bamagirl Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 This could be huge! Who knows what has really happened over there, we only get snippets from a censored Iraqi press. Thanks for the post Randalln! Exactly what I was thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceV Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I really hope everything is finally coming together. [/quote Me too. I find myself holding back my excitement all the time, just to not be crushed by the same 'ol same 'ol. Not asking too much for Iraq to just get on with it, No matter what the rate is. Just get on with it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinarmonsta Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 hahaha lets hope not From what my friend says they have agreed to allow the UN to oversee the foreign contractors that have there own security forces (not just US) to bring in there arms and weapons .And the UN will be the one to do all inspections not JUST the Iraqi's (this was all the hold up folks ) oh..i see .thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamagirl Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 This also goes along with what some others are saying about security contractors being called back!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgbrown Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Stay with it....... this could be leading to something great for all of us. Maybe Adam will further enlighten us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfrag Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I really hope everything is finally coming together. Randlln's right. Can't actaully deliver weapons to Iraq till the Chapter 7 goes away. It is what it is...An outstanding piece of news!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugrass60 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) hahaha lets hope not From what my friend says they have agreed to allow the UN to oversee the foreign contractors that have there own security forces (not just US) to bring in there arms and weapons .And the UN will be the one to do all inspections not JUST the Iraqi's (this was all the hold up folks ) Ok, that makes more sense. So, i guess my next question randalln, assuming this really means what it looks like it means is; What happens next? Edited January 16, 2012 by blugrass60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ok, so this means, that basically they could have whatever tyoes of explosives they want transported in country. Like something that may set off a r a d detector? And if that were the case, they would no longer be held by cha 7 bc of this particular weapons purchase? I may not be reading or understanding this right randalln Ya you are ..............this is not meant for the USA only THIS is for all contractors doing work with the overseeing of the UN for the dispersant of security force..and or transpiration of military supplies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtard Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 They bought F-16s under sanctions.So why would chapter 7 be lifted because of small arms? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Now some will say ....if the UN is overseeing this then they are not out of CH7 ........The UN purpose and the reason most countries are members is so that foreign security can have a presence on foreign land Im sure there are some military folks on here (if they want to reveal themselves )that can tell you just how this works in relation to security for private corporations on foreign soil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak63 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ya you are ..............this is not meant for the USA only THIS is for all contractors doing work with the overseeing of the UN for the dispersant of security force..and or transpiration of military supplies Hot dog Randalln. Nice to see you back with such a GREAT piece of news Mak63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfrag Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 As visions of Sugar Plums danced through their heads!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak63 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 They bought F-16s under sanctions.So why would chapter 7 be lifted because of small arms? They haven't taken possession of the fighters. They're in the procurement process. Mak63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onerighthand Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I don't know if anybody still wants it, but here is the content of the five pages This notice is placed on behalf of UNAMI. United Nations Procurement Division (UNPD) cannot provide any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of contents of furnished information; and is unable to answer any enquiries regarding this EOI. You are therefore requested to direct all your queries to UNAMI using the fax number provided below. Title of the EOI: Customs clearance, freight forwarding services, dangerous goods handling of UNAMI shipments at Air and Sea Ports of Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq, all locations, including Overland Transportation Services Date of this EOI: 9 January 2012 Closing Date for Receipt of EOI : 25 January 2012 EOI Number: EOIUNAMI7357 E-mail Address: unami-eoi@un.org Address EOI response by fax for the Attention of: Chief Procurement Officer - Unami Fax Number: +965 2472 1899 UNCCS Code: 712100 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS 1) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has a requirement of “as and when required basis” to obtain the services of a Customs Clearance, Freight Forwarding Services, Dangerous Goods Handling of UNAMI Shipments at Air and Sea Ports of Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq, all locations Including Overland Transportation Services of United Nations Owned Equipment (UNOE) and Contingent Owned Equipment (COE), weapons and ammunition a) The requirement can be divided into following categories: • Sea container 20ft not more than 17,000 kg • Sea container 40ft not more than 34,000 kg • 20' Truck loose load • 40' Truck loose load • Vehicle light upto 2,500 kg • Vehicle medium upto 6,000 kg • Vehicle heavy upto 13,000 kg • General Cargo (Parcel, Box, Carton) • General Cargo (EURO Pallets, Crate) UNAMI is looking for certified and recognized contractors in Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq engaged in the documentation and packaging of dangerous goods and weapons in accordance with current international and local regulations c) The duration