf life for all items that have an expiration date. Service requirements: 1. Ability to warehouse all different types of Medical items (equipment, consumables, pharmaceuticals) according to internationational WHO standards, including among other cold storage requirements 2. Ability to provide Medical equipment maintenance and service if/as needed to ensure items are fully operational 3. Ability to ensure maximum shelf life of medical items with expiration dates at the time of delivery. 4. Ability to warehouse medical equipment, consumables, and pharmaceuticals procured by the UN. 5. Ability to either maintain the medical items pre-packed according to the UN standardised packing, or pack the items according to the UN advised packing lists upon request for deployment. 6. Ability to ship Delivered at Place (DAP, Incoterms) at a UN designated location (not mandatory) There will be a vendor conference for this RFI which will be held online, on Wednesday 26 March 2025 from 9:30AM to 11:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada), Interested vendors can attending using the following information and direct link: Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 347 155 024 590 Passcode: Mz9cD9zW Join on a video conferencing device Tenant key: unitevc@m.webex.com Video ID: 123 771 785 3 Vendor Conference Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGMxNmUzOWEtYjg3Ny00ZDVlLWE1MDUtMDEwYTNjYmUwODEx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220f9e35db-544f-4f60-bdcc-5ea416e6dc70%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%223a6c8617-4e7c-4d02-ab23-b1c04f177e6a%22%7d Prior to the vendor conference, providers who could provide these services are highly encouraged to submit their questions regarding this RFI via email to nicha.bhandhumani@un.org by Monday 24 March 2025 at 5:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada). Clarification to these questions will be provided at the conference. The answers to the clarification questions can be found on the following link: LINK TO RFIUNPD23524- Clarification Questions and Answers The Response Form and the Appendix can be downloaded from the following links: LINK TO EXCEL FILE 1 Response Form LINK TO EXCEL FILE 2 Appendix: an indicative list and estimated quantities of items of equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals. The response can be submitted from Wednesday 26 March 2025 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) by email to nicha.bhandhumani@un.org. The submission deadline is Thursday 17 April 2025 5:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada). No extension will be allowed. The weblink of the RFI is not accessible for uploading document and the documents needs to be sent by email. Email sizes 10MB or more will not be received by us, therefore please keep the sizes as minimum as possible (weblink can be sent).