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Haiti

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

 

 

This notice is placed on behalf of MINUSTAH  United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of contents of furnished information; and is unable to answer any enquiries regarding this EOI. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti using the fax number or e-mail address provided below.

 

Title of the EOI:

PROVISION OF LOW AND MID-END INTERNET SERVICES IN HAITI

Date of this EOI: 24 April 2013

Closing Date for Receipt of EOI : 17 May 2013

EOI Number: EOIMINUSTAH8780
Address EOI response by fax or e-mail for the Attention of: Chief Procurement Officer

Fax Number: (509) 222-968-60 or 61
E-mail Address: minustah-procurement@un.org

UNSPSC Code: 81161800

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has a requirement for the provision of Internet Service to small and medium size offices in Haiti.

The objective is to provide a range of internet services as a backup or activated on-demand in order to enable a quick deployment of reliable high speed voice, video, and data communication between MINUSTAH small and medium offices sites and the public internet.

The Contractor should be able to provide local connectivity between its network and eighteen MINUSTAH sites within Haiti, which are determined and updated based on operational requirement.

In addition the contractor should provide the necessary bandwidth for future growth requirement up to 10% of current bandwidth.

Internet traffic is to be unlimited and unrestricted, and the connectivity should be dedicated wired or wireless point-to-point broadband link.

The contractor will provide a single link per site, not multiple or aggregated links, containing the full bandwidth for each and every site. Each link should be installed and operated independent of the other links and should be terminated to fast or Gigabit Ethernet connection or provided as a hotspot at the point of termination.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY)

 

NOTE

Information on tendering for the UN Procurement System is available free of charge at the followingaddress: http://www.ungm.org/Notices/Notices.aspx

 Only the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has been authorized to collect a nominal fee from vendors that wish to receive automatically Procurement Notices or Expression Of Interest. Please subscribe to http://www.ungm.org/Registration/Login.aspx

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete the Vendor Response Form of this EOI and send it via fax or email to United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) before the closing date set forth above.

 

1) Registering as a Vendor with UNGM

Vendors interested in fulfilling the requirement described above must be registered with UNGM and may wish to visit

www.ungm.org for full registration information in order to be eligible to participate in any solicitation. Information on the registration process can be obtained from the Mission concerned.

 Prerequisites for Eligibility

In order to be eligible for UN registration, you must declare that:

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY)

 

To be completed by the Vendor (All fields marked with an ‘*’ are mandatory)

If your company is not registered with UNGM, please use the following URL to register at United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM): www.ungm.org. Registration at UNGM is free but mandatory for responding to this EOI. The following information is available about the registration process.

 

COMPANY INFORMATION

UN Global Market Place (UNGM) Vendor ID Number*:

Legal Company Name (Not trade name or DBA name) *:

Company Contact *:

Address *:

City *: State :

Postal Code * :

Country *:

Phone Number *:

Fax Number *:

Email Address *:

Company Website:

 

We declare that our company fully meets the prerequisites A, B, C, D and E, for eligibility to register with the United Nations as outlined in the paragraph 1 of the EOI INSTRUCTIONS page.

 

Signature :_____________________________ Date:___________________

 

Name and Title :_____________________________

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VENDOR RESPONSE FORM

TO: Chief Procurement Officer EOI Number: EOIMINUSTAH8780

FAX: (509) 222-968-60 or 61

FROM:

SUBJECT: PROVISION OF LOW AND MID-END INTERNET SERVICES IN HAITI

EOI INSTRUCTIONS

1) Registering as a Vendor with UNGM

Vendors interested in fulfilling the requirement described above must be registered with UNGM and may wish to visit www.ungm.org for full registration information in order to be eligible to participate in any solicitation. Information on the registration process can be obtained from the Mission concerned.

Prerequisites for Eligibility

In order to be eligible for UN registration, you must declare that:

Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not listed in, or associated with a company or individual listed in:

i. the Compendium of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Lists

(www.un.org/sc/committees/list_compend.shtml), or

ii. the IIC Oil for Food List website (www.iic-offp.org); or, if listed on either, this has been disclosed to the

United Nations Procurement Division in writing.

B. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affiliate companies) is not currently, and has not been in

the last five years, under investigation or sanction by

i. the United Nations, its field missions or any other United Nations organization (including the World Bank),

ii. or any government of a United Nations Member State,

or, if so in any case, such information, including all related circumstances, has been fully disclosed to the

United Nations Procurement Division in writing

C. Your company has no outstanding or pending bankruptcy, judgment or legal action that could impair your company's ability to continue operating as a going concern

D. Your company does not employ, or anticipate employing, any person (s) who is or was recently employed by the UN (per ST/SGB/2006/15, post-employment restrictions

(www.un.org/docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=st/sgb/2006/15)).

E. Your company (as well as any subsidiary or affiliate companies) and all employees, agents, intermediaries and other persons retained by these companies agree to cooperate with the United Nations during any investigative processes undertaken by them, either before during or after execution of a contract, including providing all required documents, company records, access to employees, officers and staff, as well as financial information.

For Registered Vendors: Vendors already registered must ensure that the information and

documentation (e.g., financial statements, address, contact name, etc.) provided in connection with their registration are up to date in UNGM.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any false, incomplete or defective vendor registration may result in the rejection of the application or cancellation of an already existing registration.

2) EOI Process

Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should forward their expression of interest (EOI) to United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) by the closing date set forth in this EOI. Due to the high volume of communications MINUSTAH is not in a position to issue confirmation of receipt of EOIs.

Please note that no further details of the planned solicitation can be made available to the vendors prior to issuance of the solicitation documents.

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