Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-03-14
Buyer: FORSVARSMATERIELL
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48730000: Security software package | 48732000: Data-security software package | 72212730 | 72224200: Systems quality assurance planning services | 72225000: Systems quality assurance services
Submission deadline: 2022-04-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Armed Forces shall procure a guard solution to protect data in the application layer between two security domains.
A guard solution shall be procured and the procurement also includes options for additional appliances and consultancy service.
The duration of the maintenance agreement is one year from signing of the contract. The contract will be automatically renewed for one year at a time unless terminated by the contracting authority. Option to procure further licences, as well as consultancy services will be valid for six years from the date that the contract is signed.
The contract includes options for 5,000 hours of consulting service and extended support service. The contract also comprises an option for supplementary appliances.
Qualification requirement: The tenderer must be registered in company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirements: Norwegian tenderers - company registration certificate. Foreign companies: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Qualification requirement: Tenderers must have the required economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. It is sufficient to fulfil the requirement if the tenderer has achieved credit rating ‘credit worthy’ or equivalent.
Documentation requirement: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Qualification requirement: Tenderers must have good experience from similar assignments. Similar assignments are defined as: Delivery of guard solution, i.e. appliances, including setup and implementation of regulations, maintenance thereof and consulting services.
Documentation requirement: The tenderer's description of the assignments must demonstrate that the requirements are met. The descriptions must as a minimum contain the tenderer's three most relevant assignments during the last three years. The description must include a statement of:
Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer´s quality assurance methods. If a Tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate.
Documentation requirement: A description of the environmental management measures that have been implemented in the company. If the Tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: The tenderer must be registered in company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirements: Norwegian tenderers - company registration certificate. Foreign companies: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.