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
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Procurement Division (US$1.7 billion):
Food : US$1.25 billion
Goods & Services (non-food): US$408 million
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Logistics Division (US$1.3 billion):
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)

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Competitive Bidding (general policy)
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Waiver of Competition (direct contracting)
(less than 3 suppliers/ urgency/recent contract / from state enterprise etc.) 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)

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Mission statement:
“ to provide acceptable food to the beneficiaries in a timely and costefficient manner”.
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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
US$39.7
Europe
734,951 mt
US$280.7 million
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
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Document “ How to do Business with WFP” can be found on www.wfp.org
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WFP Vendor Management Committees review applications and inform vendors of the results .

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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

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: joop.menkveld@wfp.org
Tel: +39 06 65132114
Int. Food Purchases
All commodities (except Rice)
Roberto Marchetti
Head, Int. Food Procurement Unit
Rome, Italy
Email: roberto.marchetti@wfp.org
Tel: +39 06 65133076
International Food Purchases of Rice
Regional Food Purchases for Central & South America
Francois Buratto
Senior Procurement Officer
Bangkok, Thailand
Snjezana Leovac
Senior Procurement Officer
Panama City, Panama
Email: francois.buratto@wfp.org
Email: snjezana.leovac@wfp.org
Tel: +66 2 6598662
Tel: +507 3173947