Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-10-31
Buyer: armasuisse Purchasing and Cooperations competence sector CC WTO, Guisanplatz 1, 3003 Bern, Schweiz
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 19000000 | 39500000 | 39520000 | 39522500 | 39525000
Submission deadline: 2022-12-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The tent canvas 21 is a part of the equipment of the members of the Swiss Armed Forces and is used by them in combination with the inserted tent pole parts, the tent pegs (“pegs”) and the accompanying tent bag (part of the tent unit 64) as tent unit 21. This is a multi-functional tarpaulin which can be used as a tent or as a cover and for camouflage purposes (visual protection, camouflage in the near-infra-red range).
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 Bidder does not have any tax debts and has paid the full amount for social security contributions (not more than three months old on the date of submission).
The Bidder confirms that it and the third parties it has called on (sub-contractors and sub-suppliers) will comply with the procedural principles set out in the self-declaration sheet (Enclosure 1.1.1) of the Federal Procurement Conference (FPC).
Bidders with 100 employees or more and their first-level subcontractors who have 100 or more employees must also provide evidence in addition to the self-declaration sheet on how their salary practice has been reviewed and how the tolerance threshold of 5% applied in purchasing functions is observed.
The Bidder is willing, for itself and its partner firms in the production chain as shown in the suppler self-declaration, to be audited at any time and unannounced by the contracting authority by an independent audit institution (appointed by the contracting authority). The audit is intended to ensure compliance in particular with the ILO fundamental principles as well as local work and occupational safety conditions as stated in the supplier self-declaration.
The Bidder 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.
Confirmation by the Bidder 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).
Compliance with the national legislation for all areas of environmental protection (air, water, etc.) in all of the process steps taken by the Bidder and the main subsuppliers in accordance with Section 1.3 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1).
Confirmation by the Bidder that it and its main subsuppliers in accordance with Section 1.3 of the supplier self-declaration (Enclosure 1.1) will comply with the minimum wages applicable in the country in which their production facilities are located.
The Bidder confirms that it will assume overall responsibility, in particular that the Bidder is the sole contractual partner of the awarding office. Any parties involved must be listed together with their assigned roles and functions in Enclosure 1.1.
Evidence of a single point of contact for all business processes such as orders, payments, services, etc. If necessary, a technical meeting can be held within 5 working days in German or in English at the Customer’s premises (location in Switzerland). This applies both for issued orders (order meeting), complaints and rejections, as well as for the manufacture of prototypes.
The Bidder confirms unconditional acceptance of the draft framework conditions as set out in Enclosure 5.0.
Confirmation that the Bidder accepts the General Terms and Conditions of the Confederation for the Procurement of Goods (version of 01/2021), which can be accessed at:
Confirmation by the Bidder that it has the capabilities to deliver the articles requested and offered in accordance with the technical specifications to this tender.