Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-19
Buyer: Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon (FLO) (The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation NDLO)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 39520000 | 39522530 | 39560000
Estimated value: 12000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-05-23
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: It is estimated that the tentative total scope of approx. 10 000 one man button tents in the entire contract period, including any options. The contract has a duration of 4 years.
The tenderer shall have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order. Tax certificates, not older than six months calculated from the tender deadline. Tax certificates means:
— Form from The Norwegian Tax Administration (RF-1244) for tax and employer contribution, issued by the Tax Collection Office.
— Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of tax and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer shall submit a statement which verifies that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for Finance.
— Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer shall sign an ethical self-declaration for suppliers in accordance with Part II Annex I. If there are situations as listed in the Annex' point 3, letter a) — g) concerning the tenderer's company, this information must be in the tender offer.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength in order to fulfil the contract. The tenderer's annual financial statement including notes with control and audit reporting from the last 3 years.
If the Annual Financial Statement for the last year is not completed by the tender deadline for this competition, the Annual Financial Statements for the two previous year are to be attached, as well as the current Annual Financial Statement for last year.
The Buyer reserves the right to request/gather further information in order to verify that the tenderer has sufficient financial strength. The Buyer may also require a credit rating from a recognised credit rating company.
The above mentioned information shall also be provided for any parent company. The tenderer must be prepared to allow The Norwegian Armed Forces' regulatory body to undertake a financial analysis of the tenderer's ability to fulfil the contract.
— An account of the company's business concept and core competencies related to the scope of the delivery.
— An overview of the company's history, organisation and ownership, as well as a description of the business today.
— A brief description is to be given of the overall quality assurance system that the tenderer will use for carrying out this contract.
If there are any collaborative constellations and use of sub-suppliers, the tenderer must attach a description of:
— If the tenderer is relying on sub-providers to meet one or more of the qualification requirements, adequate documentation should be provided to enable the sub-providers to prove that the requirement has been met.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength in order to fulfil the contract. The tenderer's annual financial statement including notes with control and audit reporting from the last 3 years. If the Annual Financial Statement for the last year is not completed by the tender deadline for this competition, the Annual Financial Statements for the two previous year are to be attached, as well as the current Annual Financial Statement for last year. The Buyer reserves the right to request/gather further information in order to verify that the tenderer has sufficient financial strength. The Buyer may also require a credit rating from a recognised credit rating company. The above mentioned information shall also be provided for any parent company. The tenderer must be prepared to allow The Norwegian Armed Forces' regulatory body to undertake a financial analysis of the tenderer's ability to fulfil the contract.
The tenderer must have sufficient implementation ability. Own company: A short, general description of the company shall be given, including: — An account of the company's business concept and core competencies related to the scope of the delivery. — An overview of the company's history, organisation and ownership, as well as a description of the business today. — Description of how the tenderer is organised for the implementation of this contract. — A brief description is to be given of the overall quality assurance system that the tenderer will use for carrying out this contract. Collaborative partners/sub suppliers: If there are any collaborative constellations and use of sub-suppliers, the tenderer must attach a description of: — Name, address and organisation number (company registration) for the sub supplier. — Description of which part of the service contracts shall be taken care of by sub suppliers. — If the tenderer is relying on sub-providers to meet one or more of the qualification requirements, adequate documentation should be provided to enable the sub-providers to prove that the requirement has been met. — Commitment Statement, partnership agreement or equivalent form of documentation which shows that the tenderer actually prevails over the necessary resources of the listed sub-suppliers.