Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-12-16
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Technical requirements: Through purchase under 2 individual framework agreements, the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) is planning to acquire military Precision Rifles Short (PRS), caliber 7,62 x 51 mm NATO — semi auto, and Precision Rifles Medium (PRM), caliber .338, both including spare parts, repair services, education and training.
Each framework agreement will consist of an acquisition part with a duration of 4 years and an option for further 3 years and a sustainment part with a duration of 10 years and an option for further 4 years.
The weapon shall be designed to allow mounting of standard equipment for a combat soldier, e.g. sights and sensors, using NATO Accessory Rails, STANAG 4694 or equivalent.
For testing purpose a minimum of 2 PRS and/or PRM, accessories and technical support shall be available at DALO premises, expected to be within the period of February to April 2018.
The tenderers are to provide 2 (two) rifles including accessories, documentation and technical support for this test, regarding each of the lots for which the tender has been pre-qualified.
Ammunition must be factory made and shall be able to be imported to Denmark. Precision will be tested with tenders ammunition and the ammunition used by the Danish Defence.
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);
2) 30 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has informed the tenderers in question, that the contracting authority has entered into a contract based on a framework agreement through reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision;
3) 6 months starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved that the contracting authority has entered into the framework agreement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision;
4) 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has published a notice concerning his decision to uphold the contract, cf. the principle in § 185(2) of the Public Procurement Act (act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 – available at www.retsinformation.dk).
The complainant must inform the contracting authority of the complaint in writing at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, cf. § 6(4) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the stand-still period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal is granted delaying effect, cf. § 12(1) of the said act.