Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-05
Buyer: Armasuisse Purchase and cooperations CC WTO
Country: CH
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18424000
Submission deadline: 2018-06-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: On behalf of the defence group (armed forces staff), Armasuisse intends to procure cold protection gloves and motorcycle gloves in several tranches for the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS). The purpose of procuring cold protection gloves and motorcycle gloves is to equip units to exercise their function-related tasks so that they can be deployed on the full range of armed forces missions. This invitation to tender sets out Armasuisse's general parameters for manufacturing and supplying cold protection gloves and motorcycle gloves.
When the tender is submitted, the suitability criteria and required supporting evidence listed below must be confirmed, appended, and substantiated in full without any reservations or modifications; otherwise the bid will not be considered.
— Extract from the Swiss debt collection register and commercial register or a foreign document acknowledged as being equivalent (not older than 3 months – the effective date being the date the entry was made in the register), stating that no taxes or social security contributions are owed.
Company profile with organisation chart, legal form, size, number of employed personnel, market position. This documentation must also be established for the main subcontractors listed in clause 1.5 of the supplier self-assessment (Enclosure 1.1). The production chain for all materials used must be transparent.
The tenderer confirms that it and its principal subcontractors listed in clause 1.5 of the supplier self-assessment (Enclosure 1.1) comply with the minimum wages applicable in the country of manufacture.
— E4 Compliance with provisions on working conditions, health and safety at work and equal pay for men and women.
The tenderer confirms that it, together with its subcontractors and suppliers, will comply with the provisions on working conditions, health and safety at work and equal pay for men and women as set out in Enclosure 1.1.1 in respect of work performed and paid for in Switzerland. Tenderers and any of their first-level subcontractors with more than 50 employees must also demonstrate how their pay practices have been inspected. Further information can be found at www.logib.ch. Moreover, the tenderer confirms that it, together with its subcontractors and suppliers, will comply with the core conventions of the International Labour Organization as set out in Enclosure 1.1.1 in respect of work performed and paid for outside of Switzerland.
The tenderer confirms that it is a garment manufacturer certified to OHSAS 18001 or that it complies with the points in the work safety and health protection checklist, Enclosure 1.3.
The tenderer is willing to allow itself and its partner companies in the production chain to be audited by an independent auditor (commissioned by the contracting authority) at the request of the contracting authority. The audit is intended in particular to ensure compliance with the ILO Core Conventions and compliance with the local provisions on working conditions and health and safety at work in line with the supplier's self-assessment. The tenderer confirms that it is aware that the tender will be excluded from the competition if it fails to comply with one or more ILO Core Conventions or one or more work and industrial safety regulations.
Compliance with national legislation for all areas of environmental protection (air, water, etc.) in respect of all process steps of the tenderer and the principal subcontractors listed in clause 1.5 of the supplier self-assessment (Enclosure 1.1).
The tenderer confirms that it will assume overall responsibility for the present project, i.e. in particular that the tenderer is the sole contracting partner of the awarding authority. Possible participants must be listed with the roles assigned to them.
The tenderer /manufacturer maintains a quality management system certified to ISO 9001: 2008 /2015 or equivalent.
For the delivery of cold protection gloves or a product similar to that being procured under this tendering process, the tenderer must provide 2 references which relate.
All companies that possess the economic capacity and meet the following suitability criteria and can provide supporting evidence in accordance with point 3.8 are called upon to submit a bid in CHF.
Terms of business: General terms and conditions for the procurement of goods (09.2016) http://www.ar.admin.ch/internet/armasuisse/de/home/themen/beschaffung/lieferant/agb.html