[Mandate/Structure] [Contact] [Procurement Procedures]
[Total Procurement] [Major Items Procured] [Procurement Source] |
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Mandate: The WFP is the food aid arm of the United Nations with a mandate to meet emergency food needs and to support long-term self-reliance in poor communities through development projects.
Structure: All headquarters food and non-food goods and services are purchased through the Procurement and Contracts Branch except Transportation Services, which are purchased by the Transport and Logistics Division.
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Contact Information |
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Chief, Procurement and Contracts Branch
Management Services Division
Via Cesare Giulio Viola, 68/70
00148, Rome, Italy
Tel: (39-06) 6513 2365
Fax: (39-06) 6513 2807
Procurement@wfp.org
Director, Transport and Logistics Division
Tel: (39-06) 6513 2414
Fax: (39-06) 6513 2803/2843
Procurement@wfp.org
A list of Regional and Country Offices is available at:
http://www.wfp.org/index.asp?section=8
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Registration: Suppliers need to directly contact the appropriate WFP unit (either Procurement and Contracts or Transport and Logistics) to become qualified. The WFP is a member of the UNCSD (www.uncsd.org) but maintains its own requirements and criteria for most frequently purchased items.
Procurement Rules: Procurement is done through an open competitive process whereby ITBs are delivered to selected potential suppliers. In order to rationalize the procurement of frequently purchased non-food items, the WFP has entered into a number of long-term Blanket Purchase Agreements.
Field Procurement: The WFP maintains 6 regional procurement offices in Africa and 1 in India. There are also Country Offices around the world. Country Offices can purchase up to $US 100,000 in non-food items without HQ approval.
Finding Opportunities: Due to the quick-response nature of WFP operations, current opportunities are dispersed through the RFP/RFQ only. For a list of current operations, see:
http://www.wfp.org/index.asp?section=5
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Total Procurement (in USD millions)
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Goods |
Services |
Total |
| 1997 |
$335.3 |
$247.2 |
$582.5 |
| 1998 |
$261.2 |
$303.7 |
$565.0 |
| 1999 |
$242.6 |
$437.9 |
$680.5 |
| 2000 |
$357.6 |
$367.2 |
$724.8 |
| 2001 |
$361.8 |
$442.2 |
$804.0 |
| Growth |
7.9% |
78.9% |
38.0% |
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Major Items Procured (in $USD millions)
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2001 |
Annual Avg. (1997-2001) |
Avg. Annual Share |
| Transport Services |
$404.8 |
$377.9 |
54.5% |
| Food |
$294.0 |
$219.7 |
31.7% |
| Vehicles |
$18.7 |
$7.0 |
1.0% |
| Fuel |
$12.5 |
$6.7 |
1.0% |
| Consultancy Contracts |
N/A |
$6.0 |
0.9% |
| Office Supplies |
$7.3 |
$3.8 |
0.6% |
| Communications Equipment |
$3.1 |
$2.7 |
0.4% |
| Computer Equipment |
$1.1 |
$1.4 |
0.2% |
| Food Processing Equipment |
N/A |
$0.6 |
0.1% |
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Procurement Source (in $USD millions)
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2001 |
Annual Avg.
(1997-2001) |
Avg. Annual Share |
| Host Country (Italy) |
$15.2 |
$20.3 |
3.0% |
| Other 9 major UN Suppliers 1 |
$93.0 |
$118.3 |
17.6% |
| Developing/Transition Economies 2 |
$173.4 |
$189.2 |
28.2% |
| Canada |
$22.7 |
$32.5 |
4.8% |
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1 The 10 Major Developed Country UN Suppliers (since 1996) are: United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
2Based on the IAPS0 classification of Developing/Transition Economies
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Prepared by the International Financing Division (TBF)
International Trade Canada.
April 2003
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