Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-28
Buyer: Armasuisse Purchase and Cooperation CC WTO
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18900000 | 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Submission deadline: 2020-09-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Armasuisse supplies articles for baggage sets and combat packs (Lot 1) and FCA safety belts (Lot 2) for the military areas of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) as well as the Federal Customs Administration (FCA). Armasuisse wants to finalise general conditions for the manufacture of baggage sets, combat packs and FCA safety belts in this tender.
When the tender is submitted, the suitability criteria and required supporting evidence listed below must be confirmed, appended and substantiated in full without any reservations or modifications; otherwise the bid will not be considered.
Extracts from the debt collection register and excerpts from the commercial register or the equivalent recognised documentation from other countries which provide evidence that the supplier does not have any tax debts or has not paid the full amount for social security contributions (not older than three months — the effective entry date is decisive).
(a) Compliance with procedural principles. The supplier confirms that it and the third parties it has called on (subcontractors and subsuppliers) will comply with the procedural principles in accordance with the self-declaration sheet (Enclosure 1.1.1) of the Swiss federal government’s purchasing conference (BKB).
Suppliers with more than 50 employees and their first-level subcontractors that have more than 50 employees must also provide evidence for the self-declaration sheet on how their salary practice has been reviewed and how the tolerance threshold of 5 % applied in purchasing functions is adhered to.
— E4 Audit. The supplier is willing, if requested by the contracting authority, for itself and its partner firms in the production chain as shown in the suppler self-declaration to be audited by an independent audit institution appointed by the contracting authority. The audit is intended to ensure compliance in particular with the ILO fundamental principles and local work and occupational safety conditions as stated in the supplier self-declaration. The supplier further confirms and acknowledges that failure to comply with one or more of the ILO fundamental principles or one or more of the local work and occupational safety conditions will result in the offer being excluded from the tender.
— E5 Compliance with the production chain. Confirmation of the supplier that it will produce the items requested as stipulated in the specification using the production chain stated in the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
— E6 Environmental protection. Compliance with the national legislation for all areas of environmental protection (air, water, etc.) in all of the process steps taken by the supplier and the main subsuppliers in accordance with section 1.3 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
— E7 Compliance with laws regarding the payment of minimum wages. The supplier confirms that it and its main subsuppliers shall comply with the laws regarding the payment of minimum wages applicable in the country in which their production facilities are located in accordance with section 1.3 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
— E8 Overall responsibility. The supplier confirms that it will assume overall responsibility, i.e. the supplier is the sole contractual partner of the contracting authority. Any parties involved must be listed together with their assigned roles and functions in Enclosure 1.1.
— E9 SPOC during the tender procedure. Evidence of a single point of contact (SPOC) during the tender procedure.
— E10 SPOC after the contract has been awarded. Evidence of a single point of contact (SPOC) for all business processes, such as orders, payments and services.
— E11 Acceptance draft framework conditions. The supplier confirms unconditional acceptance of the draft framework conditions in accordance with Enclosure 5.0.
— E12 Acceptance of the terms and conditions. Confirmation that the supplier accepts the general terms and conditions of the Swiss Federal Government for Goods (in the version dated 11 September 2016), which are available at: http://www.ar.admin.ch/internet/armasuisse/de/home/themen/beschaffung/lieferant/agb.html
— E13 Compliance with the technical specifications. The supplier confirms that it has the capabilities to deliver the items requested and offered in accordance with the technical specifications to this tender.