Provision of Combat Ration Packs (CRP)

The United Nations is seeking Expression of Interest from fully qualified suppliers for an upcoming solicitation for the global provision of Combat Rations Packs (CRPs) as well as Group CRPs (10-Man) in support of approximately 60,000 military personnel and 15,000 civilian personnel in all the United Nations peacekeeping missions worldwide. CRPs 24 hour type are composed of two full meals, plus breakfast, snack, coffe/tea, powdered drink that can sustain one person for a 24 hour period and are suitable for military use under difficult, variable, field and weather conditions. Ration packs are pre-packaged and include a number of different menus that reflect various tastes and cultures. The contractor is required to provide Occidental, Halal, Hindu, Vegan and Vegetarian types of 24 hour ration packs. Patrol CRP types are composed of one full meal and snack, coffee/tea, powder drink suitable for military use under difficult, variable, field and weather conditions. Ration packs are pre-packaged and include a number of different menus that reflect various tastes and cultures. The contractor is required to provide Occidental, Halal, Hindu and Vegetarian types of Patrol packs. 10-Man CRP is a bulk feeding solution intended for use in a field kitchen style catering environment with basic cooking facilities/skills enough to nutritionally sustain ten (10) people for three (3) meals in a 24-hour period. Meal items provided in the CRP-10 Man shall be a combination of tinned and packaged dry rations that require basic preparation and cooking/heating prior to consumption. The contractor is required to provide Occidental, Halal, Hindu types of 10 Man ration packs. The successful vendor will be required to provide all of the options listed above, if requested by the UN. Additional services may be required in the solicitation documents. In order for the vendors to be considered during the formal solicitation of proposals, the requirements listed under "Specific Requirements" have to