Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-30
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Dismounted Close Combat (DCC)
Country: UK
Region: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Estimated value: 1 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts. MOD requires a Safe Blank Firing System (SBFS) which allows the conduct of person on person training with all configurations of the L119 A1/A2 C8 5.56 Assault Rifle, including SAAB Tactical Engagement Systems (TES), which is fully compliant with current Defence Policy.
1. MOD requires a Safe Blank Firing System (SBFS) which allows the conduct of person on person training with all configurations of the L119 A1/A2 C8 5.56 Assault Rifle, including SAAB Tactical Engagement Systems (TES), which is fully compliant with current Defence Policy.
2. The required SBFS system will include a Safe Blank Firing Attachment and 4 Safe Blank Firing Magazines, and will operate in the approved manner on both the 10” and 15,7” C8 barrels, fitted with SureFire FH556-216A Flash Hiders (NSN 1005-01-565-2672). The overall system integration will therefore be a key contractual requirement.
3. Both the C8 weapon and the Flash Hider are proprietary and subject to United States Government’s (USG) International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) constraints. Therefore, the Authority is unable to disclose interface data or provide samples from which to take measurements. Tenderers must consequently have legitimate access to the ITAR controlled interface data.
4. The proposed solution must be at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 or above and as a minimum, comply with the attached Key System Requirements (KSR’s).
5. The Demonstration phase of this project will include Safe and Suitable for Service (S3), User and Technical Trials with a planned 14.10.2016 S3 Trials start date. The Authority requires a quantity of 5 SBFS samples and the trials evaluation shall be undertaken during the same time as the ITT evaluation. The supply of trials kit shall be at the contractor’s own costs. The Authority reserves the right to exclude any Bidder who is unable to provide samples in time for the start of the trials.
6. To meet Initial Operating Capability (IOC) requirements, 150 SBFS ‘kits’ that are fit for purpose and safe and suitable for service must be delivered to the users by no later than December 2017.
7. The Full Operating Capability (FOC) requirement is yet to be quantified, however, the current estimated through life consumption quantity of SBFS for C8 users is approximately 2 000.
8. Additional SBFS ‘kits’ may be purchased at a later date on an incremental basis under firm priced Options within the contract.
9. Completion of the DPQQ is sought from companies in order to seek assurance that prospective bidders have legitimate access to the ITAR control interface data as well as the skills and experience to meet the Key User Requirements for System Integration.
Estimated Total Contract Value including options: 1 225 000 GBP (based on estimated quantity of SBFS for through life support and additional users of the L119 A1/A2 C8).
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Award value: 1