Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-23
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon (the Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation)
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31320000 | 31321700 | 31342000 | 32562000 | 32562100
Estimated value:  NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-01-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The call for tenders concerns a framework agreement for the production and manufacturing of power cables and data cables for the Armed Forces' communications equipment in military vehicles. The communication equipment mainly consists of K2IS materiel (Command and control information systems), i.e. radio, computer equipment, intercom, GPS, chargers, etc.
The framework agreement shall include mass production of cables for K2IS equipment according to the Armed Forces' technical drawings and production of new prototype cables for K2IS equipment in accordance with requests made by the Armed Forces. When prototype cables are requested, associated technical drawings must also be prepared. Prototype cables that are approved by the Armed Forces must be able to be mass-produced after approval.
Requirement: tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. As described in Annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Documentation requirements:
Foreign companies: confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Qualification requirement: tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the agreement, including a satisfactory operating profit margin, liquidity and equity ratios.
Documentation requirement: credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data. The rating must not be older than three months.
Or the tenderer's Annual Financial Statement (including notes with the board's and auditor's reports) from the last 2 years. If the annual accounts for last year have not been completed by the deadline for requesting pre-qualification in this competition, the provisional annual accounts for last year must also be attached.
Documentation requirement (i): a description must be given of the tenderer's technical personnel or technical entities at the tenderer's disposal to fulfil the contract.
Documentation requirement (ii): a description of the education and professional qualifications of the personnel that the tenderer has at his disposal for implementation of the contract. CVs are not requested here.
Qualification requirement (iii): tenderers must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system.
Documentation requirement (iii): 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 (iv): a description of the environmental management measures that have been implemented in the company. If a 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: tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the agreement, including a satisfactory operating profit margin, liquidity and equity ratios. Documentation requirement: credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data. The rating must not be older than three months. Or the tenderer's Annual Financial Statement (including notes with the board's and auditor's reports) from the last 2 years. If the annual accounts for last year have not been completed by the deadline for requesting pre-qualification in this competition, the provisional annual accounts for last year must also be attached.
Qualification requirement (i): tenderers must have sufficient capacity to carry out the delivery. Documentation requirement (i): a description must be given of the tenderer's technical personnel or technical entities at the tenderer's disposal to fulfil the contract. Qualification requirement (ii): tenderers must have sufficient competence to carry out the delivery. Documentation requirement (ii): a description of the education and professional qualifications of the personnel that the tenderer has at his disposal for implementation of the contract. CVs are not requested here. Qualification requirement (iii): tenderers must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. Documentation requirement (iii): 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. Qualification requirement (iv): tenderers must have a good environmental management system. Documentation requirement (iv): a description of the environmental management measures that have been implemented in the company. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate.