Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-16
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 31000000 | 31640000 | 31642000 | 31642100 | 31642200
Estimated value:  DKK
Submission deadline: 2019-05-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

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 conducs 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.
When submitting the offers (but not the request for participation), the tenderers must submit a solemn declaration stating (1) that the tenderer is not subject to any of the reasons for exclusion stated in Art. 39(1) or 39(2) of the Defence and Security Directive (2009/81/EC) and (2) to which degree the tenderer has unpaid overdue debt in relation to tax, duties or social security contributions under Danish law or under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established. A template for the declaration will be provided with the tender documents and the tenderer is encouraged – but not obliged — to use it. If the tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, a solemn declaration must be submitted for each participating entity.
Be advised that DALO shall exclude a tenderer which has unpaid overdue debt of 100 000 DKK or more to public authorities in relation to tax, duties or social security contributions under Danish law or under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established, unless the tenderer has provided collateral for the overdue debt, will provide collateral for the overdue debt or has entered into an installment agreement, which has not been breached at the time of submitting the offer.
However, DALO may not exclude a tenderer which has provided sufficient documentation that the tenderer is reliable. DALO will decide whether the documentation is sufficient, hence the tenderer is considered reliable, based on guidelines equal to the guidelines provided for in Section 138(1-4) of the Danish Act No 1564 of 15.12.2015 – The Public Procurement Act.

Eligibility requirements: Annual reports or excerpts hereof or other documentation stating the candidate's equity ratio (calculated by dividing the candidate’s equity with the candidate’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the last 3 financial years, to the extent such information is available.
The candidate must have had a positive equity ratio for each the last 3 financial years. The equity ratio is calculated by dividing the candidate's equity with the candidate's total assets (equity/total assets x 100). If the candidate is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all the participants’ equities with the sum of all the participants’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 financial years available. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of the candidate’s and the entity or entities’ equity with the sum of the candidate’s and the entity or entities’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 financial years available. Please note that a candidate may rely on the economic and financial standing of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the candidate and the entity or entities on which the candidate relies.