Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-08-17
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations (DALO)
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 32342410 | 35700000: Military electronic systems | 35710000: Command and control systems | 35711000 | 35712000
Estimated value:  DKK
Award criteria: Cost, Functionality, Security of supply

Technical requirements: Cost
Functionality
Security of supply
This contract notice concerns DALO’s award of a contract covering the acquisition and sustainment of the Danish implementation of the NATO BRASS EO.
The Danish implementation of the NATO BRASS EO system will be the strategic maritime HF communication system for the Royal Danish Navy ensuring backwards compatibility with NATO BRASS Initial Core Capability (ICC) and NATO legacy systems.
The purpose of the contract is to facilitate a multiple, continuous, robust, strategic and independent long range radio communication capability - under national control - between shore authorities and Danish naval units operating in Danish, North Atlantic and Arctic waters, as well as designated waters for worldwide support during operations covering from combat operations to peace operations and humanitarian operations.
It is crucial to DALO that the accquisition is interoperable with Danish and NATO naval units. Therefore, the implementation is driven by the NATO Minimum Military Requirements (MMR) and NATO Broadcast and Ship Shore Enhancement One Target Architecture (BREITA).
Also, it will be viewed positively that the system offered by the tenderer – to the furthest extent possible – is already fully developed and put into operational use.
Thus, delivery of the system must take place at several locations within the Kingdom of Denmark. Delivery in Denmark includes an Automated Control and Management System (ACMS) site in Aarhus (now Karup) with a transmit and a receive site in Frederikshavn. Delivery in Greenland includes an ACMS site in Nuuk with a transmit and a receive site in Kangerlussuaq. Furthermore, the system is to be installed on an expected number of 13 mobile units, which are located at either Naval Base Korsoer or Naval Base Frederikshavn at the time of the installation. The naval training facility is also located at the Naval Base Frederikshavn.
The majority of the sustainment services are expected to be delivered at the sites ashore and/or delivered remotely to mobile units. However, the supplier must be obligated to deliver certain sustainment services on site to mobile units either in national or in international operations. Further details regarding the specific places of delivery will follow in the tender documents. The BRASS EO system, including installations, initial spare parts packages, special tools and test equipment (STTE), documentation and initial training, will be procured on the basis of an Acquisition Contract. In addition, DALO wishes to enter into a Sustainment Contract allowing for the subsequent procurement of additional spare parts and STTE, sustainment services, including maintenance services and support, and optional deliveries for the system throughout a period of up to 15 years, which is the expected life time of the system. The 2 contracts should be seen as a whole and will both be awarded to the successful tenderer.
The total value of the contract as specified in section II.2.1) and section V.4) reflects the technical evaluation price.
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Danish Consolidation Act no. 593 of 2.6.2016 on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following time limits for filing a complaint apply:
Complaints regarding a candidate not being pre-qualified must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. § 7(1) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
Other complaints must in accordance with § 7(2) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:
1) 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date).


Number of bids: 2