Supplies - 286135-2023
15/05/2023    S93

Italy-Rome: Unmanned aerial vehicles

2023/S 093-286135

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Comando Generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri - Centro Unico Contrattuale
Postal address: Viale Romania n. 45
Town: Roma
NUTS code: ITI43 Roma
Postal code: 00197
Country: Italy
E-mail: crm42527@pec.carabinieri.it
Telephone: +39 0680982269/2082
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.carabinieri.it/in-vostro-aiuto/amministrazione-trasparente/gare-appalto/gare-appalto/
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
Official name: Comando Generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri - Ufficio dei Servizi Aereo e Navale
Postal address: Viale Romania n. 45
Town: Roma
NUTS code: ITI43 Roma
Postal code: 00197
Country: Italy
E-mail: crm42527@pec.carabinieri.it
Telephone: +39 0680982520/2131
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.acquistinretepa.it
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

supply of no. 3 APR "remotely piloted aircraft systems", for the proximity use needs of the Carabinieri

II.1.2)Main CPV code
35613000 Unmanned aerial vehicles
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

the APR systems in procurement are placed in the range of systems with the purpose of advanced discovery, surveillance and multi-sensor observation. Each APR must be made up of the elements listed in paragraph 1.4 of the technical specifications which form the basis of the tender. The contract also includes the training service for 12 operators/maintenance technicians and the logistic support service.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: IT Italia
Main site or place of performance:

at the offices that will be communicated by the Air and Naval Services Office of the General Command of the Carabinieri.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

the APR systems in procurement are placed in the range of systems with the purpose of advanced discovery, surveillance and multi-sensor observation. Each APR must be made up of the elements listed in paragraph 1.4 of the technical specifications which form the basis of the tender. The contract also includes the training service for 12 operators/maintenance technicians and the logistic support service.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Technical proposal / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in days: 110
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options:

pursuant to art. 35, paragraph 4 of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016, the maximum value of the contract is equal to € 2,.500.000,00 (VAT non-taxable amount pursuant to art. 8-bis of Presidential Decree 26.10.1972, n. 633), since the Administration reserves the the right to exercise the right of option, to be exercised in the following 36 months starting from the registration of the contract by the Supervisory Bodies, for the supply of a further 22 UAV systems, under the same terms and conditions specified at the time of the award (unless the application of the price revision clause indicated in the draft of the contract based on the tender), through the stipulation, with the successful tenderer, of specific negotiated procedures pursuant to art. 63, paragraph 3, let. b) of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016.

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:

all the economic operators envisaged by art. 45 of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016, including competitors specifically and temporarily grouped pursuant to art. 45, paragraph 2, lett. d) of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016 and aggregations between companies adhering to the network contract pursuant to art. 45, paragraph 2, lett. f) of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016, according to the procedures indicated in the tender regulations

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:

each bidder, together with the application form and the documents prescribed in the notice and in the related tender specifications, must present the following documentation, under penalty of exclusion:

a. valid certification, certifying compliance with the UNI EN ISO 9001-2015 standards, issued by an ACCREDIA certified body or other body in mutual recognition, relating to one of the following accreditation sectors: 18-29-31-33-34 -36, or self-certification of the legal representative, drawn up pursuant to and by effect of the Presidential Decree no. 445/2000 and with the methods set out in art. 38, paragraph 3, which certifies possession;

b. self-certification of the legal representative, drawn up pursuant to and by effect of the Presidential Decree no. 445/2000 and with the methods set out in art. 38, paragraph 3, certifying the achievement, in the years 2020-2021-2022, of an average annual turnover (excluding VAT), in the sector of activity covered by the contract, equal to or higher than the total amount placed on the basis of the tender (€ 300.000,00);

c. self-certification of the legal representative, drawn up pursuant to and by effect of the Presidential Decree no. 445/2000 and with the methods set out in art. 38, paragraph 3, with which the competitor declares to have a technical assistance center on the national territory (authorized by the manufacturer of the systems if it does not coincide);

d. self-certification of the legal representative, drawn up pursuant to and by effect of the Presidential Decree no. 445/2000 and with the methods set out in art. 38, paragraph 3, with which the competitor declares to have a training center authorized by ENAC able to provide, in compliance with EASA regulations, the training service described in the technical specifications.

