Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-16
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon [the Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation]
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35100000: Emergency and security equipment
Estimated value:  NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-08-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (FLO) wants to enter into a framework agreement for Life Saving Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
The framework agreement includes the delivery and servicing/maintenance of i.a. life-vests and survival suits.
Estimated value is NOK 30 million-NOK 50 million. Estimates are made based on the contracting authority's best judgement, and value intervals are due to uncertainty related to the scope of maintenance and servicing.
Requirement: the contractor must ensure that it properly fulfils its obligations regarding the payment of tax and VAT.
Documentation requirement: tax certificate which is not older than 6 months calculated from the application deadline.
Tax certificate means: for Norwegian contractors: certificate issued by a tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration regarding:
For foreign contractors: foreign contractors must submit corresponding certificates from their countries documenting proper fulfilment of their obligations regarding the payment of taxes and duties.
— If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the contractor must submit a declaration which confirms that all taxes and duties are paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the contractor's CFO/financial manager.
Requirement: the contractor shall meet all statutory requirements in Norway relating to Health, Environment and Safety (HES).
Documentation requirement: filled in and signed HES self-declaration pursuant to FOSA, appendix 2. Alternatively, use the attached template, see Annex 4 - HES self-declaration.
Requirement: the contractor must be registered in the central coordinating register of legal entities or the chamber of commerce in the state where the contractor is established.
— Confirmation that the contractor is registered in the central coordinating register of legal entities or a chamber of commerce in the state where the contractor is established.
Requirement: the contractor must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to complete the delivery, including satisfactory operating margin, liquidity ratio and equity share. Documentation requirement: credit rating from an acknowledged credit rating company based on the latest accounting data, The credit rating must not be older than 3 months. The contractor's financial statements (including notes with director's report and auditor's statement) from the past 2 years. If the financial statements for the previous year are not completed upon expiry of this tender, the preliminary financial statements for the previous year must also be enclosed.
Document requirement: overview of the contractor's three (3) most relevant assignments during the past three (3). In order to secure sufficient competition, documentation for deliveries performed by the contractor more than 3 years ago may also be taken into consideration. The overview must include a specification of:
— brief description of the delivery, It is the contractor's responsibility to document relevance through the description.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: the contractor must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to complete the delivery, including satisfactory operating margin, liquidity ratio and equity share. Documentation requirement: credit rating from an acknowledged credit rating company based on the latest accounting data, The credit rating must not be older than 3 months. The contractor's financial statements (including notes with director's report and auditor's statement) from the past 2 years. If the financial statements for the previous year are not completed upon expiry of this tender, the preliminary financial statements for the previous year must also be enclosed.
Requirement: the contractor must have good experience from similar deliveries. Document requirement: overview of the contractor's three (3) most relevant assignments during the past three (3). In order to secure sufficient competition, documentation for deliveries performed by the contractor more than 3 years ago may also be taken into consideration. The overview must include a specification of: — the value of the assignment, — time, — recipient (name, telephone and e-mail), — brief description of the delivery, It is the contractor's responsibility to document relevance through the description. Requirement: the contractor shall have the sufficient capacity to execute the contract. Documentation requirement: description of technical personnel and technical entities available to the contractor to execute the contract. Requirement: the contractor must have the sufficient competence to execute the delivery. Documentation requirements: description of education and experience of the personnel available to the contractor to execute the contract. CVs are not requested in this connection. Requirement: the contractor shall have a good and efficient quality assurance system. Documentation requirement: description of the contractor's quality assurance methods. If the contractor is certified pursuant to ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to submit a copy of a valid certificate. Requirement: the contractor must have a good and efficient environmental management system. Documentation requirement: description of environmental management measures that are implemented in the business. If the contractor is certified pursuant to ISO 14001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to submit a copy of a valid certificate.