Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-05
Buyer: Armasuisse Purchase and Cooperations CC WTO
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34741000
Submission deadline: 2019-11-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) modification kit for the EC635 helicopter used by the swiss armed forces is intended to ensure safe deployment together with equipment that has already been introduced for the benefit of patients and flight safety. This kit is state of the art and has the potential to be further updated with medical and rescue technology. A detailed description of the required performance can be found in Enclosures 2.0 and 2.1 of the tender documents.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) modification kit for the EC635 helicopter used by the Swiss Armed Forces is intended to ensure safe deployment together with equipment that has already been introduced for the benefit of patients and flight safety. This kit is state of the art and has the potential to be further updated with medical and rescue technology. A detailed description of the required performance can be found in Enclosures 2.0 and 2.1 of the tender documents.
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 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.
Confirmation that the tenderer accepts the general terms and conditions of the Swiss Federal Government for goods (as at September 2016), which are available at https://www.beschaffung.admin.ch/bpl/de/home/auftraege-bund/agb.html
Confirmation that the tenderer can fully comply with the technical mandatory criteria set out in Enclosure 2.0.
The tenderer/manufacturer has an applicable quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 or its own quality management system.
All companies that possess the economic capacity and meet the following suitability criteria and can provide supporting evidence in accordance with point 3.8 are called upon to submit a bid in CHF.
Terms of business: general terms and conditions for the procurement of goods (09.2016): https://www.beschaffung.admin.ch/bpl/de/home/auftraege-bund/agb.html
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.
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.