Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-29
Buyer: Paul Scherrer Institut
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38580000
Submission deadline: 2018-11-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: X-ray mirrors made of single crystal silicon for the Athos and Aramis beamline at SwissFEL. The mirrors shall operate in the wavelength range of 0.6 – 5 nm. Their reflecting surface must have an height accuracy of at least 1 nm (rms). For details, see the requirement specification.
The opening of the offers is carried out by at least 2 representatives of the client and is not public. A protocol of the opening of tenders will be made.
Terms of business: General Terms and Conditions Applicable to the Contracts for Procurement of Goods and Services Awarded by the Domain of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology as of September 2016 (with amendments of September 2016). GTC's of suppliers are expressly excluded.
Basic procedural principles: The client only awards public commissions for services in Switzerland to tenderers who comply with job security regulations and the conditions of work for employees, and provide equal payment for men and women. Integrity Clause The bidder and the instructing party undertake to take all necessary measures to avoid corruption, in particular that no payments, gifts or other advantage will be offered or accepted. Should this integrity clause be disregarded, the contractor must pay a contract penalty. This will amount to 10 % of the contract value, a minimum of 3 000 CHF per contravention. The bidder should take note that a contravention of the integrity clause generally results in the annulment of the tender and the premature termination of the contract for important reasons by the instructing Party.
Additional information: The supplier must confirm in writing the acceptance of the terms of business (4.2) and the Basic procedural principles (4.4).
Procedures for appeal:Pursuant to Art. 30 of the Federal Act on Public Procurement, an appeal against this publication may be filed within 20 days since notification in writing in an official language of Switzerland to the Federal Administrative Court, Postfach, 9023 St.Gallen. The appeal petition must be submitted in duplicate and must contain the application, the grounds of appeal with details of the evidence and the signature of the appellant or his agent; a copy of the present publication and documents cited as evidence must be attached, provided they are in the appellant’s possession.
Deadline / Remarks: 2 copies in paper form, 2 copies in digital form (USB stick). Delivered Villigen PSI. The provider is responsible for the exact match of the paper copies and electronic copies. In case of discrepancies between the paper copy and the electronic copy, the following sequence applies:
2) electronic copy The offer must be delivered in a sealed manner and must be accompanied by the explicit entry "Subject of tender PSI - not open !" When sending by mail or courier, the provider is responsible for the timely arrival; Postmarks are not decisive.
Remarks (Desired deadline for questions in written form)If you have any questions when creating the offer, you can put this in anonymous form in the question forum on www.simap.ch. Too late placed questions can not be answered. The answers will be published in the question forum on www.simap.ch.
National reference publication: Simap of 24.9.2018, doc. 1038411Desired deadline for questions in written form: 26.10.2018.
Miroirs à rayons X en silicium monocristallin pour les lignes de lumière Athos et Aramis du SwissFEL. Les miroirs doivent fonctionner dans la gamme de longueurs d'onde de 0,6 à 5 nm. Leurs surfaces réfléchissantes doivent avoir une précision d’au moins 1 nm (RMS). Pour plus de détails, voir les spécifications des miroirs.
L'ouverture des offres est effectuée par au moins 2 représentants du client et n'est pas publique. Un protocol de l'ouverture des offres sera fait.
Conditions générales: conditions générales du Domaine des écoles polytechniques fédérales relatives à l’achat de biens et de services (CG du Domaine des EPF) du Septembre 2016, état au Septembre 2016. CG des fournisseurs sont expressément exclus.
Conditions régissant la procédure: le pouvoir adjudicateur adjuge des marchés publics pour des prestations en Suisse uniquement à des adjudicataires qui garantissent le respect des dispositions sur la protection des travailleurs, les conditions de travail et l'égalité de salaire entre hommes et femmes. Clause d'intégrité Le soumissionnaire et l'adjudicateur s'engagent à prendre toutes les mesures nécessaires pour éviter la corruption. Ils s'abstiennent en particulier d'offrir ou d'accepter de l'argent ou tout autre avantage. Si le soumissionnaire viole cet engagement, il doit verser une peine conventionnelle à l'adjudicateur.
Le montant de cette peine s'élève à 10 % de la valeur du contrat, mais à CHF 3000 au moins par infraction.