Long Term Contract for IT and Communications Equipment and Accessories for UNGSC, Brindisi, Italy

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) formerly the United Nations Logistics Base (UNLB) provides critical Logistics, Geospatial, IT Technologies services and Training to all peacekeeping and special political missions around the world.

For more than 20 years, UNLB has served the needs of peace operations. In 2010, under the Department of Field Support’s Global Field Support Strategy, UNLB, together with UNSBV (itself established in 2009) became known as the Global Service Centre.

The Technology Infrastructure Support Unit (TISU) at the UNGSC provides the centrally-required hardware, software, communications and supporting infrastructures to allow UN Missions around the world to connect and use secure UN information and communications systems.

Under the above circumstances, the UNGSC/TISU intends to establish a long term agreement (LTA) with a qualified operator for the provision of IT and Communications equipment, devices and accessories; the LTA will be established on “as and when required” basis.

All the materials acquired under the LTA must be delivered to the UNGSC Headquarters located in Brindisi, Italy. Accordingly, the required Delivery Terms are: Delivered at Place, Brindisi, Italy (DAP – INCOTERMS 2010).

The LTA will be established for an initial period of three (3) years, with an option to extend for two (2) additional periods of one (1) year each. Maximum LTA duration: five (5) years.
The requirement includes the Categories of goods listed below. Some given items may require specifically identified Brand names as they are spare parts for existing equipment currently in use at the UNGSC, or are adopted due to standardization of specific devices already certified in connection with UNGSC Monitoring Tools. In these specific cases, no equivalent items shall be accepted by the UNGSC. The required Brand names are specified in the list hereunder.