Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-04-04
Buyer: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
Estimated value: 18000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2023-05-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this Framework Agreement is to ensure that the Danish Defence  will be able to provide Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles.
The Framework Agreement consists of an acquisition part for 7 (seven) years with an option for further 3 (three) years and a sustainment part for 15 (fiveteen) years.
The Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles will be primarily utilized by specialist sharpshooters across a wide spectrum of land-, naval- and air force units, in both combat and training scenarios, in varying environmental conditions across the globe.
The Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles are to be primarily used with focus on target observation, identification and acquisition (hereunder ranging and ballistic correction) prior to and while engaging the target with the shooter’s weapon system.
The Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles are also to be used along with the soldier’s and their unit's other equipment, such as other weaponry, sensors and different electromagnetic emitters.
Due to operational requirements, it is expected that the Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles live up to specific minimum requirements, some of which are already described in section III 2.3. as part of the candidate selection criteria.
It is of paramount importance that the Danish Defence will also be able to purchase relevant spare parts and accessories to the Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles, as well as have the possibility to receive repair assistance and necessary training for user instructors and technical staff. Therefore the Framework Agreement will have a sustainment part included.
As part of the tender procedure and prior to awarding the contract, tests will be conducted to evaluate the offers and verify that the Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles included in the tenderers' offer comply with the all requirements of DALO. The tests are scheduled to take place in the early Summer 2023 and are expected to be conducted at the Danish Defence locations in Denmark. The exact method and the intended tests will be described in the tender material.
The Danish Defence intends to use the Framework Agreement for current purchases of Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles, as well as related accessories, spare parts and services and expects to place an initial order of (44+18) Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles directly after signing of the Framework Agreement.
The Danish Defence shall not be obliged to buy any minimum quantity of Thermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles
Reference is made to the procurement documents regarding payment terms. Invoicing must be done in accordance with the applicable Danish legislation on public payments. At present, this is Danish consolidation act. no. 798 of June 2007 which requires invoicing to be done electronically. Exact terms will be stated in the contract.
No particular legal form is required. If the contract is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the participants are required to undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint one supplier to represent the group.
The framework agreement contains requirements regarding labour clause, CSR requirements, international sanc-tions as well as provisions regarding risk assessment and follow-up actions.
In the procurement of the framework agreement the risk profile is assessed to the following follow-up action (risk level): C. Further information regarding the requirements and follow-up actions is available on DALO’s webpage and will be described in the tender material.
When submitting the offer (but not the request for participation/pre-qualification), the tenderer must submit a declaration stating that the tenderer (1) is not subject to any of the reasons for exclusion stated in art. 39(1) of the Defence and Security Directive (2009/81/EC) and section 134 a of The Public Procurement Act, and (2) to which degree the tenderer has unpaid overdue debt in relation to tax, duties or social security contributions under Danish law or under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established. A template for the declaration will be pro-vided with the procurement documents, and the tenderer is encouraged – but not obliged - to use it. If the tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, a declaration must be submitted for each participating entity.

Eligibility requirements: Annual reports or excerpts hereof or other documentation stating the candidate's equity ratio (calculated by divid-ing the candidate’s equity with the candidate’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the last 3 (three) financial years, to the extent such information is available.
The candidate must have had a positive equity ratio for each the last 3 (three) financial years. The equity ratio is calculated by dividing the candidate's equity with the candidate's total assets (equity/total assets x 100). - If the candidate is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all the participants’ equities with the sum of all the participants’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 (three) financial years available. - If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of the candidate’s and the entity or entities’ equity with the sum of the candidate’s and the enti-ty or entities’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the 3 (three)] financial years available - Please note that a candidate may rely on the economic and financial standing of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the candidate and the entity or entities on which the candidate relies.
A list of maximum 10 (ten) most important References (cf. section II.1.5), carried out within the past 5 (five) years prior to the deadline for the request to participate. Only the deliveries (references) performed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate will be considered when assessing  which candidate has documented the most relevant previous deliveries, cf. section IV.1.2). If the delivery in question is ongoing, it is only the part of the supplies carried out within the past 5 (five) years and completed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate which will be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Consequently, if a part of the supplies has not been carried out within the past 5 (five) years or if a part of the supplies has not been completed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate, this particular part will not be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Therefore, it is important that the candidate clearly states which part (e.g. with regard to size,and quantity ) of an on-going delivery (reference) that has been carried out within the past 5 (five) years. - The list should preferably include a short description of each delivery. The description of the deliveries should include a clear indication of which specific parts the deliveries are similar to the supplies, described in section II.1.5. The description should also include a description of the candidates participation/role in the performance of the deliveries. The description should also contain information on the date of the deliveries, the quantity  of the deliveries, the recipients of the deliveries (specific names/countries are preferred, but not necessary; if no country specific information is included, the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the delivery). When specifying the date for the deliveries, the candidate should state the date for the commencement and completion of the deliveries. If this is not possible, e.g. because the delivery in question is performed on an ongoing basis according to a framework agreement, the description of the deliveries should nonetheless contain information on how the date is set. - For the purpose of the evaluation of the technical and/or