Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-03-09
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO)
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 35720000: Intelligence and surveillance systems

Technical requirements: The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) plans to tender a contract regarding the acquisition of Laser Target Designators (LTD) including sustainment agreement covering spare parts, training and technical support. The LTD will be used by Forward Air Controller (FAC) and Special Operation Forces (SOF) personnel.
The purpose of the Request For Information (RFI) is to obtain information in order to ensure the best possible tender can be obtained for DALO and the suppliers according to the EC regulation.
By Laser Target Designator DALO means a complete system consisting of 3 main components; a) Laser Target Designator Light (LTD, L), b) Laser Target Designator Ultra Light (LTD, UL) c) See Spot.
DALO has no specific preferences concerning See Spot option integrated in the LTD Light and Ultra Light, but would like to get information about possible options. DALO prefers to have the See Spot systems delivered together with LTDs as part of a complete system and DALO is looking for product information.
It is DALOs intention to enter a framework agreement with one supplier, who can deliver Laser Target Designators.
As part of the preparation (market survey) DALO would like to invite potential tenderers to give feedback to the questions raised by DALO. The document can be found via the hyperlink to Mercell.
The discussions are currently expected to take place in the period from the date of dispatch of this notice until April 2016. DALO is conducting the market survey via Mercell Sourcing Services, however, based on the information obtained from the RFI.
For instructions regarding access to documents and practicalities in relation to the technical dialogue / market survey, please see section VI.2).
It should be stressed that this notice is not a call for tenders and a participation will not be required for later prequalification.
The purchaser is using Mercell Sourcing Services for this tender. To notify your interest and get access to any documents, you must copy and paste the link below into the address-part on your browser http://permalink.mercell.com/57063998.aspx
If you are not a licensee of Mercell Denmark A/S, fill out a registration of your company. This registration is required for your continued participation and is free of charge. After sending the registration you have free access to all documents. You will receive access codes to www.mercell.dk during normal working hours and can then access the documents.
For the discussions DALO has prepared a Request for Information questionnaire where the potential contractors are asked to give their opinion on commercial and technical matters. DALO would like to strongly encourage the potential contractors to obtain the questionnaire via Mercell Sourcing Services, see also Annex A.l, and return it in filled out form — preferably in English and no later than the 1.4.2016.
This prior information notice is to inform interested contractors of the possibility to participate in the above-mentioned discussions.
Regarding section II.4) potential contractors are kindly made aware, that aside from the Request for Information mentioned above, no further information regarding the tender material, documents, conditions or the tender procedure is available prior to the publication of the contract notice.
DALO emphasizes that this notice is not a call for pre-qualification applications, and participation in the discussions will not be required for prequalification in the coming call for tenders. It should furthermore be stressed that replies given during the period of discussion will not in any way be part of any later assessment. The purpose of this request for information (RFI) is solely to give DALO wide background knowledge about the possibilities and challenges in the market.