Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-02
Buyer: Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31710000 | 34700000: Aircraft and spacecraft | 34933000 | 35610000: Military aircraft | 35700000: Military electronic systems
Estimated value: 420000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2017-03-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Framework Agreements concerns sustainment (service, maintenance and spare parts) of the TACAN stations (contract lot 1) and TACAN FIS (contract lot 2) both with a duration of 22 years (including options for renewal). DALO has determined that such a duration is justified based on the following grounds in particular: The TACAN stations and TACAN FIS has an expected life span of approximately 22 years. DALO therefore has a need for sustainment that exceeds 7 years. Furthermore a great deal of knowledge and experience will be gathered throughout the contract period, in particular in relation to securing the TACAN stations interoperability and in relation to yearly calibration of the TACAN FIS.
The tender concerns the acquisition of 4 (four) fixed Tactical Air Navigation stations (TACAN stations) including Initial Spare Parts Packages and Training and 1 (one) TACAN Flight Inspection System including Training.
For air navigation purposes the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) plan to procure new fixed TACAN stations (ground beacon/transponder, antenna group and remote/control system) and TACAN FIS.
The fixed TACAN stations are used by military aircrafts as a short-range navigation aid and as an airfield facility.
The TACAN FIS shall be used for making periodical flight inspections of the fixed TACAN stations, to make sure that they fulfil the NATO standard requirements. The TACAN FIS is operating on RDAF Saab MFI T-17 Supporter aircraft.
This tender procedure concerns 1 contract notice divided into 2 (two) contract lots regarding 2 (two) separate Contracts with supporting Sustainment Contracts.
The terms and conditions stated in the Contracts are not identical, nor are the requirement specifications ‘Annexes A’. They are specific for each contract lot. Each contract lot is therefore subject to their own contractual conditions further specified in the Contracts including Annexes and Sustainment Contracts including Appendices.
The Suppliers will be responsible for the dismantling/installation, testing, training and setting to work for both the fixed TACAN stations and TACAN FIS.
For each contract lot, the Suppliers must be willing to provide a system support via a sustainment contract (framework agreement) for a period of 22 years.
Contract lot 1 concerns 4 (four) fixed TACAN stations (Acquisition Contract, including Annexes and Sustainment Contract, including Appendices/Special Appendices).
Contract lot 2 concerns 1 (one) TACAN FIS (Acquisition Contract, including Annexes and Sustainment Contract, including Appendices/Special Appendices).
He contracts under each contract lot is supported by a sustainment contract. The Sustainment Contract shall be valid for 7 (seven) years with the option for renewal 3 (three) times for periods of 5 (five) years.
If prepayments are made, an on-demand guarantee from a recognized financial institution must be presented. The financial institution has to be approved by DALO.
Reference is made to the tender documents with regard to the payment terms. Invoicing must be done in accordance with the applicable Danish legislation on public payments. At present, this is Danish consolidation act. No 798 of June 2007 which requires invoicing to be don electronically. Exact terms will be stated in the contracts.
No particular legal form is required. If 1 or both of the contracts are awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium) the participants are required to undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint 1 supplier to represent the group.

Eligibility requirements: Contract lot 1: For tenders regarding the acquisition of 4 (four) fixed TACAN stations, the tenderers must provide a list containing references to deliveries of TACAN stations where delivery has taken place within the last 5 (five) years. The list must contain the following information for each reference: a) Description of the delivery (TACAN stations) b) Time of performance (year(s) of delivery) c) The size/value of the delivery d) Recipient(s) of the delivery. Contract lot 2: For tenders regarding the acquisition of 1 (one) airborne TACAN Flight Inspection System (FIS) the tenderers must provide a list containing references to deliveries of TACAN FIS where delivery has taken place within the last 5 (five) years. The list must contain the following information for each reference: a) Description of the delivery (TACAN Flight Inspection Systems) b) Time of performance (year(s) of delivery) c) The size/value of the delivery d) Recipient(s) of the delivery Reference is made to section VI.3 with regard to the candidate's possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities.