EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

UNDP in Ukraine has requested assistance of UNDP/IAPSO for the procurement of Handheld Thermo Imaging Binoculars for the Border Guard Service of Moldova.

This announcement relates to the procurement of

1. Handheld Thermo Imaging Binoculars - 15 units

Consequently UNDP/IAPSO invites qualified potential suppliers to express their interest in supplying the above mentioned commodity.

The expression of interest must be received by UNDP/IAPSO not later than 31 August 2007 and specifying IAPSO Ref.: “CR90682 – Handheld Thermo Imaging Binoculars– Moldova”

Only vendors able to supply the required commodities and prevailing from past experiences delivering the above equipment in the region of destination will be considered.

The expression of interest must include the following documentation:

• Company profile indicating the number of staff, core areas of expertise and experience, number of years in the business
• Certified financial reports for the last three years. These reports in the form of Balance sheets will display the annual turnover, annual profit and company’s own capital.
• Product description.
• List of international quality assurance certificates held by the company.
• Capacity to assemble/install the required items as well as provide the introduction training on-site in Chisinau, Moldova.
• Past successful experiences (names of project, contact persons, country of use) in supplying similar types of commodities. 

The above documentation will be used as pre-qualification criteria to invite potential suppliers to participate in the subsequent bidding process. 

It should therefore be noted that UNDP/IAPSO is not obliged to invite to participate in the subsequent bidding process any particular potential supplier who had expressed interest in this project.

Invitations to bid and any subsequent purchase order will be issued in accordance with the rules and regulations of UNDP/IAPSO.

Interested potential suppliers should forward their expressions of interest with the above documents to the following address:

UNDP/IAPSO
Midtermolen 3,
P.O. Box 2530
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø
Denmark

Ruhiyya Baghirova
Fax: +45 3546 7001
E-mail: Ruhiyya.Baghirova@undp.org