The official website of the Klitschko brothers said the WBC plans to hold the tender on January 9 if the sides do not choose an organizer themselves before December 19.
The date and the venue of the bout will be also announced on January 9.
Vitali 'Dr. Ironfist' Klitschko, Ukraine's WBC heavyweight boxing champion (36-2, 35 KOs), hung up his gloves in November 2005 due to an injury to his right knee, but announced his comeback last year. He regained his WBC belt in October in Germany by beating Samuel Peter, dubbed the Nigerian Nightmare.
The Ukrainian earlier said that the bout with the Cuban is of little importance for him, and that he will fight Gomes only because he is required to Gomez's status as No.1 mandatory challenger.
Klitschko, 37, earlier expressed an interest in fighting undisputed cruiseweight champion David Haye of Britain, who allegedly insulted Vitali's younger brother Wladimir, the current holder of the IBF and WBO heavyweight champion titles.
Last weekend Vitali Klitschko and Haye met at a restaurant in Germany and Haye gave the Ukrainian a British edition of the Men's Health magazine, which had a photoset of Haye posing with a decapitated head of Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali lost his nerve and grabbed Haye by the neck, and a minor scuffle took place.
Klitschko said later that he wanted to square off with Hoya, who in turn told the BBC in an interview that he had reached an oral agreement on a bout with Klitschko.