professional ability of the candidates, the following definitions apply: Reference – a sum of completed deliveries of the specific product made to the same end-user. Criteria for the validity of a Reference are stated in the respective parts of this document. Delivery – a physical delivery of a product or a number of products to the end-user. A single delivery may include several products and hence contribute to several References. Disturbed Dot – a functionality allowing the sight to automatically move the marked point of aim across the display based (as minimum) on the ballistic data of the ammunition, the weapon and the range to the target. All the data must either come from the Thermal Clip-on Rifle Sight, or the Thermal Clip-on Rifle Sight shall able to accept data transmitted from external devices (such as Wilcox RAPTAR-S and/or Kestrel 5700 AB Link). - Only completed Deliveries of thermal clip-on rifle sights, compatible with semi-automatic sniper rifles .308 cal. and/or bolt action sniper rifles .338 cal. and/or .50 cal., featuring Disturbed Dot functionality and delivered to government entities (military or law enforcement) will be considered valid References. - Tenderer shall fill in the provided Reference List Form in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire to the best of their abilities. The information about each Reference to be provided by the candidates in the Reference List Form includes: -the character/role in which the candidate participated in the relevant Deliveries; -the timeframe for the Deliveries; -the total quantity of the delivered product within the Reference; -information about the delivered product; -information about the end-user (specific names/countries are preferred, but not necessary; if no country specific information is included, the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the Reference (specific columns are provided in the Reference List Form). - The list must contain a maximum of 10 (ten) References, whether the candidate is one entity, composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, or relies on the technical and professional capacity of other entities. If the list contains more than 10 References, DALO will only consider the first 10 on the list. Any References beyond that will be disregarded. Please note that a candidate may rely on the technical and professional capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the candidate and the entity or entities on which the candidate relies. The candidate must demonstrate experience with as a minimum 1 (one) similar delivery within the past 5  (five) years, prior to the deadline for the request to partici-pate/submission of the offer. A “similar delivery” shall be understood asThermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles that feature Disturbed Dot functionality, weigh no more than 700g (with batteries and mount) and with a main body color that is other than black (e.g. military green or shades of brown).
A list of maximum 10 (ten) most important References (cf. section II.1.5), carried out within the past 5 (five) years prior to the deadline for the request to participate. Only the deliveries (references) performed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate will be considered when assessing  which candidate has documented the most relevant previous deliveries, cf. section IV.1.2). If the delivery in question is ongoing, it is only the part of the supplies carried out within the past 5 (five) years and completed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate which will be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Consequently, if a part of the supplies has not been carried out within the past 5 (five) years or if a part of the supplies has not been completed at the time of the deadline for the request to participate, this particular part will not be included in the assessment of the delivery (reference). Therefore, it is important that the candidate clearly states which part (e.g. with regard to size,and quantity ) of an on-going delivery (reference) that has been carried out within the past 5 (five) years. - The list should preferably include a short description of each delivery. The description of the deliveries should include a clear indication of which specific parts the deliveries are similar to the supplies, described in section II.1.5. The description should also include a description of the candidates participation/role in the performance of the deliveries. The description should also contain information on the date of the deliveries, the quantity  of the deliveries, the recipients of the deliveries (specific names/countries are preferred, but not necessary; if no country specific information is included, the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the delivery). When specifying the date for the deliveries, the candidate should state the date for the commencement and completion of the deliveries. If this is not possible, e.g. because the delivery in question is performed on an ongoing basis according to a framework agreement, the description of the deliveries should nonetheless contain information on how the date is set. - For the purpose of the evaluation of the technical and/or professional ability of the candidates, the following definitions apply: Reference – a sum of completed deliveries of the specific product made to the same end-user. Criteria for the validity of a Reference are stated in the respective parts of this document. Delivery – a physical delivery of a product or a number of products to the end-user. A single delivery may include several products and hence contribute to several References. Disturbed Dot – a functionality allowing the sight to automatically move the marked point of aim across the display based (as minimum) on the ballistic data of the ammunition, the weapon and the range to the target. All the data must either come from the Thermal Clip-on Rifle Sight, or the Thermal Clip-on Rifle Sight shall able to accept data transmitted from external devices (such as Wilcox RAPTAR-S and/or Kestrel 5700 AB Link). - Only completed Deliveries of thermal clip-on rifle sights, compatible with semi-automatic sniper rifles .308 cal. and/or bolt action sniper rifles .338 cal. and/or .50 cal., featuring Disturbed Dot functionality and delivered to government entities (military or law enforcement) will be considered valid References. - Tenderer shall fill in the provided Reference List Form in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire to the best of their abilities. The information about each Reference to be provided by the candidates in the Reference List Form includes: -the character/role in which the candidate participated in the relevant Deliveries; -the timeframe for the Deliveries; -the total quantity of the delivered product within the Reference; -information about the delivered product; -information about the end-user (specific names/countries are preferred, but not necessary; if no country specific information is included, the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the Reference (specific columns are provided in the Reference List Form). - The list must contain a maximum of 10 (ten) References, whether the candidate is one entity, composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, or relies on the technical and professional capacity of other entities. If the list contains more than 10 References, DALO will only consider the first 10 on the list. Any References beyond that will be disregarded. Please note that a candidate may rely on the technical and professional capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the candidate and the entity or entities on which the candidate relies.
The candidate must demonstrate experience with as a minimum 1 (one) similar delivery within the past 5  (five) years, prior to the deadline for the request to partici-pate/submission of the offer. A “similar delivery” shall be understood asThermal Clip-on Sights for Sniper Rifles that feature Disturbed Dot functionality, weigh no more than 700g (with batteries and mount) and with a main body color that is other than black (e.g. military green or shades of brown).

Award value: 18000000