The UN is seeking interest from Air Operators who have the capacity to enter into a contractual agreement for the provision of aero-medical evacuation / air ambulance services in support of UN offices, utilizing a fixed-wing aircraft(s) with a guarantee of availability for UN tasking on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week basis. The aircraft(s) shall be located in Nairobi, Kenya (Main Operations Base), or potentially at a nearby location in the East Africa region. The primary operating area shall be the East Africa region, including but not limited to Uganda, Somalia, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, South Sudan and Chad. The operating area may also include neighboring regions such as West Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, or throughout other areas of the world as the need arises. SUMMARY OF THE SCOPE OF SERVICES: The air transportation services required shall be mainly aeromedical / casualty evacuation (MEDEVAC/CASEVAC), including COVID-19 patients. The requirements shall include the following:  Air operator capability to perform COVID-19 evacuations;  Aircraft, Crew and Medical support capability for 24/7 operations; and  Quick reaction time from time of request to activation. Flights may be required at any time, day or night, IFR/VFR on any day, but tasking will be scheduled within crew duty-day rules established by the State of the Operator. To meet the 24/7 requirements the air operator shall provide or rotate sufficient crews. Aircraft tasked for flights shall be required to be self-sufficient. Air operators are required to have the back-office capability to secure and pay for their own over-flight and landing permits, ground-handling, fuel, crew accommodation, meals and transportation and any other operational costs. The required operative position date at the main operations base is estimated to be mid-late May 2021, or soon thereafter. The required number of flight hours (not guaranteed) per month is estimated to be 100 hours. Air Operators are kindly requested to express their interest in participating in a procurement activitiy for the abovementioned services. Air Operators are also kindly requested to indicate whether they would be able to provide the services from Nairobi, Kenya as the MOB, or whether they have capacity at another nearby location in the region. Participation Requirement for non-registered vendors: For companies that are not yet fully registered as Air Operators with the UN Secretariat, eligibility criteria for participation in this exercise are as follows: i. Registration at Level 1. For more information please visit https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/vendors/vendor-registration-0 ii. Submit a copy of a valid Air Operator Certificate (including Operations Specifications) to be provided by email attached to this RFI Response iii. If you can provide Air Ambulance, Medevac services submit the relevant approvals/certificates. iv. Submit Level 2 registration application and all documents required to register as an Air Operator to the UN Procurement Division as soon as possible, and prior to any contract award. For more information on the registration process, please visit our website at https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/aviation, or contact the Vendor Registration and Management Team at [email protected]. New vendors will need to complete their registration at Level 2 and as Air Operators with the UN in order to be considered for a contract award.