Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-13
Buyer: Forsvarsmateriell [The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency]
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35300000: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts | 35320000: Firearms
Submission deadline: 2018-03-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The volume, scope, and value are estimates based on the Purchaser’s best judgment. Please note that the estimates are not intended as upper or lower limits for what can be called-off under the framework agreement and they do not entail an obligation to make a call-off or purchase. Each call-off is dependent on the involved parties’ changing needs during the contract period and budgetary adjustments.
Purchaser is expected to call-off an initial acquisition of an uncertain amount subject to budgetary / funding approval. The estimated value of the framework agreement is up to 1300 heavy machine guns. In addition, the procurement will include spare parts for the lifetime of the heavy machine guns. The first call-off has an estimated value of maximum 1100 heavy machine guns.
Spare parts, tools, replacement and other materials related to this procurement of the new heavy machine guns may or may not be proportional to the number of heavy machine guns acquired.
NDMA will seek to supply the Norwegian Armed Forces with HMG spare parts, gauges, and tools for an additional period of fifteen years from the last call-off of a HMG. This will be regulated at a separate agreement.
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) seeks to procure new M2 Cal .50 (12,7x99mm) heavy machine guns (HMGs) with Quick Change Barrel systems together with HMG spare parts, tools, replacement and other materials through a seven (7) year framework agreement to replace the current inventory of Browning Cal 50 M2 QCB, heavy machine guns.
The volume, scope, and value of this acquisition are estimates - the estimates are not intended as upper or lower limits - do not entail an obligation to make a call-off or purchase. Any call-offs are dependent upon the involved parties’ changing needs during the contract period together with budgetary adjustments.
The Norwegian Armed Forces currently use NAMMO-ammunition, NM 152 (Vinghøg) Soft Mount, Kongsberg´s weapon station Protector Nordic and Sea Protector.
Furthermore, NDMA requires the Participant/Bidder commitment to provide the security of supply for an additional period of fifteen years from the HMG frame agreement’s last call off under the seven-year framework agreement. This security of supply will be regulated in a separate agreement.
In order to achieve greater reductions in life cycle costs, NDMA may express an interest to acquire around counter type mechanism for the HMGs through an Invitation to Tender.
Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) seeks to procure new M2 Cal .50 (12,7x99mm) heavy machine guns (HMGs) with Quick Change Barrel systems together with HMG spare parts, tools, replacement and other materials through a seven (7) year framework agreement to replace the current inventory of Browning Cal 50 M2 QCB, heavy machine guns.
The volume, scope, and value of this acquisition are estimates - the estimates are not intended as upper or lower limits - do not entail an obligation to make a call-off or purchase. Any call-offs are dependent upon the involved parties’ changing needs during the contract period together with budgetary adjustments.
The Norwegian Armed Forces currently utilises NAMMO ammunition for direct engagements, NM 152 (Vinghøg) Soft Mounts, Kongsberg RWS Protector Nordic Mounts and RWS Sea Protector Mounts.
Furthermore, NDMA requires the Participant / Bidder commitment to provide the security of supply for an additional period of fifteen years from the HMG frame agreement’s last call-off under the seven-year framework agreement. This security of supply will be regulated in a separate agreement.
In order to achieve greater reductions in life cycle costs, NDMA may express an interest to acquire around counter type mechanism for the HMGs through an Invitation to Tender.
The number of participants invited to tender will be limited to between three (3) and five (5) with the provision that there is so many qualified.

Eligibility requirements: See Request for Pre-qualification No: 100752. Pre-qualification Requirements.
See Request for Pre-qualification No: 100752. Pre-qualification Requirements. See Request for Pre-qualification No: 100752. Pre-qualification Requirements.
See Request for Pre-Qualification No: 100752. Pre-qualification Requirements.