Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

No C 45 / 28 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 2 . 96

Study on the effects of the ' Buy American ' legislation in the United States of America and the

effect on products from the European Community

( 96 / C 45 / 14 )

1 . Awarding authority : European Commission, DG I,

' External Relations : Commercial policy and relations
with North America, the Far East, Australia and
New Zealand ', unit for new technologies, intel ­
lectual property and public procurement ( ID3 ),
Office B 28-5 / 42, rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200,
B-1049 Brussels .

Tel . ( 32-2 ) 299 49 53 or ( 32-2)295 35 52 . Facsimile

299 02 07 .

2 . Category of service and description : Category 11,
Management consultant services and related services,
CPC reference No 865, 866 . Examination of the
local and national preferential legislation in the
United States, indication of the " European products
affected and analysis of the results .

3 . Dehvery to : As in 1 .

4 . a ) Reserved for a particular profession : No .

b ) Reference of the law : Tariff agreements within

the GATT .

c ) Names and qualifications of personnel : Yes .

5 . Division into lots : No .

6 . Number of service providers which will be invited to

tender : At least 4 potential contractors will be
invited .

7 . Variants : No variant will be accepted .

8 . Duration of the contract : 12 months .

9 . Legal form in case of group bidders : No specific

b ) Deadline for receipt of applications : 29 . 3 . 1996 .

c ) Address : As in 1, for the attention of Mr E.
Weizenbach, applications should mention the
reference : Buy American tender .

d ) Languages : 1 of the official languages of the
European Union .

11 . Final date for the dispatch of invitations to tender :

1 . 4 . 1996 .

12 . Deposits and guarantees : None required .

13 . Qualifications :

— the details of educational and professional
qualifications of the persons providing the
services ;

— a list of the principal related projects in the past 3

years proving experience in international trade
law, with particular knowledge of tariffs in the
GATT / WTO context, and experience with US
law applicable in the public procurement market ;

— evidence of solid financial and economic

standing .

14 . Award criteria : Economically most advantageous
tender . Criteria to be applied are price, the proposed
methodology, ability in having access to US sources
of information both at government ( federal as well
as local ) and industry level, presence of at least 1
office in the United States .

15 . Other information : Tendered prices will be quoted

in ECU and free of all duties, taxes and other
charges, including VAT . The contract and matters
arising out of it will be considered as a contract
made in Belgium and subject to Belgian law .

legal form is required but each service provider will made in Belgium and subject
be required to become jointly and severally
responsible under the contract . 16 . Notice postmarked : 5 . 2 . 1996 .

10 . a 17 . Notice received on : 7, 2 . 1996 .