Contract for the provision of GVF online satellite training courses and related certifications.

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi (Italy) seeks an appropriately qualified vendor for the provision of the below satellite training courses and related certifications: - GVF Basic Certification GVF 510 - Core skills for VSat Installers GVF Basic Hands On Skills Test (HOST) - GVF Advanced Certification GVF 520 - Satcom Fundamentals GVF 521 - Practical Technique for VSat Installers GVF Basic Hands On Skills Test (HOST) The Contract shall be established for an initial term of one (1) year with the option to be renewed for two (2) additional one-year periods, for a maximum contract period of three (3) years. The courses may be held in any of the 4 mandatory locations listed below, as well as in at least 50% of field missions (see list below): 1. UNGSC, Brindisi, Italy 2. UNSB-V, Valencia, Spain 3. ESB, Entebbe, Uganda 4. UNIFIL, Lebanon The Vendor providing the training must: - be authorized by GVF/Satprof to deliver the GVF VSAT Installers Certification Program: please provide evidence; - deliver the above mentioned GVF VSat Installers Certification online courses; - deliver the GVF Basic Hands On Skills Test (HOST) in any of the 4 mandatory locations listed above as well as in at least 50% of field missions in each quoted geographical area, as specified below: Missions: W. Africa MINUSCA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Bangui MINURSO United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, Laayoune MINUSMA United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, Bamako ONUCI United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia, Monrovia UNOCA United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, Libreville, Gabon UNIOGBIS United Nations Integrated Peace-Building Office In Guinea-Bissau, Bissau UNSMIL United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Tripoli E. Africa OSASG (former MENUB) Office of the Special Advisor of the Secretary General for Burundi, Bujumbura RSCE Regional Service Center Entebbe, Uganda UNOAU United Nations Office to the African Union, Addis Ababa MONUSCO United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa UNSOS United Nations Support Office in Somalia, Nairobi, Kenya United Nations Support Office In Somalia, Mombasa, Kenya United Nations Support Office in Somalia, Mogadishu, Somalia UNAMID African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur, El Fasher UNMISS United Nations Mission in South Sudan, Juba UNISFA United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei, Abyei Town Asia UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan, Islamabad/Srinagar UNRCCA United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Dimplomacy for Central Asia, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan UNAKRT United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials, Phnom Penh, Cambodia UNAMA United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Kabul Middle East UNAMI United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, Amman, Jordan UNDOF United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, Camp Faouar, Syria UNFICYP United Nations Peace Keeping Force In Cyprus, Nicosia UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Naqoura, Southern Lebanon UNSCO Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories, Jerusalem UNSCOL Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Beirut OJSRS Office of the Joint Special Representative For Syria, Damascus, Syria UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, Jerusalem Europe UNGSC - Valencia United Nations Global Service Centre, Valencia, Spain UNGSC - Brindisi United Nations Global Service Centre, Brindisi, Italy UNMIK United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, Pristina Americas MINUSTAH United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Haiti ONUCOL United Nations Mission in Colombia, Bogota', Colombia The full technical requirements and details will be provided with a formal solicitation document to be issued at a later stage, soon after the closing date for this EOI.    General Conditions: Contractors interested in participating in this solicitation are invited to express their interest via fax or email citing the full name of the company, complete address, telephone and fax number as well as the name and title of a designated point of contact. This notice does not constitute solicitation. The UNGSC reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement at any time in the EOI and/or solicitation process. The UNLB Procurement considers a firm's qualifications and experience in the particular commodity/service area, and previous performance, when preparing a list of invitees. Therefore, in case of EOIs concerning equipment or supplies, for responding vendors who are not manufacturers, full details of the vendor's status, as a factory-appointed wholesaler or distributor, must be provided if not already on file with UNGSC Procurement.