Relief Supplies Logistics
Tender Overview
About this tender
Kia Ora, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is seeking to appoint a Supplier/s to help support our humanitarian relief supplies and logistics requirements. These are for use in an emergency response. MFAT has a cabinet mandated business need to hold supplies that can be dispatched at short notice to countries in the Pacific (and on occasion Asia) during emergency and humanitarian events. This activity will confirm support for the period 2026-2035. We will be holding a Supplier Briefing on Thursday 04 June at 10.30am via Teams. The details are below. Meeting ID: 462 882 819 952 54 Passcode: G8vA36yv Some Key Dates to be aware of: Supplier Briefing 04 June at 10.30am (NZ Time) Deadline for questions via the Q&A option 02 July at 4pm RFP closes 07 July at 4pm We look forward to receiving your response. Ngā mihi Chris Contact: Chris Peacock Email: commercial@mfat.govt.nz
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