INVITATION FOR EXPESSIONS OF INTEREST

INVITATION FOR EXPESSIONS OF INTEREST

PROJECT No.9810

Provision of Specialized Equipment for CBRN forensics in the SEE CoE Region

The Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU) is an international organization involved in the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The STCU's activity is governed by the intergovernmental agreement to establish the Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine that had been signed by Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United States of America. Subsequently, the European Union replaced Sweden, and Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Moldova joined the countries who had signed the Agreement. STCU's mission is to support research and development activities for peaceful applications by scientists and engineers formerly involved with the development of weapons of mass destruction, to advance global peace and prosperity through chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear risk mitigation by supporting civilian science and technology partnerships and collaboration that address global security threats and advance non-proliferation.
The STCU are currently carrying out the Project no.9810, which is sponsored by the European Union and being implemented in the framework of the EU Delegation Agreement IFS/2016/378-224 “Provision of Specialized Equipment for CBRN forensics in the SEE CoE Region”. The project inter alia provides for the equipment and materials to create and equip nine CBRN Forensics mobile labs one per Beneficiary Country end users:
The laboratories will be based on a small or medium sized commercial van modified for purpose and containing:
• (a) Personal protective equipment
• (b) Portable measuring equipment
• (c) Samples sampling, packaging , marking dangerous areas
• (d) Equipment for samples storage
• (e) Decontamination equipment for personal and equipment
• (f) Photo, video cameras, laptops;
The equipment and materials in question shall be delivered to recipient governmental agencies in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, and Ukraine.
The STCU shall procure and have the equipment and materials delivered to recipients in the above-listed countries before 31 December, 2017.
EUR 1.871 115 million is available for all the procurement actions.
The STCU hereby invite all potential suppliers to express their interest in supplying the above-said equipment and materials. Expressions of interest shall be sent to:
• Nataliya Dudko
• Procurement Officer
• Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine
• 7a Metalistiv Street
• Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
• Tel.: +38 044 490 7150
• Fax: +38 044 490 7145
• E-mail: natalia.dudko@stcu.int
before 17:00 Kyiv time on Friday 28 April,2017. The forthcoming tenders will be open to firms and companies from all countries except for those under UN or EU sanctions.
Interested parties shall respond to this notice in writing and may do so by courier, regular mail, facsimile or electronic mail in a form of their choice; regardless of the form, when responding, those interested shall clearly indicate their contact information (legal and mailing addresses, telephone and fax numbers, electronic mail, web site, contact person if any), goods their are interested in supplying within the Project no.9810, and countries they can supply to.
The firms and companies who express their interest in response to this notice will be short-listed and directly invited to bid in the forthcoming tenders, subject to their qualifications