Service contract - 354862-2009

23/12/2009    S247    European Economic Area - Services - Open procedure 

NO-Trondheim: geological and geophysical instruments

2009/S 247-354862

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

The Geological Survey of Norway (NGU)
Leiv Eirikssons Vei 39
Attn: Bedrock Excavations and Applied Geophysics
7491 Trondheim
NORWAY
Tel. +47 73904000
E-mail: ngu@ngu.no
Fax +47 73921620

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority http://www.ngu.no

Address of the buyer profile http://www.doffin.no/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA2152

Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
National or federal agency/office
Other Research: Geological surveys

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1)DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Bid for helicopter mounted instrumentation design and certification for geological mapping.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 8
Main place of performance Trondheim.
II.1.3)The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The geological Survey of Norway (NGU) carries out a number of measurements from helicopter for the purpose of geological mapping. This is accomplished by a number of geophysical instruments mounted inside and outside the helicopter.
NGU invites herby competed firms to bid for the design, construction and certification of helicopter mounted equipment listed as follows:
A. Design, Construction, testing
a. Frame for gamma ray crystal sensor instrument mounted underneath the helicopter.
b. Cable for an Electromagnetic (EM) sensor hanging 30 m. underneath the helicopter.
c. Cable for a Magnetic sensor hanging 15 m. underneath the helicopter.
d. Instrumentation rack mounted inside the helicopter cabin.
e. Electrical safety connectors
f. Cabin power supply outlet
g. GPS antenna and radar altimeter connection.
The preferred aircraft is a helicopter type AS350B2 or similar, and the certification must comply with EASA standards.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Doffin Web Site at http://www.doffin.no/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=194584.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

38200000

II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)Division into lots
No
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
Yes
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
II.2.2)Options
No
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 1.3.2010. Completion 30.9.2010

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
No
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) Company registration certificate.
(2) Declaration of the company's participation in a publicly verified apprentice scheme(s) that is relevant to the contract
(3) Evidence of enrolment on the professional or trade register in the state where the company is established.
(4) Value added tax certificate (National requierment).
(5) Company tax certificate (National requierment).
(6) Self-declaration regarding health, environment and safety in compliance with Appendix 2 ("Vedlegg 2") of the Norwegian procurement regulations ("Forskrift om offentlige anskaffelser" -- National requierments).
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) Statement of the company’s turnover for the last 3 financial years relating to the area covered by the contract.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
(1) Manpower proposed for this contract (organisation chart) with names and CV's of the key personnel who will be responsible for its execution.
(2) A list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided, by the company, in the past 3 years, with the values, dates and recipients.
(3) Samples, descriptions and/or brochures of the products to be delivered.
(4) A statement of the company's heath, environment and safety policy.
(5) A certificate issued by an accredited certification authority attesting to the quality assurance, production or technical capacity of the company
(6) A description of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the company for carrying out the contract.
III.2.4)Reserved contracts
III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Bidder's ability to perform
2. Delivery schedule
3. Quoted price
4. References
5. After sales services
IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used
No
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
File no: 09/00575
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 29.1.2010
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
15.2.2010 - 10:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Danish. English. Swedish.
Other: Norwegian.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Until 14.5.2010
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 15.2.2010 - 13:00
Place Trondheim.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Bidding documents available in English only.
(NT Ref:194584).
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
21.12.2009