Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-08-31
Buyer: armasuisse, Purchasing and Cooperations CC WTO Guisanplatz 1 3003 Berne, Switzerland
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34144740 | 34960000 | 34969100 | 34969200
Submission deadline: 2022-10-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Procurement of Ground Support Equipment (GSE) by armasuisse on behalf of the Armed Forces Staff (AFS). The objective of the invitation to tender is to find suitable providers for the service required. The Customer will enter into a procurement contract with the most economically advantageous bidders. This in compliance with all formal criteria, all suitability criteria, all mandatory criteria in the description of services as well as the best degree of fulfilment of the award criteria.
When the tender is submitted, the suitability criteria and required supporting evidence listed below must be confirmed, appended, and substantiated in full without any reservations or modifications; otherwise the bid will not be considered.
The Applicant confirms that it and the third parties it has called on (subcontractors and sub-suppliers) will comply with the procedural principles in accordance with the self-declaration sheet (Enclosure 1.1.1) of the Swiss Federation’s Federal Procurement Conference (FPC).
Applicants with 100 employees or more and their first-level subcontractors who have 100 or more employees must also provide evidence in addition to the self-declaration sheet on how their salary practice has been reviewed and how the tolerance threshold of 5% applied in purchasing functions is adhered to.
Extract from the debt collection register and excerpt from the commercial register or the equivalent recognised document from other countries which provide evidence that the Applicant does not have any tax debts and has paid the full amount for social security contributions (not older than 3 months – the effective entry date is decisive).
The Applicant confirms that it will assume overall responsibility, i.e. in particular that the Applicant is the sole contractual partner of the contracting authority. Any parties involved must be listed together with their assigned roles and functions in Enclosure 1.1.
The Applicant confirms that it will hold and submit all correspondence, negotiations, contracts and other documents in German. Exception: Technical documents, data sheets and reports in English are acceptable.
Evidence of a unique contact address (SPOC = single point of contact ()) for all future business transactions.
The Applicant confirms that it will hold and submit all correspondence and documents in German. Exception: Technical documents, data sheets and reports in English are acceptable.
The Applicant confirms that it will accept non-negotiable articles of the procurement contract for the procurement of the described delivery parts/GSE unconditionally.
The Applicant confirms that it will deliver the required quantities according to the functional specifications (number of items of the basic contract). In the event of non-compliance within the specified time frame, the contractual penalty remains reserved.
Confirmation that the systems of the basic contract will be delivered by the Applicant to up to three (3) locations in Switzerland (CH-Payerne, CH-Meiringen and CH-Emmen).
The Applicant or the product manufacturer (OEM) confirms that they will comply with the specifications listed in the QIAS (Quality Inspection and Acceptance Specification) (see Enclosure 4.1).
The Applicant confirms that it will make the necessary provisions so that changes in the modules or components are identified and communicated to armasuisse within 4 weeks on a proactive basis.
The Applicant confirms that if subsystems, modules, components or ordered accessories become obsolete and/or can no longer be delivered, to communicate this in good time and on a proactive basis to the Customer. Appropriate measures must be proposed (last time buy or alternatives according to the principle fit-form-function).