Provision of a Duty Free - Post Exchange (PX) Commissary Services at UNFICYP HQ, Nicosia

1. The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) intends to conduct a competitive solicitation exercise to identify a service provider to establish a PX Facility in the UNPA (United Nations Protected Area), located in Nicosia, Cyprus. UNFICYP will provide the warehousing and outlet building (unfurnished space) at its Headquarters. It is anticipated that the proposed Contract shall be for an initial period of three (3) years, with the sole option of UNFICYP to extend for two additional one (1) year periods each, commencing on 16 December 2017. 2. It is expected that all UNFICYP personnel will use the facility, however only eligible international personnel (amounting to 1,100) are entitled to purchase tax and duty exempt merchandise. The PX Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment (shelving, refrigeration and cash registers etc.) to operate and manage the facility, be solely responsible for the shipments and importation of the duty/tax free goods in a timely manner and to ensure the uninterrupted supply of goods. 3. In this regard UNFICYP would like to identify Vendors that would be interested to participate in the solicitation exercise. Qualified Vendors are requested to express their interest by providing all relevant information including complete company details and experience profile on the attached Vendor Response Form, also available in our website www.unficyp.org. The interest should be sent to the attention of Panayiotis Savva either via fax +357-22-614493 or via email unficyp-procurement@un.org no later than Thursday, 27 July 2017. 4. UNFICYP reserves the right in selecting the invitees for the competitive bidding and mere expressing an interest would not automatically warrant participation in the competitive bidding exercise. UNFICYP reserves the right to change or cancel any of these requirements at any time during the EOI and/or the solicitation process. The UNGM registration is mandatory for responding to the EOI and/or the solicitation process.