Requisitioners and UN/PD or other Procurement Offices shall communicate, and to the extent feasible, meet on an annual basis to set up spending plans, including Acquisition Plans, for the forthcoming budgetary period(s).

• Requisitioners shall provide any proposed revisions to the plans at no more than three (at an OAH or Field Mission) or six-month (at HQ) intervals.
• UN/PD or such other Procurement Office shall advise as to what portion of these plans can be achieved within the current Acquisition Plan period.
• Such planning shall, to the extent possible, be used to obtain economies of scale and other benefits for the Organisation.

Information in the Acquisition Plan

The Acquisition Plan shall contain the following information:

Item No. (i.e., a numerical identifier) Type of goods, services or works, using the UN nomenclature therefore - UN Common Codification System (UNCCS) Estimated quantity (number of units) or term (number of months or years) Estimated value in US dollars, funding source and budget reference Delivery date or quarter when the goods are required to be delivered or the services or works are required to commence and be completed Any other relevant information (e.g., locations where goods, services or works are required if different from the Requisitioner's office)