Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-11-29
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 31000000 | 31640000 | 31642000 | 31642100 | 31642200

Technical requirements: This contract notice concerns the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) award of a framework agreement for procurement of a ‘Deployable Digital X-ray System’ for the use by the Danish NAVY EOD and the Danish Bomb Squad within Danish EOD ARMY.
The Danish NAVY EOD conducts Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), Improvised explosive device disposal (IEDD) and supports special operations units, domestically as well as when deployed in naval missions.
The Danish Bomb Squad within Danish EOD ARMY performs demining, Improvised explosive device (IED), IEDD and Unexploded ordnance(UXO) tasks, as well as supporting chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNe) tasks in Denmark as well as when deployed in theater (international operations).
The operations that involves making of X-ray images of e.g. bombs and Unexploded ordnance (UXO) have earlier been supported by the use of a portable X-ray source, special paper-film plates and a developing machine. New technology in this technical field has been in the market for some time now and Danish Defense is seeking new digital systems. This tender does not describe or cover the X-ray generators but only the digital recording plate (DRP) system which consists of an X-ray sensitive digital recording plate that together with a program (special software) creates an image, digital picture when it is exposed to radiation through objects from an X-ray generator and a device where this image, digital picture is then to be shown e.g. computer screen or tablet.
Candidates are made aware that it is a mandatory requirement that the DRP system shall be used together with the Danish Defence's existing X-ray generators from golden engineering, XR150, XR200 and XRS-3. X-ray generators are not part of this tender.
The requirements specification for deployable digital X-ray system has some mandatory requirement which shall be fulfilled by the tenderer. If a mandatory requirement is not fulfilled, the offer will be excluded from further evaluation. The requirement specification will be available after the pre-qualification for the pre-qualified tenderers.
Key mandatory requirements are: (Please note that the below mentioned mandatory requirements are an excerpt of all mandatory requirements).
The DRP system shall have an operational time of minimum 4 hours in stand-by mode and within this period, producing a minimum of 20 digital images including wireless transport of these to a digital platform, without charging of batteries or use of external 230V power sources.
The DRP system shall acknowledge and show organic material and distinguish these from non-organic material and metal.
The image produced by the system shall be transmittable to the electronic media, computer or tablet by means of its own wireless connection with an intermediate distance of at least 200 m Line of Sight (LOS).
The tenderer shall be able a to deliver test specimen (a complete digital X-ray System), 10 working days after the offer has been submitted to DALO for test. Final delivery will be agreed by both parties.
The tenderer shall be able to send a trainer to Denmark to educate the EOD operators who will conduct the test/evaluation, 10 working days after the offer has been submitted to DALO.
Please note, that each candidate can only submit one request for participation. If the same legal entity is a part of or in any other way participates in several applications, e.g. submits his own application and at the same time participates in a consortium which also applies, the candidates shall ensure that the same legal entity’s participation does not provide for opportunity for mutual coordination of their applications and offers. DALO reserves the right to request the candidates to establish and reassure DALO that the same legal entity’s participation does not threaten the transparency and distort competition between the tenderers.
DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use remedies equal to the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the Danish Act No 1564 of 15.12.2015, the Public Procurement Act, if applications or tenders do not fulfill the formalities of the tender documents.
Candidates are asked to submit their request to participate via Ethics. The permalink is stated in Section I.1). The request to participate cannot be submitted by e-mail.


Number of bids: 3