LONG TERM AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR THE STRATEGIC MOVEMENT OF MILITARY AND POLICE CONTINGE ...

1. The United Nations is seeking long term air transportation services for the strategic movement of personnel, baggage and cargo between Troop/Police Contributing Countries and United Nations Peacekeeping Missions. 2. The intention is to have this aircraft based at a suitable airport as proposed by vendors for operational efficiency in fulfilling the UN air support mandated objectives. Alternatively, the United Nations may consider, at its sole option, basing the aircraft in Entebbe, Uganda (as main operations base) but for operational reasons could be relocated to other main operations bases during the contract period. 3. The primary purpose of the aircraft will be to conduct the strategic movement of military/police contingent personnel between current and future United Nations Peacekeeping missions in, but not limited to, Africa, Middle East, and America, and a number of troop/police contributing countries (TCC/PCC), mainly, but not limited to East and Southeast Asia. The list of countries and Missions to be supported are listed below: a. UN Peacekeeping Missions (approximate number of incoming passengers per year): 1) UNIFIL, Lebanon (3,685); 2) UNMISS, South Sudan (6,942); 3) MONUSCO, DR of Congo (6,861); 4) UNAMID, Darfur, Sudan (3,628); 5) ONUCI, Cote d’Ivoire (2,268); 6) UNMIL, Liberia (1,293); 7) MINUSCA, Central African Republic (tbc); 8) MINUSMA, Mali (1,996); 9) MINUSTAH, Haiti (1,397); and 10) UNDOF, Beirut and Tel Aviv (839). Total = 28,909 passengers b. Countries (approximate number of deployed passengers per year): 1) Nepal – 6,002 2) Bangladesh – 5,719 3) India – 5,645 4) South Africa – 1,650 5) Jordan – 1,428 6) Uruguay – 1,267 7) Egypt – 1,140 8) Mongolia – 850 9) Cambodia – 633 10) Ukraine – 525 11) Pakistan – 450 12) Fiji – 442 13) Sri Lanka – 368 14) Gambia – 208 15) Philippines – 157 16) Guatemala – 150 Total = 28,909 passengers The total estimated number of passengers rotated is 57,818 per year. 4. Vendors would plan iaw their Company's policies and procedures, and in the most efficient and economical way the transportation of troops as per tasking order provided by the United Nations. Vendors shall also take into consideration methods in fuel efficiency. 5. Vendors would provide the minimum number of flight hours per month that the United Nations should guarantee to cover for the leasing of the aircraft. The United Nations would expect a lower rate for the flight hours flown in excess of the minimum guaranteed hours. Vendors can provide other arrangement to meet the operational requirements listed under item 6 below. 6. Air transportation services to be performed shall meet the following operational and administrative requirements: 6.1 Support flights to different United Nations Peacekeeping missions. 6.2 Deployments, rotations, repatriations and redeployments of United Nations military and police contingent personnel between the TCC/PCCs and United Nations Peacekeeping missions. 6.3 Logistics re-supply/support in the form of transportation of passengers and cargo, including dangerous goods (in accordance with IATA provisions). 6.4 VIP special flights for negotiations/liaison support. 6.5 Casualties or medical evacuation and any other type of emergency flights. 7. The aircraft should be capable of carrying passengers in the range of 175 to 275 with 100 kg of personal luggage each passenger. The total capacity should be in the range of 100 to 170 cubic meters cargo space, excluding the passenger compartment for a total cargo payload ranging from 17,850 to 28,050 kg. 8. The aircraft sought should not exceed the age of 20 years. It is expected that the aircraft will be continuously operational with no interruption in service. It is expected that back-up aircraft will be available in case of service/maintenance to be performed on the main aircraft. 9. It is expected that the term of contract will be for two years commencing around October or November 2015, with a provision for contract extension for a maximum of one additional period of one year, at UN's sole discretion.