Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-19
Buyer: The Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45261400 | 45262100 | 45262110 | 45262120 | 45262680
Estimated value:  NOK
Submission deadline: 2018-05-22
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The objective of the procurement is to establish parallel framework agreements for outsourcing of maintenance assignments related to the Norwegian Armed Forces’ vessels. The procurement covers the vessel groups of frigates, corvettes,mine vessels, Coast guard and logistics vessels, and other vessel groups that the Norwegian Armed forces has or hopes to have during the period of the framework agreement.
The procurement is divided into 16 different specialised fields, and parallel framework agreements shall be established for each specialised area.
The service provider’s personnel that shall perform assistance under the relevant framework agreements must be able to gain Confidential authorisation.
Requirement: The tenderer shall have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax and VAT.
Requirement: The tenderer shall meet the requirements of Norwegian legislation with regard to health, safety and the environment (HSE).
Documentation: Completed and signed HSE self-declaration in accordance with FOSA [Defence and security procurement regulations] Annex 2. Use any attached template, see Annex 4 HSE declaration.
Requirement: The tenderer shall be a legally established company in Norway, with the majority of the board members having Norwegian citizenship, throughout the entire contract period. The value creation and competence related to the deliveries shall be in Norway.
— Binding commitment statement regarding the majority of board members holding Norwegian citizenship throughout the lifetime of the contract, as well as shipyards/infrastructure/production means will be located in Norway.
Requirement: Major sub-contractors (›25 % of the delivery) shall be Norwegian companies and must be approved by the Norwegian Armed Services. Minimum 75 % of the delivery should be performed by Norwegian tenderers (the Norwegian armed services suppliers not included in the calculation).
NB: Any replacement/change of sub-contractor in the contract period must be pre-authorised by the Norwegian armed services.
Requirement: Key personnel at the Tenderer and significant sub-contractors must be available for mobilisation. The tender must be able to deliver during times of peace, crisis, conflict and war.
— Self declaration confirming that the tenderer’s and major/critical sub-contractors’ key personnel are Norwegian citizens who are available for mobilisation.
— List of which personnel (functions, roles) the tenderer defines as key personnel to implement the delivery.
Requirement: The tenderer shall have a well functioning organisation and management as well as capacity to fulfil the contract (deliver in accordance with the agreement).
NB: Selection of sub-contractors is obligatory for this procurement process and shall in other words not change in regard to preparation of tender offers (since this would be a significant change).

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must have the required economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. A credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent will be sufficient to fulfil the requirement. Documentation: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last fiscal figures. The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have good experience from similar contracts. Documentation: Overview of the tenderer´s most relevant assignments during the last 3 years. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. The list must include a statement of: — The assignment´s value. — Date. — Recipient (name, telephone number and email address). — A brief description of the delivery. It is the tenderer´s responsibility to document relevance through the description. Requirement: The tenderer shall have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. Documentation: Description of the tenderer’s methods for quality assurance. If the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. Tenderers must also satisfy AQAP 2110 that was initiated December 2015. Tenderers shall document the main process in their quality assurance system: Development/construction, procurement, production, inspection, verification and testing, delivery and organisation. Tenderers shall confirm that they give the Contracting Authority’s quality assurance authority access to the Tenderer’s and major subcontractor’s facilities and system through pre-qualification, tender offers, and the production phase, to carry out verification activities. Tenderers shall confirm willingness to adapt to further quality requirements based on relevant AQAP standards. Tenderers shall document how they will maintain configuration control of requirements, design, production and documentation. Requirement: The tenderer shall have a good environment management system. Documentation: A description of environment management measures that have been implemented in the organisation. If the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate.