Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-08-21
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35340000: Parts for firearms and ammunition
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Danish Defence operates in various environments across the globe, which means that the Danish Defence uses a variety of different weapon systems including the Rifle family. The various environments and different needs from the operators demands for flexible parts to personalize and modularise the individual weapons to these environments and/or operator.
Please note that the tenderer must deliver test specimens to DALO no later than 27.7.2018 at 13:00 hrs. See clause 7.3 in Instruction to tenderes for further instructions.
Flexible parts include accessories used to customize the specific rifle, according to the individual operator’s personal needs. Flexible parts are divided in following categories:
The agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.
Flexible parts include accessories used to customize the specific rifle, according to the individual operator’s personal needs. Flexible parts are divided in following categories:
The agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.
Flexible parts include accessories used to customize the specific rifle, according to the individual operator’s personal needs. Flexible parts are divided in following categories:
The agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.
DALO demands that the tenderer and each of the legal entities whose capacities the tenderer relies on undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the contract.
The use of the ESPD is a precondition for participation in the procurement procedure, cf. § 148 of the Public Procurement Act. DALO shall require that the tenderer apply the ESPD as preliminary evidence that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds of exclusion stipulated in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act, that the tenderer fulfils the minimum requirements for suitability fixed in accordance with § 140, cf. section III.1.2) and III.1.3), and how the candidate fulfils the objective and non-discriminatory criteria of selection, cf. § 145(2), cf. section II.2.9).
The tenderers and, if relevant, the participants in the group of entities and/or supporting entities, must use the electronic version of the ESPD. DALO has prepared an ESPD (an XML-file) available at ETHICS. DALO strongly encourages the tenderer to use this XML-file when completing the ESPD. The tenderer must upload the XML-file to this website https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/espd/welcome where the ESPD can be completed and later exported. No other versions than the EPSD must be used.
Prior to decision on award of the contract, DALO shall require that the tenderer to whom DALO intends to award the contract presents documentation for the information stated in the ESPD, cf. §§ 151-155 of the said Act. If a tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, cf. section III.1.2 and III.1.3, the tenderer shall upon request provide statements of support or other documentation proving that the tenderer has access to the necessary economic and financial standing and/or technical and professional capacity, and that the entity referred to has a legal obligation to the tenderer. If such documentation is not provided, DALO cannot consider the economic and financial standing and/or the technical and professional capacity of the other entity or entities. DALO has prepared a template to be used to confirm the legal obligation which is available at ETHICS. DALO strongly encourages the tenderers to use this form. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the tenderer that the information provided fulfils the requirements DALO shall exclude a tenderer from participation in the procurement procedure, if the tenderer is subject to one of the compulsory grounds for exclusion in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act unless the tenderer has provided sufficient documentation that the tenderer is reliable in accordance to § 138 of the said Act. Please note that certain voluntary exclusion grounds in Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement have been made compulsory in § 136 of the said Act.
If the same legal entity is a part of or in any other way participates in several offers, e.g. submits his own offer and at the same time participates in a consortium which also submits an offer, the tenderers shall ensure that the same legal entity’s participation does not provide for opportunity for mutual coordination of their offers. DALO reserves the right to request the tenderers to establish and reassure DALO that the same legal entity’s participation does not threaten the transparency and distort competition between the tenderers.
Regarding Contract Notice section II.1.6): Since the procurement is divided into lots the tenderer is asked to state in the ESPD Part II, section A which lot or lots the offer concerns. Please note, that a tenderer can only submit one offer for each lot.
DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the the Danish Act on Public Procurement (act nº 1564 of 15.12.2015 – available at www.retsinformation.dk) if applications or offers do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.