Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-06-30
Buyer: The Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 22114300 | 37823700 | 79810000 | 79823000 | 79824000
Estimated value: 25000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-08-12
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The contracting authority would like to enter into a framework agreement with a tenderer for the delivery of printing services for printing maps. The procurement will be made after a contest with negotiations in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (LOA) and the Defence and Security Procurement Act (FOSA).
The aim of the procurement is to cover the contracting authority's need for printing, packing, marking, palletising, and delivering maps in peace, conflict, crises, and war.
Duration and options: The framework agreement will be valid for 3 years from the date it is signed. The contracting authority has an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months at a time. The maximum framework agreement period, including options, will be 7 years.
The contracting authority has an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months at a time. The maximum framework agreement period, including options, will be 7 years.
Requirement: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement for foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement: Tax certificate not older than 6 months from the application deadline. Tax certificates are defined as:
Certificate issued by the tax collector or the Nowegian Tax Administration for: VAT. tax, payroll tax.
Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have orderly conditions in relation to the payment of tax and duties.
If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance.
Requirement: Tenderers must have the adequate economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment.
Documentation requirement: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Good experience means that the tenderer has completed several similar assignments with good customer satisfaction.
Similar assignments are defined as assignments / projects that are of the same nature and scope as those covered by this framework agreement.
Documentation requirement: Tenderers must fill in Part 1 - Appendix 2 ( Reference Form) with an overview of the tenderer's up to 3 most relevant assignments in the last 3 years. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. The overview must include: The name of the contracting authority, name of the project/assignment, the assignment's value, a short description of the delivery and its relevance, delivery date, contact information for the delivery recipient (contact persons, email addresses, telephone numbers), and a referral to any annexes.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate not older than 6 months from the application deadline. Tax certificates are defined as: For Norwegian tenderers: Certificate issued by the tax collector or the Nowegian Tax Administration for: VAT. tax, payroll tax. For foreign tenderers: Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have orderly conditions in relation to the payment of tax and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance. Requirement: Tenderers must have the adequate economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment. A credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent will be sufficient to fulfil the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Requirement: Tenderers must have good experience from similar deliveries. Good experience means that the tenderer has completed several similar assignments with good customer satisfaction. Similar assignments are defined as assignments / projects that are of the same nature and scope as those covered by this framework agreement. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must fill in Part 1 - Appendix 2 ( Reference Form) with an overview of the tenderer's up to 3 most relevant assignments in the last 3 years. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. The overview must include: The name of the contracting authority, name of the project/assignment, the assignment's value, a short description of the delivery and its relevance, delivery date, contact information for the delivery recipient (contact persons, email addresses, telephone numbers), and a referral to any annexes. It is sufficient that the tenderer's 3 deliveries combined document good experience from comparable deliveries. It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. If more than 3 reference projects are given in the reference form, the contracting authority will only look at the last 3 started reference projects. Requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient capacity to carry out the delivery within the specified limitations and deadlines. Documentation requirement: A description of the personnel, materiel, and technical equipment that the tenderer has at his disposal to carry out the delivery in peace, conflict, crises, and war. The description must not exceed two A4 pages. Font Times New Roman, font size 12. Requirement: Tenderers must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system that is suitable for the delivery and the risk involved. Documentation Requirement: A description of the tenderer's quality assurance methods, including: - internal control or quality system that maps the risks that can threaten security of supplies - measures to reduce vulnerability - plan for crisis management - how normal operations are resumed in the event of operational disturbances If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent. Requirement: Tenderers must have an environmental management system. See Part 3 Appendix G - the tenderer's social responsibility, point 3.1. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must describe the company's environmental management measures and routines, including the company's: Environmental considerations and environmental policy, strategy for competence within the environmental field, procedures for fulfilling the contract in an environmentally responsible way. The reply must not exceed 2 A4 pages, font Times New Roman, font size 12 pkt. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with EMAS, ISO 14001:2015, Eco-Lighthouse or equivalent environmental management systems/standards, it is sufficient to provide a copy of a valid certificate. It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent.

Award value: 25000000