Provision of Air Transportation and Related Services.

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UNSOS is seeking qualified logistics and transportation companies with international and national networks to provide services for Air Movement of cargo that include, but are not limited to, food rations, UN-owned equipment, national contingent equipment/materials, African Union equipment/material, to support UNSOS clients’ operational requirements. Contractors will also be required to provide airport handling Services, Material Handling Equipment (MHE), associated labour, warehousing, temporary bonded facilities, customs clearance, in close liaison with various Government authorities to support the movement of cargo both by air and inland. UNSOS intends to enter a three-year (3) contract with an option to extend for another 1 + 1 year at the sole discretion of the UN, extension of UNSOS’s mandate and satisfactory performance of the vendor. The Contractor shall provide door-to-door transportation of United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) and Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) from point-of-origin to different destinations. This sometimes shall require multimodal transport.The Contractor must have appropriate Material Handling Equipment (“MHE”) with appropriately qualified personnel, to handle such cargo at the various locations. Related Services include; Transportation and Transshipment/Transit arrangements,Ground Handling,Warehousing,Local Storage,Packaging and Labeling, Cargo tracking and Tracing Material Handling Equipment (MHE) and Complete Customs clearance solutions for all Ports of Entry/Exit and cross-border movement of cargo for which the Contractor is responsible along the identified routes and through the identified points of entry/exit. The List of Operational locations include; Somalia (Afgooye,Baidoa,Barawe,Baledogle,Beletweyne,Bio Cadale,Bulo Burto,Cadado,Cadale,Dhobley,Dhusamareb,Garowe,Garbaharey,Hargeisa, Hero Drogo,Jowhar, Kismayo,Mogadishu,Marka,Mirtugo,Qorilow & Raga Ceel) ,Kenya (Garissa, Liboi, Manda Mombasa & Nairobi),Somaliland,Puntland,Uganda,Burundi,Djibouti,Ethipia,Nigeria,Ghana and Sierra Leone. Bidders must note that UNSOS will obtain quotations through a secondary bidding process, which will be implemented during the life of the contract in the form of a Request for Offer (RFO). Only those Contractors who are qualified and awarded under the initial contract will be obligated to respond to this secondary bidding process. The contract prices submitted during the initial bidding shall serve as maximum ceiling prices, which shall not be exceeded in any future responses Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) with the technical specifications,quantities required will be shared in the solicitation document which will be sent out to all qualified companies/vendors shortlisted for receipt of official UNPD/GPSS solicitation. To be awarded a contract ,a vendor must be registered at the appropriate level with the UN Secretariat through the UNGM. Specific Requirements/Information The Contractor is to ensure safety and security of all cargo handled and transported on behalf of UNSOS. The Contractor is further required to work in accordance with the accepted international best practices such as, but not limited to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, ICAO Technical Instructions, and any other relevant regulations in relation to air movement. It is desirable that bidder’s key personnel possess a valid Dangerous Goods license.

United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM)

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Seaport, Warehouse, Airport, Government