Doing Business with FAO

To do business with FAO, a Vendor must be registered using the UN Global Marketplace (UNGM), Vendor registration portal. Details of the Vendor registration process can be found by on the Vendor Registration page.

Submitting a completed application through the UNGM does not mean that a vendor will automatically be invited to tender. Invitation will depend on a company's experience, its ability to perform, financial soundness as well as the relevance of the goods, works or services offered.

All suppliers working with FAO must accept and abide by the FAO General Terms and Conditions for Goods or the FAO General Terms and Conditions for Services, and suppliers must agree to abide by the UN Supplier Code of Conduct. Suppliers and all subcontractors must also provide reasonable access to their premises to conduct on-site evaluations and inspections as required. As of 1 January 2014, FAO has also introduced a Vendor Sanctions Policy. Any bidders, vendors, service providers or implementing partners, as well as their agents that, following an investigation, are determined to have been involved with Sanctionable Actions by the FAO Vendor Sanctions Committee, will be sanctioned by FAO. For more information, see Vendor Sanctions.

For more information, please visit  FAO: Doing Business with FAO