EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Provision of Telecommunication Services for the UN Campus in ,

Issue Date: 27.01.2010 Close Date: 10.02.2010 16:00 hours (Bonn time)

The United Nations Organizations in Bonn (UNBONN), which are represented by United Nations Volunteers (UNV), would like to invite qualified companies capable of providing different Telecommunication services (Voice Carrier Services, Internet Services, Mobile Carrier Services) for the UN Campus, which hosts 19 independent UN organizations, to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) to provide the required services.

Scope of Service

The UN Campus accommodates 18 organizations in the ‘’ building and one is temporally located at ‘Haus Carstanjen’ premises in Bonn. Sharing the same buildings gives opportunity to also share certain services while gaining efficiencies and saving costs. The shared Internet connection and the telephone exchanges are two systems managed and supported by the Common Services Unit of the UN Volunteers program on behalf of the wider UN community in Bonn.

Both Internet and Voice Carrier Services are to be renewed based on changed technical requirements and usage profiles. With regard to the planned renewal and modernization of the telecommunications infrastructure in 2010 and the following years, UNBONN aims for a harmonization of the Voice and IP/Internet infrastructure.

In the area of mobile communication, today various individual frame contracts are used by the different UN organizations in Bonn. UNBONN aims to consolidate this situation by contracting a new frame contract with a Mobile Service Provider.

EOI Details Only companies with the relevant business profile and experience in supplying the above described services in Germany will be considered as qualified. Internet and Voice Carrier Services will be tendered as a package separately from the mobile carrier services to enable also partial bids for only one of the two packages.

Interested companies should submit their EOI, as well as the following documents:

· A brief presentation of your company, including company profile, · Documentation of relevant experience in this field, · A reference list of at least three customers in Germany whom we can contact (including names, addresses, email, telephone and fax number),

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· Financial statements for the last three years, this should include current assets (including cash assets), inventories, and current liabilities.

The Expression of Interest and accompanying documents must be in English language and is to be submitted no later than 10.02.2010, 16:00 hours (Bonn time) to the following address in a sealed envelope clearly marked with “EOI Telecommunication Services”:

United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Common Services Unit Hermann-Ehlers-Str.10 53113 Bonn Email: [email protected]

UNV reserves the right to accept or reject any Expression of Interest. Only qualified companies will be invited to participate in the possible subsequent tender exercise. Nothing in this EOI shall be taken to form a binding legal contract. EOI’s sent by e-mail or fax will not be accepted. The potential subsequent procurement will be governed by the rules and regulations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which are available at www.unv.org/fileadmin/docdb/unv/pdf/UNDP_conditions_prof_services.pdf and can also be provided upon request.

Thanking you in advance for your interest