Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-17
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18100000 | 18110000 | 18130000 | 18200000 | 18213000
Estimated value: 174600000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-02-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement will cover the Norwegian Defence, Forsvarsmateriells (FMA) and Politiets Fellestjenesters' (PFT) need for middle layer clothing for cold weather through the establishment of one (1) framework agreement with one (1) tenderer. The products will mainly be used by military personnel in the Norwegian Defence.
Further details of the expectations and requirements can be found in Annex B (Requirements Specification).
The procurement will cover the Norwegian Defence, Forsvarsmateriells (FMA) and Politiets Fellestjenesters' (PFT) need for middle layer clothing for cold weather through the establishment of one (1) framework agreement with one (1) tenderer.
The framework agreement can be extended twice for one year at a time (1+1), to a maximum duration of four (4) years.
Option 1) 'Storage build-up': The contracting authority can take up an option for storage build-up with procurements of all articles in Annex D - Price Sheet to a total value of up to a further NOK 30,150,000.00 excluding VAT. The aim of the option for storage build-up is that the contracting authority can maintain preparedness by taking up the option.
Option 2) 'Host Nation Support': The contracting authority can take up an option for host nation support for allied training and exercises with procurements of all the articles in Annex D - Price Sheet to a total value of up to a further NOK 1,100,000.00 excluding VAT.
The options will be taken up on the same terms as the rest of the framework agreement. See the procurement rules, point 1.4.5 and Annex A - Special Contract Provisions, point 4 for further information.
The contracting authority will be obliged to procure a total of 4000 articles in the first order. For information on which articles, see the procurement Rules, point 1.4,2. See Annex D - Price Sheet for information on the estimated need for each individual article.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: The tenderer must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.
- Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer's Annual Financial Statements (including notes with the Board's and auditor's reports) from the last 2 years.
If the Annual Financial Statements for the previous year are not finished before the tender deadline for this contest expires, the preliminary Annual Financial Statements for the previous year must also be enclosed.
A credit assessment from a certified credit rating agency based on the most recent known accounting. The rating must not be older than three months.
Tenderers must have technical key personnel with good knowledge of the production of the products, cf. Annex B - Requirements Specification, or for similar products.
Tenderers must have established, use, and maintained a management system for quality that is in accordance with the requirements in ISO 9001:2015 Management Systems for Quality - Requirement. The tenderer's management system for quality must be relevant for what the tenderer will deliver under the delivery scope of the contract, cf. ISO 9001:2015, 4.3 - Determine the scope of the management system for quality.

Eligibility requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: The tenderer must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: - Company Registration Certificate Foreign tenderers: - Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 174600000