The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Rome, Italy, hereby solicits proposals for the Provision of licenses support for VmWare products. Objectives of the ITB: Since more than 10 years, most of IFAD IT infrastructure has been virtualized, running on VmWare platform. Given the recent acquisition of VmWare by Broadcom, and the ensuing change in support and licensing model, IFAD is looking to streamline this model, to be adapted to its needs, renewing the support for its products, according to the new model. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS RFP/ITB DOCUMENTS: In order to have access to the Tender Documents, it is necessary to register in UNGM portal (www.ungm.org). Please carefully read the instructions in the document attached to this tender notice (SEE THE MENU TAB ''DOCUMENTS'').