Provision of SAN Storage and Support Services

Dear Madame/Sir,
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) issues the present Request for Proposal in order to engage a qualified Vendor to replace the current SAN storage system.
The contract resulting from this Request for Proposal shall contain the ITU General Conditions of Contract for the Provision of Services and Goods (Annex 9), The Technical Requirements and Specifications, the successful bidder’s proposal and any ther specific terms and conditions detailed herein.
UNGM Registration and access to the Solicitation document
This Request for Proposal is issued by means of a secured web-based e-tendering tool (“In-tend”) which is interfaced
with the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM). To access the Solicitation document, address any correspondence to ITU, consult any updates and submit a proposal, bidders must be registered in UNGM (at least Basic registration level) following the Vendor Registration Process: https://www.ungm.org/Account/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVendor%2fRegistration. Bidders may contact UNGM technical support (registry@ungm.org) for assistance during the registration process.
During the registration process, it is highly recommended to insert at least the following UNSPSC codes: 43222615, 43202005, 43201800 and 43201557 which are relevant to subject solicitation. Once registered and logged-in on UNGM, select “Tender Notices” on the left menu, click on “Show More Criteria” and insert “ITU” in the ‘’UN Organization’’ field. A list of ITU’s recently published solicitations will appear.
Requests for Clarification and Submission of Proposals.
Bidders requiring any clarification about the present document, or the solicitation process itself, may submit their queries in writing only via In-tend “Correspondence” interface by the deadline of Friday 21 August 2020 at 15h00 hours (Geneva Time). A consolidated and anonymous list of all queries received, together with ITU’s answers, will be shared through In-tend.
Proposals must be submitted electronically as searchable PDF files using In-tend by the deadline of Friday 18 September 2020 at 15h00 hours (Geneva time) as detailed in Section 6.
Solicitation Document amendments and other notices. Bidders are informed that ITU reserves the right to amend the present document prior to the Bid Closing Date.
Accordingly, Bidders shall check if any amendments or communications have been provided by accessing the In-tend portal on a regular basis.

Yours faithfully,

Elisabeth ECKERSTROM
Head, Procurement Division
International Telecommunication Union

Geneva, 23 July 2020

 

 

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