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The description and justification of this notice is in Icelandic, if a foreign economic operator needs further clarification, please contact ragnheidur.asta.birgisdottir@fjs.is. Áður en ákvörðun um fyrirhuguð kaup var tekin framkvæmdi MNH opna markaðskönnun vegna reksturs miðstöðvar  gervigreindar og máltækni. Markmið könnunarinnar var meðal annars að kanna hvort til staðar væru aðilar á markaði sem hefðu viðeigandi reynslu, faglega þekkingu, tengslanet og getu til að annast þjónustuna, auk þess að afla upplýsinga um raunhæft og hagkvæmt fyrirkomulag þjónustunnar. Í markaðskönnuninni var óskað eftir upplýsingum frá óhagnaðardrifnum lögaðilum sem kynnu að hafa áhuga á verkefninu.
Tvö erindi bárust í tengslum við markaðskönnunina, frá Almannarómi og Vísindagörðum. Almannarómur lýsti yfir áhuga á að taka að sér rekstur miðstöðvarinnar. Erindi Vísindagarða fól hins vegar fyrst og fremst í sér ábendingar varðandi mögulega staðsetningu miðstöðvarinnar og samstarfsmöguleika og fól ekki í sér yfirlýsingu um áhuga á að taka að sér rekstur hennar. Markaðskönnunin leiddi því í ljós einn aðila sem lýsti yfir áhuga á að annast þá þjónustu sem fyrirhuguð kaup taka til.
Áætluð fjárhæð vegna grunnreksturs miðstöðvarinnar er 400 m.kr. án virðisaukaskatts yfir allan mögulegan samningstíma, þ.e. tveggja ára samningstíma með möguleika á framlengingu um allt að tvö ár. Umfang þjónustunnar kann að aukast á samningstímanum vegna afmarkaðra verkefna sem falla að hlutverki og starfsemi miðstöðvarinnar. Umfang slíkra verkefna liggur ekki fyrir á þessu stigi og er ekki tryggt að til þeirra komi. Áætlað hámarksverðmæti samningsins, að meðtöldum framlengingum og mögulegum viðbótarverkefnum, er 500 m.kr. án virðisaukaskatts. Hámarksverðmætið felur ekki í sér skuldbindingu kaupanda til kaupa fyrir þá fjárhæð.</cbc:ProcessReason><cbc:Description>e79604a8-203a-4fa4-9fb7-64ae4bf9e5ec</cbc:Description></cac:ProcessJustification></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID>23397</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="ENG">VEAT - Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Language Technology / Miðstöð gervigreindar og máltækni</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Please note that this is a VEAT notice for an intended contract with a private entity. The description and justification of this notice is in Icelandic, if a foreign economic operator needs further clarification, please contact ragnheidur.asta.birgisdottir@fjs.is. Description: Fyrirhuguð eru kaup á þjónustu vegna reksturs og umsjónar miðstöðvar gervigreindar og máltækni, staðsetta á Íslandi. Miðstöðinni er ætlað að vera miðlægur, hlutlaus samstarfs- og stuðningsvettvangur á sviði gervigreindar og máltækni og að tengja saman hagaðila, efla yfirsýn og samhæfingu og styðja við ábyrga og markvissa hagnýtingu gervigreindar og máltækni í íslensku samfélagi.
Þjónustan getur m.a. tekið til daglegs reksturs miðstöðvarinnar, skipulagningar samráðs og fræðslu, greiningar og reglulegrar upplýsingagjafar til MNH, auk annarra verkefna sem tengjast markmiðum miðstöðvarinnar. Gert er ráð fyrir að samningur verði gerður til tveggja ára með möguleika á framlengingu um allt að tvö ár.</cbc:Description><cbc:ProcurementTypeCode listName="contract-nature">services</cbc:ProcurementTypeCode><cbc:Note languageID="ENG">Upplýsingar um kærufresti: Tíu daga biðtími tekur gildi í kjölfar birtingar þessarar tilkynningar. Ef engin kæra berst til Kærunefndar útboðsmála, er kaupanda heimilt að gera samning við Almannaróm.
Vakin er sérstök athygli á því að kærur verða að berast formlega til Kærunefndar útboðsmála á meðan á biðtíma stendur. Fyrirspurnir eða önnur óformleg samskipti við kaupanda á biðtíma teljast ekki til kæru og fresta ekki heimild kaupanda til samningsgerðar að biðtíma loknum.</cbc:Note><cac:MainCommodityClassification><cbc:ItemClassificationCode listName="cpv">72212980</cbc:ItemClassificationCode></cac:MainCommodityClassification><cac:RealizedLocation><cac:Address><cbc:CountrySubentityCode listName="nuts">IS001</cbc:CountrySubentityCode><cac:Country><cbc:IdentificationCode listName="country">ISL</cbc:IdentificationCode></cac:Country></cac:Address></cac:RealizedLocation></cac:ProcurementProject><cac:ProcurementProjectLot><cbc:ID schemeName="Lot">LOT-0000</cbc:ID><cac:TenderingTerms><cac:AppealTerms><cac:AppealReceiverParty><cac:PartyIdentification><cbc:ID schemeName="organization">ORG-0002</cbc:ID></cac:PartyIdentification></cac:AppealReceiverParty></cac:AppealTerms></cac:TenderingTerms><cac:TenderingProcess><cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator>true</cbc:GovernmentAgreementConstraintIndicator></cac:TenderingProcess><cac:ProcurementProject><cbc:ID>23397</cbc:ID><cbc:Name languageID="ENG">VEAT - Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Language Technology / Miðstöð gervigreindar og máltækni</cbc:Name><cbc:Description languageID="ENG">Please note that this is a VEAT notice for an intended contract with a private entity. The description and justification of this notice is in Icelandic, if a foreign economic operator needs further clarification, please contact ragnheidur.asta.birgisdottir@fjs.is. Description: Fyrirhuguð eru kaup á þjónustu vegna reksturs og umsjónar miðstöðvar gervigreindar og máltækni, staðsetta á Íslandi. Miðstöðinni er ætlað að vera miðlægur, hlutlaus samstarfs- og stuðningsvettvangur á sviði gervigreindar og máltækni og að tengja saman hagaðila, efla yfirsýn og samhæfingu og styðja við ábyrga og markvissa hagnýtingu gervigreindar og máltækni í íslensku samfélagi.
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