of the contact is for One (1) year, but UN shall have the option of extension for additional four (4) years, one year at a time, under the same terms and conditions subject to satisfactory performance of the contractor, availability of funds and continuation of UNAMI mandates. United Nations Nations Unies United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq - UNAMI KUWAIT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) d) In addition, the transportation of UNOE and COE from locations within Iraq to other specific locations in Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq (as below) • IZ Baghdad • BIAP Baghdad • Erbil • Kirkuk • Mosul • Basrah • Najaf • Ramadi 2) Please note the following: a) This EOI is not an invitation for submission of a proposal. UNAMI reserves the right in selecting invitees for the competitive bidding based on substantial and proven records of performance in the subject field of activities and mere expressing an interest would not automatically warrant for Request for Proposal (RFP) document. c) UNAMI reserves the right to reject EOIs received after the above deadline. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION (IF ANY) i. Preference will be given to vendors having several years’ of experience in the similar field of work as outlined above. ii. For further information UNAMI will undertake a competitive bidding exercise shortly, and accordingly would issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to those companies who would express their interest and provide initial relevant information as to their ability to fulfill UNAMI’s requirement. The solicitation will be based on a detailed Statement of Requirement, UN General Conditions of Contracts and other related documents which will be provided by UNAMI to all companies who respond to this EOI and qualify for the tender. 3. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS / INFORMATION: a) Below are the mandatory requirement: i) The contractor must: • be able to gain or hold approval for contractor’s personnel, vehicles and equipment to gain access/ enter UNAMI Facilities located in Iraq as well as provide customs clearance services for all shipments imported/exported by air (commercially or by UN air transport) at the Iraqi airports. This is currently but not limited to: - Baghdad Baghdad Airport Camp Victory - Kirkuk Kirkuk Airport FOB Warrior - Mosul Mosul Airport FOB Marez - Basrah Basra Airport Basra Air Station - Najaf Najaf Airport FOB Endeavor - Ramadi Ramadi Airport FOB Ramadi - Erbil Erbil Airport • have IATA Certification and company experience in Dangerous Goods (including weapons) handling and transport by air, sea and road in Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq, including and/or be able to employ and/or sub-contract such personnel/service required to correctly package, document and dispatch ammunition and weapons • capability to operate in austere and post-war conditions and in areas where the security threat is classified by as low, medium and high • hold be ISO 14000 and ISO 9001 certified • be able to provide customs clearance services for all shipments imported/exported by air (commercially or by UN air transport) at the Iraqi airports. ii) have an extensive internal logistics network to support their international operations other than the locations which are mandatory iii) be capable of providing or subcontracting freight forwarding, handling and clearances services on a worldwide basis iv) demonstrate the ability to adapt to changing operational requirements as and when these become known v) have the capability to track the progress and advise the location and status of all UNAMI shipments every 24 hours vi) be able to respond to the service task order within 2 working days and commence the specified task within 7 days of acceptance IMPORTANT NOTE: Failure to meet and/or confirm compliance with any of the above Mandatory Criteria shall result in automatic disqualification from the tender. The vendor should have minimum of 3 years proven experience in the above mentioned field. c) Duly completed UNAMI or UNPD / UNGM Vendor Registration formalities. d) Duly completed and signed Pre-qualification Questionnaire as detailed below: PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE I. COMPANY DETAILS: I.1 - Name of company: I.2 - Address/Postal Code/City/Country: I.3 - Telephone/Mobile/Facsimile: I.4 - E-mail: I.5 - Website: I.6 - Number of employees: I.7 - Year of establishment: I.8 - Authorized Representative(s) (Name/Title): II. QUESTIONS: II.1 - Does your company comply with all the Mandatory Criteria? (………)YES / (………) NO II.2 - Does your company have necessary registration, legal documentation, approval, and licenses to operate and perform works detailed above in the territory indicated above? NOTE Information on tendering for the UN Procurement System is available free of charge at the following address: http://www.ungm.org/Notices/Notices.aspx Only the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) has been authorized to collect a nominal fee from vendors that wish to receive automatically Procurement Notices or Expression Of Interest. Please subscribe to http://www.ungm.org/Registration/Login.aspx Vendors interested in participating in the planned solicitation process should complete the Vendor Response Form of this EOI and fax it to +965 2472 1899 before the closing date set forth above II.3 How many years of experience does your Company have in the field as outlined above: …….. (years) II.4 - Reference to current or previous agreements for similar services with International Organizations, including the United Nations, private or state institutions. Please provide name of Organization, Telephone Numbers and Contact person details. (3 or more preferred). II.5 - Is your company duly althorized and registered to operate legally in Iraq as a: II.5.1 - Manufacturer? II.5.2 - Authorized Distributor? II.5.3 - Supplier? II.5.4 - Service Center? II.5.5 – Other ?……………………………….……….(Please specify) II.6 - Quality Certification: (ISO or equiv. Name) …………..…..…. Expires On : ………….…..(dd/mm/yyyy) I certify the accuracy of the above mentioned information. I recognize the right reserved by UNAMI to verify with the listed firms/organizations the accuracy of any information submitted in response to the above mentioned questionnaire or otherwise submitted to UNAMI. I further authorize UNAMI to disqualify the firm I represent from the competition in the event that any of the above information is found to be false, erroneous or ambiguous. Place: ………………………………………… Date: ………………….. Authorized representative:…………………………………………………………. (Name & Designation) Signature: ……………………………………………………. 