Air Charter Services for Long Term Contracts (Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aircraft)

The THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) SECRETARIAT in USA from Americas region had released this tender for Expression of Interest are invited for Air Charter Services for Long Term Contracts (Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aircraft) Deadline: 02-Jul-2023 00:00 0.00 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 (up to 3 years), 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 over 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. with tender notice no. EOIUNPD21073 published on 05 Apr 2023. The tender expired on 02 Jul 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in Air-charter services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 2986919.