NLNG: INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS

NLNG requires a vendor to provide Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) services to support its surveillance and inspection needs within company facilities in Bonny Island, Port Harcourt and land acquisition in Rivers State, Nigeria. The UAS service is expected to provide specialised services including pipelines Right-of-Way (RoW) Surveillance, maritime security surveillance, inspection of critical plant infrastructure, telecoms mast inspection, underwater pipeline and structural survey, aerial monitoring, topographic mapping, and real-time incident monitoring.

Interested companies are required to respond to this Expression of Interest (EOI) with specific information/documents including Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Form CAC 7, Form CAC 2, Memorandum and Articles of Association, Tax Clearance Certificate for previous three years, three years financial accounts audited by a licensed accountancy firm, UAS Operator’s Certificate (ROC), UAS End User Certificates, description and specification of UAS/Drones, letter acknowledging willingness to undergo NLNG and Third-Party audits, current/valid relevant Midstream and Downstream Oil and Gas Industry Service Permit (MDOGISP), Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Management System Manual, Quality Assurance/Quality policy, letter of reference/support from a bank, details of relevant verifiable experience, company profile, CV of management team and key technical personnel, and evidence of compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010.

Only companies meeting NLNG’s pre-qualification requirements shall receive further correspondence. Interested companies must provide evidence of valid Category 1,2,3,4 or 5 for Consultancy Services (CS) or Quality Inspection (QS) Group NCEC, demonstrate willingness to carry out Human Capital Development (HCD), be Nigerian-registered companies with 51% and above Nigerian equity, registered on the NCDMB’s NOGIC Joint Qualification System (JQS), registered with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the office of the National Security Advisor, and provide details of the company’s corporate organization’s overall human resources structure.