Transcript WFP Food Procurement

©WFP/Logan Abassi
World Food Programme
Procurement
EXPOARROZ
12 May 2011
Pelotas, Brazil
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME PROVIDES FOOD
ASSISTANCE TO MEET EMERGENCY NEEDS AND SUPPORT
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
WFP provides about 5 million metric tons of food
to 100 million people annually
WFP’s Procurement Themes, Structure
and Total Purchased in 2010
Procurement Division (US$1.7 billion):
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Food :
US$1.25 billion
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Goods & Services (non-food): US$408 million
Logistics Division (US$1.3 billion):
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Land :
Ocean :
Air :
US$896 million
US$245 million
US$120 million
Grand Total: US$3.0 billion
Different Procurement Categories
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Local/Regional Purchases
(through WFP Country/Regional Offices, in
countries/regions where the beneficiaries
are located)
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International Purchases
(through WFP Headquarters on
international markets)
How does WFP buy ?
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Competitive Bidding
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Waiver of Competition (direct
(general policy)
contracting)
(less than 3 suppliers/ urgency/recent
contract / from state enterprise etc.)
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from
Pre-qualified suppliers
Control functions in procurement
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Bid Opening Committee
(ensures integrity of formal bidding process)
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Purchase Committee
(evaluates & advises procurement authority)
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Committee on Commodity, Transport &
Insurance
(post facto review of purchases)
In addition:
Internal Auditors, Oversight &
Investigation Unit, External Auditors,
UNJIU (UN Joint Inspection Unit)
Food Procurement
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Mission statement:
“ to provide acceptable food to the
beneficiaries in a timely and costefficient manner”.
In addition the Financial Rules state:
“ to the extent possible to procure from
the developing countries…..”
What food did we purchase (2010)?
% of Total Quantity (3,166,320 mt)
Where did we Purchase Food in 2010?
North America
82,303 mt
Europe
734,951 mt
US$280.7
million
US$39.7
Asia
1,375,134 mt
US$540 million
Latin America
87,016 mt
US$59.1 million
Africa
984,871 mt
US$328.9
million
Oceania
2,045 mt
US$1.7 million
96 Countries:
76 Developing
20 Developed
Conditions Affecting Food Procurement
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Donor country conditions/restrictions
(origin/ destination/quality /packing /marking etc.)
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Recipient country requirements
(product/origin/packing/import regulations)
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Impact on local market/economy
(harvest/lean period/surplus)
United Nations Global Marketplace
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Vendors apply through UNGM (United Nations
Global Marketplace www.ungm.org) – United
Nations Common Vendor Management System
Document “ How to do Business with WFP” can
be found on www.wfp.org
WFP Vendor Management Committees review
applications and inform vendors of the results.
Vendor Requirements

Provision of food/goods/services relevant
to WFP operational procurement
requirements
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Legal capacity to enter into a contract
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Has the financial standing to honor a
contract
How to do Business with WFP
Know WFP’s
requirements
Register as a WFP
vendor
Participate in tenders
SUBMIT THE BEST
OFFER
COMPETITIVE TENDERING SUBJECT TO VENDOR REGISTRATION
International Registration to be completed On-Line through the UN Global Market
Place, www.ungm.org. Local/Regional Registration through Country Office c/o WFP
Representative / Country Director contact details on www.wfp.org
Joop Menkveld
Chief, Food Procurement Service
Rome, Italy
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +39 06 65132114
Int. Food Purchases
All commodities (except Rice)
International Food Purchases Regional Food Purchases
of Rice
for Central & South America
Roberto Marchetti
Head, Int. Food Procurement Unit
Rome, Italy
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +39 06 65133076
Francois Buratto
Snjezana Leovac
Senior Procurement Officer
Senior Procurement Officer
Bangkok, Thailand
Panama City, Panama
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Tel: +507 3173947
Tel: +66 2 6598662