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The following information is available about the registration process. VENDOR RESPONSE FORM EOI Number: EOIUNAMI7357 TO: Chief Procurement Officer - Unami FAX: +965 2472 1899 FROM: SUBJECT: Customs clearance, freight forwarding services, dangerous goods handling of UNAMI shipments at Air and Sea Ports of Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq, all locations, including Overland Transportation Services 1) Registering as a Vendor with UNGM Vendors interested in fulfilling the requirement described above must be registered with UNGM and may wish to visit www.ungm.org for full registration information in order to be eligible to participate in any solicitation. Information on the registration process can be obtained from the Mission concerned. Prerequisites for Eligibility In order to be eligible for UN registration, you must declare that: A. 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randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 They bought F-16s under sanctions.So why would chapter 7 be lifted because of small arms? hahaha thats the point the F-16s where from us and some said that its was done around ch7........it was not they where bought but not delivered till now .......this doc. is also for a compony like dynacorp to maintain and ARM the F-16 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugrass60 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 hahaha thats the point the F-16s where from us and some said that its was done around ch7........it was not they where bought but not delivered till now .......this doc. is also for a compony like dynacorp to maintain and ARM the F-16 Ah. Im guessing that this affects their military and security / police forces in a big way.. so the f-16s are there now? This and other weapons platforms have been delivered and are actually sitting inside their borders and on THEIR land? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ah. Im guessing that this affects their military and security / police forces in a big way.. so the f-16s are there now? This and other weapons platforms have been delivered and are actually sitting inside their borders and on THEIR land? Hahahahahaha WHAT YOU TALKING BOUT WILLIS I DID NOT SAY THAT THEY ARE THERE hahahahaah you said that not me I am just sharing a doc that is on the UN website ..........hahahahaha 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtard Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ok, but one more idea randlin.Why would the U.N. be transporting arms FOR iraq....they arent arms dealers. So the arms should be for their own troops to fortify a heavier position in the region. We know its falling apart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugrass60 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hahahahahaha WHAT YOU TALKING BOUT WILLIS I DID NOT SAY THAT THEY ARE THERE hahahahaah you said that not me I am just sharing a doc that is on the UN website ..........hahahahaha Hmm, i gotcha.. fair enough then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hmm, i gotcha.. fair enough then man looks like I'm getting negs and you to for stating facts hahahaha some of of theses people are Idiots ITS FROM THE UN SITE PEOPLE I DID NOT MAKE IT UP blugrass i removed that neg for ya 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak63 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 man looks like I'm getting negs and you to for stating facts hahahaha some of of theses people are Idiots ITS FROM THE UN SITE PEOPLE I DID NOT MAKE IT UP blugrass i removed that neg for ya I'll up with a couple of +'s fer ya'll Mak63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randalln Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ok, but one more idea randlin.Why would the U.N. be transporting arms FOR iraq....they arent arms dealers. So the arms should be for their own troops to fortify a heavier position in the region. We know its falling apart. You need to read the UN charter then you will understand how the world works Even when the UN is in a country its made up of a lot of member nations from all over the world.And they all have to apply for permission to go in to a foreign country ,with weapons ,and or military equipment to keep the peace......... This doc is for contractors to go in to and from IRAQ with weapons,dangerous materials (explosives) and ammunition That means NO MORE CH7 I'll up with a couple of +'s fer ya'll Mak63 Thanks Mak 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blugrass60 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 man looks like I'm getting negs and you to for stating facts hahahaha some of of theses people are Idiots ITS FROM THE UN SITE PEOPLE I DID NOT MAKE IT UP blugrass i removed that neg for ya Thanks, this is some pretty interesting stuff. Im curious to see what happens next 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2d2dc Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Ya i have been BZ with a new way to get our money if by the end of the month they don't allow all ......i will take on a few of you to get it done an the investment side it still at 1 to 1 Hey, Randelln, what does this mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulTxn Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) They bought F-16s under sanctions.So why would chapter 7 be lifted because of small arms? They don't have to be out of all the Chapter 7 issues to obtain military weapons. They have already taken delivery of around 135 of the 140 M1 Abrams tanks that they purchased, howitzers, and turboprop planes armed with hellfire missiles. LINK #1 LINK #2 The arms embargo imposed on Iraq was actually lifted in 2004 via UN Resolution 1584 LINK : NEW YORK - When the 15-member United Nations Security Council legitimized the US-imposed interim government in Baghdad in June, the five-page unanimous resolution carried a provision little publicized in the media: the lifting of a 14-year arms embargo on Iraq. The Security Council's decision to end military sanctions on Iraq has triggered a rush by the world's weapons dealers to make a grab for a potentially multimillion-dollar new arms market in the already over-armed Middle East. LINK That article is dated July 13, 2004. It has simply taken Iraq several years to get to the point where they can start making large purchases like the recent F-16 order. Edited January 16, 2012 by HopefulTxn 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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