Provision of Restaurant and Cafeteria Services to UNIFIL

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has a mandate to support the implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1701. As part of the Mission’s support programme, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from fully qualified companies wishing to be considered for inclusion in a tender for the following: Provision of Restaurant and Cafeteria Services to UNIFIL UNIFIL has a requirement for the provision of Restaurant and cafeteria services to the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Naqoura, Lebanon. The purpose for this requirement is to contract experienced professional contractors with the capacity to equip, maintain and manage two (2) cafeteria and one (1) Restaurant/Fast food at UNIFIL Headquarters, Naqoura, Lebanon as follows: - Cafeteria Services: shall include a coffee shop service serving sandwiches, light snacks, hot and cold drinks and beverages; - Restaurant Services: Shall include a la Carte Menu during meal hours and as an option a fixed lunch buffet. The Contract for the provision of the above services shall be for an initial period of two (2) years with the possibility to extend the contract for a further three year period. The maximum contract period shall be for five (5) years. For this requirement, UNIFIL will undertake a competitive bidding exercise shortly and consider inviting those companies that have expressed their interest and provided initial relevant information as to their ability to fulfil UNIFIL’s requirement. Please note. This is not an invitation for submission of a price proposal. Responding to this Request 1. Interested companies must complete the Vendor Response Form and return it to the attention of UNIFIL Chief Procurement Officer. Your response must be submitted not later than 04:00 PM Eastern European Time (Local time in Lebanon) on 31 August 2017, via (a) E-mail to unifil-eoi@un.org; or (b) Facsimile to +961 1 925022. 2. Vendor Response Forms must be completed in full and supported by the requested information providing the evidence of the company’s ability to satisfy UNIFIL's requirement. The UNIFIL reserves the right to reject Expressions of Interest documents that are incomplete, or are received after the stated deadline. 3. Companies that are not registered with UMGM cannot be included in the List of Invitees. Only those companies that are registered at Level 1 would be eligible for award of contract pertaining to this requirement. Registration with UNGM (WWW.UNGM.ORG) is free of charge and mandatory for all companies wishing to participate in the UN solicitations.