Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-26
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18100000 | 18110000 | 18130000 | 18200000 | 18220000
Estimated value: 266000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-04-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement must cover the Norwegian Defence's need for field uniforms and membrane uniforms through the establishment of two framework agreements (sub-area 1 and sub-area 2). The products will mainly be used by military personnel in the Norwegian Defence. See further details of the expectations and requirements in Annex B (the requirements specification).
One (1) framework agreement will be established per sub-area. Tenderers can submit tenders for one sub-area or both sub-areas. If a tender is submitted for both sub-areas, the tenderer must submit complete documentation for each sub-area in accordance with the table in the Rules for the Procurement, Point 6.2. The tender must clearly state which sub-area the tender is for. One tenderer can be awarded 1 or 2 framework agreements.
The objective of the framework agreement is to cover the contracting authority’s need for field uniforms through the establishment of a framework agreement. The products will mainly be used by military personnel in the Norwegian Defence.
The contracting authority has an option to procure specific articles covered by the framework agreement to a total value of up to a further 19 000 000 NOK excluding VAT. See the General Contract Provisions, Point 1.7.1. The option, if taken up, will be on the same terms as the rest of the framework agreement, except that a maximum lead time of up to 320 days will apply for the option.
The contracting authority will be obliged to procure certain articles under the framework agreement for the first year's need, see the general contract provisions, point 2.1.
The objective of the framework agreement is to cover the contracting authority’s need for membrane uniforms through the establishment of a framework agreement. The products will mainly be used by military personnel in the Norwegian Defence.
The contracting authority has an option to procure specific articles covered by the framework agreement to a total value of up to a further 31 000 000 NOK excluding VAT. See the General Contract Provisions, point 1.7.1. The option, if taken up, will be on the same terms as the rest of the framework agreement, except that a maximum lead time of up to 320 days will apply for the option.
Qualification requirement: tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
— foreign companies: confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Qualification requirement: tenderers must have the required economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. A credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent will be sufficient to fulfil the requirement.
A credit assessment from a certified credit appraisal agency based on the most recent known accounting figures. The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Qualification requirement 1: the tenderer shall have good experience from similar deliveries. Tenderers shall have experience from similar deliveries of camouflage printing with spectral curves from minimum 370 nm to 1250 nm in the last 3 years.
Qualification requirement 2: tenderers shall have personnel with expertise in colour theory, colour measurements and colour chemistry.
Qualification requirement 3: tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system.
Documentation requirement 1: an overview of the tenderer's 3 most relevant contracts in the last 3 years must be given in Annex 9 — Reference Form. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. The contracting authority reserves the right to contact the tenderer's listed references.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate, — foreign companies: confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 266000000