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Issuing organisation: UN Secretariat

Notice type: Request for EOI

Preliminary note: This E.O.I. is a standing E.O.I. not related to any specific procurement exercise. The purpose of this E.O.I. is to raise awareness of new prospective vendors about the UN's recurring needs in the area of air transportation. By way of this Request for Expression of Interest (EOI), the United Nations Procurement Division (UN/PD) seeks aircraft operators to become registered UN vendors and compete for various air charter business opportunities on a long term basis, or under stand-by contracts for on-call services. The United Nations (UN) Secretariat is mandated to provide a variety of air charter services that ensure safe, reliable and cost-effective air transportation in support of UN operations. The United Nations Procurement Division (UN/PD) is responsible for procurement of such air charter services in support of UN field missions, based on technical and operational requirements set forth by the UN Department of Operational Support. UN/PD is looking for qualified aircraft operators for the provision of air charter services in support of peacekeeping and special political missions mainly located in Africa and the Middle East, which depend on these air charter services to meet their mandates. Details of current peacekeeping and special political missions are available online: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en https://dppa.un.org/en/dppa-around-world The UN fleet of commercially provided aircraft is comprised of a mixture of approx. 100 air assets deployed across the world, both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The UN procures various aircraft segments, including: Fixed Wing • Light Turboprop Aircraft (less than 20 pax) • Medium Turboprop Aircraft (20 to 80 pax) • Large Turboprop Aircraft (50 to 80 pax) • Light Jet Aircraft (less than 20 pax) • Medium/Regional Jet Aircraft (up to 50 pax) • Larger Jet Aircraft (above 80 pax) Rotary Wing • Medium Utility Helicopters • Heavy Lift Utility Helicopters Air transportation services to be performed include: • Passenger, Military / Police rotation, and VIP flights • Cargo and logistical re-supply • Monitoring, Aerial Survey and observation flights • Aeromedical / casualty evacuation (medevac / casevac) The intent of this E.O.I notice is to encourage experienced, reputable Operators to apply for registration as a UN vendor so that they can be considered for Invitation To Bid (ITB) or Request For Proposal (RFP) tender exercises. Applicants are requested to note that for this category, the Procurement Division contracts directly with Air Operators only, not brokers/agents. For aircraft operators, the registration process is in two parts: (i) corporate/financial, and (ii) technical/operational. Both need to be completed. For further information on how to register as a UN Air Operator Vendor please access PD’s website: https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/aviation https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/vendors/vendor-registration-0 Additionally, the UN Model Long Term Air Charter Agreement is available here: https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/about-us/conditions-contract Correspondence on this EOI request should be sent to the Aviation Team of the UN Procurement Division at: pd-pos-lts-aircharter-unhq@un.org Correspondence regarding vendor registration should be sent to the Vendor Registration Management Team of the UN Procurement Division at: register@un.org Note: This request does not constitute a solicitation. The Procurement Division reserves the right to change or cancel this request at any time.

UNSPSC classification:

• 78000000 — Transportation and Storage and Mail Services
• 78100000 — Mail and cargo transport
• 78110000 — Passenger transport

Beneficiary countries: Countries or territories Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Timor-Leste Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Falkland Islands (Malvinas) - A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran, Islamic Republic of Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao, Special Administrative Region of China North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova, Republic of Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Eswatini Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Taiwan, Province of China Tajikistan Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Tanzania, United Republic of United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U. S. Wallis and Futuna Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Antarctica Palestine, State of Serbia, Republic of Montenegro Kosovo South Sudan

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