Provision of Food Rations & Bottled Water (optional) and other services and equipment to the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

The United Nations is seeking expressions of interest from qualified food suppliers and/or logistics companies to provide food rations and bottled water (optional) and other services and equipment to United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). The resulting contract is planned to have an initial term of 3 years with the option to extend for two terms of one year each (3+1+1 years).

UNFICYP food rations support includes one (1) separate supply chains with warehouse in the UN Protected Area in Nicosia. The warehouse is provided by the UN and shall be upgraded and operated by the Contractor. TCC/PCC’s will collect their rations from the Warehouse. Additonal delivery points maybe added during the process of contract solicitation.

The fulfillment of the food rations contract shall include, but is not limited to the provision of: 1. Food Items: Procurement, transportation, storage, management and delivery to a designated locations. Food items include frozen, chilled, dry, fresh and canned products or any combination thereof. Please refer to the UN Food Rations Standards (2018) at https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/about-us/conditions-contract. 2. Bottled Water: Procurement, storage, management and delivery to a designated locations. 3. Warehouse: Provision, upgrade, management and operation of a warehouse in UNPA maintaning of reserves for dry, canned, froozen items, as well as storage of bottled water and Combat Rations Packs. 5. Containers: provision of 10′ and 20′ refregeration containers, on a lease basis to the Mission. Containers must meet ISO standards.

Full details of the requirement will be provided during the formal solicitation which is planned to be issued in the February 2022. Capacities, dimensions, and quantities cited above are approximates only and are subject to change.

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