Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-07
Buyer: Armasuisse Purchase and cooperations CC WTO
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18130000
Submission deadline: 2020-01-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: On behalf of the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation and other requesting parties within the Swiss Confederation, armasuisse is procuring fire protection clothing (comprising a jacket and trousers) in multiple stages. The contract will be awarded to a tenderer. With this tender, armasuisse aims to conclude framework conditions for the manufacture and supply of fire protection clothing over a period of 5 years.
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 tenderer does not have any tax debts or has not paid the full amount for social security contributions (not older than 3 months – the effective entry date is decisive).
The tenderer confirms that it and the third parties it has called in (subcontractors and sub-suppliers) shall 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).
Tenderers with more than 50 employees and their first-level subcontractors that have more than 50 employees must also provide evidence of how their salary practice has been reviewed, in addition to the self-declaration sheet.
The tenderer confirms that it and its main sub-suppliers 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 1.5 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
The tenderer confirms that it will assume overall responsibility for this project, i.e. the tenderer 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.
Evidence of a single point of contact (SPOC) for all business processes, such as orders, payments and services.
Compliance with the national legislation for all areas of environmental protection (air, water, etc.) in all of the process steps taken by the tenderer and the main sub-suppliers in accordance with Section 1.5 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
The tenderer confirms that the items produced under these framework conditions shall be produced exclusively in compliance with the specified production chain in accordance with the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
The tenderer confirms that the manufacturer holds OHSAS 18001 certification or fulfils the points listed in the “Occupational health and safety” checklist in Enclosure 1.3.
The tenderer confirms that the points listed in the ‘Chemicals Management’ checklist in Enclosure 1.4 have been fulfilled for the pre-processing, dyeing and finishing of the tendered items
The tenderer confirms that it has the capabilities to manufacture the fire protection clothing in accordance with the enclosed technical specifications related to this tender.
The tenderer is prepared/has the capacity to meet the requisite delivery deadlines of 18–20 weeks. The tenderer confirms that it has the capacity to fulfil the quote submitted in full, i.e. the tenderer must be able to complete all orders on schedule. Should the tenderer not comply with these deadlines, the client reserves the right to revoke the issuing of the contract (Art. 11 BöB) and a contractual penalty will be enforced.