Friday, March 9, 2012

UNICEF Somalia Request for Expression of Interest

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF Somalia Support Centre), is soliciting applications from duly registered and suitably qualified companies to provide the following Services within Somalia:-

1. Warehouse Management

2. Surface Road Transport ( Heavy Truck)

3. Inland Light Surface Transport (Landcruisers & Pickups)

4. Customs Clearance & Freight Forwarding Services

Suppliers interested to do business with UNICEF must meet the following requirements:-
  • Complete and sign UNICEF supplier profile form
  • Submit certificate of incorporation as business concern duly registered to provide the type of services required.
  • Proof that it has the relevant and qualified expertise and capacity to provide the required services
  • Provide names of major clients that the company has previously dealt with
  • Provide proof of financial company capacity for two successive years
  • Demonstrate that the company has a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar business dealing with UN and NGOs in warehousing, clearing/forwarding and transport (heavy truck and light truck) in Somalia.
  • Attach copy of previous contract reflecting dealing with UN/NGO based inside Somalia.
  • Provide bank account and international insurance with a recognized insurance company outside Somalia.
  • Prepared to accept UNICEF’s General Terms and Conditions.
The office shortly intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) with detailed Terms of Reference.

A response to this Request for Expression of Interest does not automatically qualify a company to participate in the RFP.

Responses will be carefully reviewed and will be used to select companies for RFP invitation.

Consequently it is important that the company meets the above requirements and provide full and accurate information.

Interested suppliers are requested to obtain from the undersigned the UNICEF Supplier Profile Form and return back along with the required documents.

Existing UNICEF suppliers who have participated in UNICEF invitations to bid in the past are also requested to renew their interest by updating their records.

This EOI does not constitute a solicitation. We do not require bids or proposals at this stage, we
merely seek your expression of interest in participating in the tender.

Closing Date for receiving supplier profile forms and supporting documents is 15 March 2012

Esther Musumba/Meseret Wassihune
Email: emusumba@unicef.org/mwassihune@unicef.org
(for obtaining UNICEF Supplier Profile form)
Supply/Logistics Section
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre
P.O. Box 44145 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

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