United Nations Secretariat Tender

Background United Nations Peace Operations Deploy Civilian, Police And Military Personnel Worldwide, Often In Areas With Ongoing Armed Conflicts. In Order To Support Mandate Implementation, Peacekeeping Intelligence Operations Are Conducted, Aiming On Collecting And Subsequent Analysis Of Information. Every Peace Operation Is Maintaining A Network To Provide Ict Services. Due To The Inherent Confidentiality Of Collected Data From Peacekeeping Intelligence Process, It Is Required To Utilize A Dedicated, Highly Secured, Separated Network Which Can Ensure The Confidentially Of The Data. This Request For Information Is To Identify Commercial Vendors That May Be Able To Provide Such A Network And Services To One Or Multiple Peace Operations Aiming To A Future Request For Proposals. The Requirement At Hand This Request For Information Seeks To Identify Vendors Able To Design, Deploy, Operate And Maintain A Secure Network Services Capability, Including Hardware, Training, Maintenance And, Potentially Operations Of Such Systems. Vendors Should Be Able To Provide To One Or Multiple Peace Operations In Order To Provide A Resiliency And Ensure A High Availability (24/7): 1) This Secure Network Requested Is To Be Completely Closed Without Any Connection To Other Networks. All Exchanged Data Shall Be Encrypted And Equipped With A Strict Access Control. 2) This Network Shall Provide The Following Secure Services For Up To 100 End Users Located At Each Point Of Presence (pop), The Number Of Pop Dependent On The Mission, Estimated Between 3-7: Email, Voice, Vtc: Point To Point And Point-multipoint, Chat, Fas (functional Area Services) 3) The Architecture Of The System Shall Provide High Scalability (up To 1,000 Total End Users) If Additional Sites, Users Or Services Will Be Requested In Order To Expend The Deployed Network. 4) The System Shall Be Designed With A Full Redundant Equipment; Wan Links (satcom And Lease Lines, If Available In Country) Will Be Provided By The United Nations. Vendor Presentations: Responders To This Rfi Will Also Have An Optional Opportunity To Present Their Experience, Technology And Services To The United Nations Procurement Division At Un Headquarters In New York, At A Date To Be Determined With The Interested Companies Responding To This Rfi. On Responses: - This Announcement Is A Request For Information (rfi), Not A Solicitation For Proposals, And Accordingly, No Contract Will Be Awarded From This Announcement. The Un Appreciates Your Assistance With This Market Research And Emphasizes That This Effort Is For Planning Purposes Only. Responses Will Not Be Treated As Proposals, But May Be Used To Create Any Subsequent Request For Proposal (rfp). Respondents Should Clearly Mark Any Proprietary Information Submitted In Response To This Rfi. - This Market Research Shall Be Conducted At No Cost To The United Nations. No Reimbursement Will Be Made For Any Cost Associated With Providing Information In Response To This Announcement Or Any Follow-up Information Requests. No Telephone Calls Requesting A Solicitation Will Be Accepted Or Acknowledged. There Is No Solicitation Available At This Time.