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

1.0 INTRODUCTION

NLNG is a leading energy company committed to driving innovation and meeting the evolving energy needs of the future through its world-class production plant on Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria. The plant consists of six (6) natural gas liquefaction trains with a total capacity of twenty-two (22) million tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and five (5) million tons of Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) per annum. The production plant is operated by a dedicated team of operators, specialists and service providers who ensure continuous production round the clock, supported by enabling activities at all company locations.

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. NLNG hereby invites Remotely Piloted Aircraft Surveillance and Inspection Systems (RPAS) operators with experience, capacity and all regulatory permits and licences required for the provision of UAS services, to express their interest to participate in tendering for this service.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The UAS service dedicated to NLNG operations is expected to provide specialised services including but not limited to:
* Pipelines Right- of-Way (RoW) Surveillance along five (5) pipeline routes (12 km, 30 km, 33 km, 42 km and 87 km in length) 5 days a week, within 90 km radius of Rumuji and Night flights on request.
* Maritime security surveillance from shore to pilot boarding station (up to 50 nautical miles).
* Inspection of Critical Plant Infrastructure viz internal maintenance inspection of tanks, flare derricks & components, chimneys, confined spaces, pipe racks, jetty trestle and under-deck inspections, building roofs, catwalks etc.
* Telecoms mast inspection and tall structure modelling.
* Underwater pipeline and structural survey.
* Aerial monitoring, data capture and analysis of remote locations, personnel and gas leaks, using multispectral and hyperspectral image sensors, environmental control and management
* Topographic mapping with spot elevation and orthophoto for asset map updates, digitisation of geospatial data, geometric survey and volumetric quantification with geo tagging and onsite coordinate alignment.
* Real time incident monitoring for search and rescue.

3.0 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

Only companies considered to meet NLNG’s pre-qualification requirements shall receive further correspondence from the Company, including receipt of invitations to tender for the services. To qualify for consideration, interested companies are required to respond to this Expression of Interest (EOI) with the following information/documents for consideration. Failure to submit any of the under-listed documents may lead to disqualification. In addition, no entity (including its subsidiaries or affiliates) may submit more than one proposal, whether acting as a sole bidder, a lead partner, or a member of a Joint Venture. Participation in multiple bids may result in the disqualification of all proposals involving that entity.

a. Company’s Certificate of Incorporation.
b. Complete copy of Form CAC 7 (Particulars of Directors) and/or the most recent complete Status Report issued by the CAC (or its equivalent).
c. Complete copy of Form CAC 2 (statement of Share Capital and Return of Allotment of Shares) and/or the most recent complete Status Report issued by the CAC (or its equivalent). Please note that where a shareholder is a corporate entity, the entity’s most recent complete status report, down to the level identifying all ultimate beneficial owner(s) shall be mandatorily required.
d. Complete copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association
e. Tax Clearance Certificate for previous three (3) years (2023, 2024, 2025).
f. Three (3) years financial accounts audited by a licensed accountancy firm which shall be a member of a recognised institute of accountancy. Most recent accounts should not have an end of year date more than 18 months before the time of EOI.
g. UAS Operator’s Certificate (ROC)
h. UAS End User Certificates
i. Description and specification of UAS/Drones currently owned and operated and/or to be deployed for the service.
j. Letter acknowledging willingness to undergo NLNG and Third-Party audits.
k. Current/valid relevant Midstream and Downstream Oil and Gas Industry Service Permit (MDOGISP) issued by Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for Facility Inspection & Maintenance Services (Specialised Category)
l. Health Safety & Environment (HSE) Management System Manual.
m. Quality Assurance/Quality policy and details of the standards to which its QA/QC processes are accredited
n. A letter of reference/support from a bank or reputable financial institution.
o. Details of relevant verifiable experience of RPAS service that contractor has undertaken as main contractor/UAS operator over the past five (5) years with evidence e.g., contracts, award letters, purchase orders, work completion certificates etc. Kindly indicate names and contact details of clients, location, and cost or volume of services provided with evidence.
p. Company Profile, organisational size and structure, including any parent, technical partnership, alliance, or joint venture of companies to whom they belong, together with:
a. CV of management team
b. CV of key technical personnel within the organisation available for the work.
q. Evidence and documentation supporting compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act 2010 [See Nigerian Content Compliance section below]

