Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-10-17
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 60182000
Estimated value: 2860600 NOK
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Support in connection with a salvage operation for the V22 Osprey that made an emergency landing on Senja on 12 August 2022.
M/A Frøy - crane barges Dumper - 300 m3 split barges T/B Njord - 12m tugboat 2x300 hp In addition, the tenderer shall provide a crew (4 men). If necessary, GS shall make available personnel for projects managed by the Norwegian Armed Forces [Forsvaret] on land. It is assumed that mobilisation from the current position at Engeløy and demob to Engeløy will be provided by the Norwegian Armed Forces.
It is assumed that Borg Maritime AS will carry out mob/demob and standby during the operation to ensure safety
The assignment in its entirety will be carried out in accordance with orders from the Norwegian Joint Headquarters (NJHQ) [Forsvarets Operative Hovedkvarter (FOH)].
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation [Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon (FLO)] SA has considered the possibility of carrying out a tender contest, but in this case we see that the time it takes to perform market research, design the tender documentation, qualify tenderers, evaluate tender offers and carry out possible negotiations cannot be taken into account. Furthermore, the user has carried out some research in advance to find tenderers with the capacity and availability. We have contacted relevant tenderers and used search tools to find relevant tenderers with materials and personnel available within the window of time that we have. To the extent possible under the given conditions, the contest considerations have been upheld.
The task of retrieving the MV-22 Osprey, the aircraft that carried out a controlled emergency landing on Senja on 12 August, is urgent due to the weather forecast and due to environmental considerations.
Several rescue options have been assessed and several meetings have been held between the US Navy and the Norwegian Military Helicopter Wing [Militær Helikopterving (MHV)] . It has been decided that the best way to salvage the Osprey and the only option is to transport the aircraft out of the site using a crane, barges and log mats. The choice of the method of salvage is an American decision. The decision regarding implementation was made the evening of Thursday 01.09.22. The Norwegian Military Helicopter Wing (MHV) is managing the salvage work in accordance with orders from the Norwegian Joint Headquarters in cooperation with contracted tenderers.
The Norwegian Armed Forces' environmental officer and Statskog (the state administration) have commented on the urgency of the matter and support the assessment made by FLO.
The assignment is of a short duration, clearly defined, and limited to what is strictly necessary to carry out the salvage operation.
A voluntary ex-ante transparency notice has not been published for the procurement, while the decision regarding the salvage method was first decided on 1 September, and the implementation period is weeks 37 to 39. In our view, a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice would therefore not be of value as tenderers were contracted consecutively within a very short time.


Winner: Gerd Stensen AS
Award value: 2860600
Number of bids: 1