In case of participation in R.T.I., the requirement referred to in:

- lit. a., must be owned by all the individual companies combined;

- lit. b., c. and d., must be owned by the grouping fully intended.

The Administration reserves the right to organize technical inspections at the premises, even secondary ones, of the competitors, to verify their technical capacity. The relative costs are to be borne by the competitor.

The minimum levels of technical capacity are justified since the object of this procedure is the stipulation of a contract for the supply of 3 UAV systems, with the option for the Administration to purchase a further 22, at the same technical and economic conditions checked at the time of competition.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 19/06/2023
Local time: 09:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Italian
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 19/06/2023
Local time: 09:30
Place:

electronic trading platform made available by Consip S.p.A. (as system manager), on the website www.acquistinretepa.it.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3)Additional information:

a) The procurement procedures referred to in this announcement have been authorized - pursuant to art. 32, co. 2, of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016 - with determination to contract n. 311 U.A.R. on 15.04.2023.

b) The tender specifications, which contain all the conditions for participation, together with the relative annexes, the technical specifications and the draft of the contract are available, together with this announcement, on the website www.carabinieri.it, in the "transparent administration" section. , sub-section "tenders and contracts", at the following URL: https://www.carabinieri.it/in-vostro-aiuto/amministrazione-trasparente/gare-appalto/gare-appalto/fornitura-n.3-apr-sistemi-aeromobili-a-pilotaggio-remoto-esigenze-di-impiego-di-prossimit%c3%a0-dell'arma and on the website www.acquistinretepa.it (initiative name: Supply of RPA Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems – initiative number/code: 3559490 accessible from the "sell" menu, "other tenders" subfolder).

c) Subcontracting is excluded, given the high technological content of the systems, which imposes precise checks on the processes in the executive phase, as well as the pre-eminent need to ensure total standardization and homogeneity of the flight line to be supplied, common to all users, to the in order to ensure full interoperability and minimize the risks inherent in operations.

d) The DUVRI has not been drawn up. due to the absence of interference.

e) The Tender Identification Code attributed to this proceeding by the A.N.AC. is: 9786771AE9.

f) This call for tenders was sent for publication in the G.U.U.E. to the Publications Office of the European Union on 10 May 2023.

g) Being a call for tenders published after 27.01.2022, pursuant to art. 29 of Legislative Decree 27.01.2022 n. 4, in order to deal with the negative economic repercussions following the containment measures and the global health emergency deriving from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, a price revision clause will be inserted in the negotiation deed that will result from this procedure pursuant to art. 106, paragraph 1, let. a) of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016. This clause is indicated in detail in the draft of the contract which can be consulted on the website www.carabinieri.it, in the "transparent administration" section, sub-section "calls for tenders and contracts", at the following URL: https://www.carabinieri.it/in-vostro-aiuto/amministrazione-trasparente/gare-appalto/gare-appalto/fornitura-n.3-apr-sistemi-aeromobili-a-pilotaggio-remoto-esigenze-di-impiego-di-prossimit%c3%a0-dell'arma and on the website www.acquistinretepa.it (initiative name: Supply of RPA Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems – initiative number/code: 3559490 accessible from the "sell" menu, "other tenders" subfolder).

h) The contract that will be stipulated with the economic operator awarded the tender does not provide for the recourse to arbitration pursuant to art. 209 of Legislative Decree no. 50/2016.

i) Pursuant to EC Regulation no. 593 of 17 June 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Italian legislation will be applied to the contractual obligations deriving from this tender.

j) The Sole Head of the Procedure is the pro-tempore Head of the Single Contractual Center of the General Command of the Carabinieri.

k) The Contract Execution Director is the pro-tempore Office Head of the Air and Naval Services Office of the General Command of the Carabinieri.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Comando Generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri - Ufficio Approvvigionamenti
Postal address: Viale Romania n. 45
Town: Roma
Postal code: 00197
Country: Italy
E-mail: crm42527@pec.carabinieri.it
Telephone: +39 0680982269/2082
Internet address: http://www.carabinieri.it/Internet/
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

30 days from notification or effective knowledge of the award, to appeal to the competent Regional Administrative Court of Lazio, Roma office.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale del Lazio
Postal address: Via Flaminia 189
Town: Roma
Postal code: 00197
Country: Italy
Telephone: +39 06328721
Fax: +39 0632872310
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
10/05/2023