4.0 NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Evidence of valid Category 1,2,3,4 or 5 for Consultancy Services (CS) or Quality Inspection (QS) Group NCEC demonstrating capability and capacity relevant to execute this work-scope.
2. Demonstrate willingness to carry out Human Capital Development (HCD) in compliance with the Human Capacity Development guidelines of NCDMB.
3. Documentation to demonstrate that the entity is a Nigerian-registered company. Submission of certified true copies of CAC forms 02 & 07 (or its equivalent, CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2. 5, etc.) including company Memorandum and Articles of Association. All companies shall be Nigerian Indigenous Service Companies having 51% and above Nigerian equity in the shareholding and ownership structure of tenderer’s legally registered entity in Nigeria by CAMA (Companies and Allied Matters Act).
4. Evidence of registration on the NCDMB’s NOGIC Joint Qualification System (JQS).
5. Evidence of registration with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the office of the National Security Advisor.
6. The process and procedure that explain the methodology of how it intends to comply with the requirements of the NOGICD Act 2010 (Nigerian Content Plan) and how to achieve set target(s) in the schedule of the NOGICD Act, and any targets set by the Board.
7. Details of the company’s corporate organization’s overall human resources structure (management, supervisors, senior & junior skilled officers, etc.), identifying positions manned/occupied by Nigerian nationals with evidence of type of employment in-country, and identifying the positions manned/occupied by other nationals.
8. Proposed organogram for this work scope populated with nationality, qualifications of personnel and years of experience of personnel on the job (attach CV of key finance, operational and technical personnel), including a succession plan in this work scope.
9. A detailed description of the location of facilities and infrastructure (assets, equipment, technical office, and administrative space, storage, etc.) in Nigeria to support this contract, evidence that 50% of all equipment deployed to work by multinational and international companies are owned by the local subsidiaries.

5.0 CLOSING DATE
27 October 2026

6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Submissions in response to the above requirements shall be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions given in this publication. Failure to submit any of the documents may result in the disqualification of the application.

The expression of interest documents/requirements should be submitted electronically in PDF format via link: https://eoiportal.nlng.com/eoi-portal
Please note that this EOI is being administered through the new NLNG EOI portal. Interested participants are required to register on the portal prior to submitting their responses. Please note that registration is free of charge. Responders are also strongly encouraged to review the user guide provided to acquaint themselves with the platform and its functionalities. Please contact the portal administrator via vendorservices@nlng.com and +234 911 223 5588 for support, if required. Submissions must be received by NLNG not later than 27 October 2026.

Disclaimer
a. This is not an invitation to tender. The full tendering procedure will be provided to applicants that are successful at this EOI stage, in accordance with NLNG’s relevant procedures.
b. Notwithstanding the submissions of the documents for the expression of interest, NLNG is neither committed nor obliged to include any company and/or their associated companies, agents or sub-contractors on any bid list or to award any form of contract to any company and/or its associated companies, agents or sub-contractors.
c. Please be aware that this invitation to express interest does not guarantee that any company will be requested to submit an offer to NLNG; it does not constitute any form of agreement or contract between NLNG and any Company.
d. NLNG shall not be responsible for any cost incurred in responding to this invitation.
e. This advertisement for EOI shall not be construed as a commitment by NLNG, nor shall it entitle respondents to claim any indemnity from NLNG and/or any of its shareholders by virtue of having responded to this advertisement.

This is a simple invitation for interested companies to express their interest in the indicated work scopes and does not warrant any further feedback from NLNG hereafter. If you do not hear from NLNG within three (3) months of submission to this publication, please assume that your application deadline was not successful.

ES/NCDMB/MID/NLNG-NCP-101192/250926/PROVISION OF UNCREWED AERIAL SURVEILLANCE AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS
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