UN Procurement — Invitation to Bid
Supply of Solar Systems and Air Conditioner Units in Yemen (FAO ITB 039-2026)
Yemen
Country
Solar systems and air conditioner units
Scope of Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Contracting Authority
2026-10-19 23:58 (GMT+3)
Submission Deadline
01Project Overview
Project Name
Supply of solar systems and air conditioner units in Yemen (ITB 039-2026 Supply, Solar systems and Air Conditioner units)
Reference
Reference 2026/FNYAR/FNYAR/138613; UNGM notice 317599
Country
Republic of Yemen
Contracting Authority
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Procurement Method
Invitation to Bid (ITB) issued by FAO and published on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM)
Scope
Supply of solar systems and air conditioner units, for delivery to Yemen
Bid Security
No bid security amount is disclosed in the notice
Language
English
Source
UNGM notice page (https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/317599), issued by FAO under reference 2026/FNYAR/FNYAR/138613. Published 10 Oct 2026, verified 12 Oct 2026
Background Sources
FAO in Yemen country page (https://www.fao.org/yemen/), which sets out its agriculture, food security and livelihoods work in Yemen; World Bank Yemen country page (https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/yemen), which sets out the country's development and humanitarian challenges in energy, water and basic services
02Project Background
Yemen has long faced a tight electricity supply situation, with constrained capacity of the national grid, and institutions and households widely rely on self-generation and distributed supply such as solar power; the World Bank Yemen country page and the FAO in Yemen country page set out the country's continuing development and humanitarian challenges in energy, water and food security.
FAO works in Yemen on agriculture, food security and rural livelihoods, and procures the goods and equipment required for its operations in the country. This procurement covers the supply of solar systems and air conditioner units required by the agency in Yemen.
The tender is issued as an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM), and offers are accepted only through that portal; as stated in the notice, offers not submitted through the UNGM portal are invalidated.
03Scope of Work & Technical Specifications
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Scope of Supply | Solar systems and air conditioner units |
| Delivery Location | Yemen |
| Scope of Goods | Solar systems; air conditioner units |
| Scope of Work | Supply |
| Submission Platform | Offers are accepted only through the UNGM portal; offers not submitted through the UNGM portal are invalidated |
| Bidding Documents | The bidding document is obtained by following the instructions attached to the notice under the Documents tab on UNGM |
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04Key Commercial Terms
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Performance Security | UN goods contracts commonly require a performance security of a percentage of the contract value to cover delivery and warranty obligations |
| Payment Terms | Payment is commonly made in instalments against delivery and acceptance, with a portion retained until the warranty period ends |
| Warranty | Supply contracts for solar equipment and air conditioning units commonly provide equipment warranty of one year or more, together with spare parts supply and after-sales response arrangements |
| Price Basis | Supply contracts are commonly awarded on a fixed-price basis with no price adjustment during the contract period |
| Bid Validity | Commonly 90 to 120 calendar days from the submission deadline |
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05Bidder Qualification Requirements
01
Eligible Bidders
Be a supplier registered on the UNGM and meeting the general conditions of UN procurement
02
Submission Channel
Only offers submitted through the UNGM portal are accepted
03
Technical Experience
Have comparable experience in the supply of solar systems and air conditioning equipment, with appropriate technical personnel
04
Technical Compliance
The equipment offered must meet the technical requirements set out in the notice and the bidding document
05
Financial Capacity
Have the financial capacity to perform the contract
06
Contact
The procurement contact set out in the notice is Procurement-Yemen@fao.org
07
Offer Language
English
08
Access to Bidding Documents
Access the bidding document following the instructions attached to the UNGM notice and prepare the offer accordingly
06Key Milestones
10 Oct 2026
Notice Issued
19 Oct 2026, 23:58 (GMT+3:00)
Submission Deadline and Opening
Supply to be completed within the contract period from contract effectiveness
Delivery
07Evaluation Criteria
Technical Evaluation70%
- Prevailing practice is to first assess the conformity of offers with the technical requirements, covering equipment specifications and the delivery programme
- Technical evaluation is usually pass/fail, and offers that do not meet the stated technical requirements do not proceed to price comparison
Price Evaluation30%
- Total prices are compared among technically compliant offers, with price scores normally derived by ranking offers from lowest to highest
