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Services - 458088-2023
28/07/2023    S144

Norway-Oslo: Research and development consultancy services

2023/S 144-458088

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: FORSVARSMATERIELL
National registration number: 916075855
Postal address: Grev Wedels plass 1
Town: OSLO
NUTS code: NO Norge
Postal code: 0151
Country: Norway
Contact person: Kjølv Eikeland Fossum
E-mail: kjfossum@mil.no
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://permalink.mercell.com/208897534.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://fma.no/
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://permalink.mercell.com/208897534.aspx
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://permalink.mercell.com/208897534.aspx
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:

Architectural assistance/Enterprise architects for FST J6, CYFOR and the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency's ICT capabilities

Reference number: 2023029015
II.1.2)Main CPV code
73200000 Research and development consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Two senior architects/enterprise architects are needed.

The enterprise architects will support the process of continuing work that has been carried out in implementing the use of architecture throughout the rest of the Defence Sector. The resources will also assist the organisations, programmes, projects and others in the Defence Sector in developing architecture products, and will contribute to exchanging models with NATO's own repository.

All architecture products must be modelled in accordance with the current framework and in the Defence Sector's current modelling tool that is applicable at any given time (currently Sparx Enterprise Architect) and must be stored in our central architecture database, NORAR. If necessary, the resources will also contribute to exchanging models with NATO's own repository.

The resources will work with the Mime (Integrated Tactical Information Structure) and MAST (Military Application of Cloud Services) enterprise programmes.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 8 000 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
72300000 Data services
72500000 Computer-related services
73400000 Research and Development services on security and defence materials
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: NO08 Oslo og Viken
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

For many years, it has been important for the Defence Sector to establish comprehensive enterprise architecture in order to better manage the development of ICT enterprises that will support the operational needs of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

The enterprise architecture addresses the essential features of the enterprise as a whole, for example from a PTO (Process, Technology and Organisation) perspective, and must be documented as architecture models in the Defence Sector's central architecture database.

The target architecture will be based on nationally prepared general architecture descriptions, reference architectures from NATO and assessments from the various specialised professional milieu. In the Defence Sector, architects are also used in projects and programmes to document transition architectures.

With the assistance of consultants from external suppliers, the Defence Sector has implemented a structured repository and populated it with various architecture products.

These are mainly as-is architecture products, but also include transition architectures in projects and programmes, as well as target images and roadmaps that have been started. Furthermore, a framework/methodology and manuals have been prepared for use in the preparation of architecture products.

The three central architecture milieu in the Defence Sector (FST J6, CYFOR CVS and FMA ICT chap.) will facilitate the use of architecture in the sector (architecture practice) and support the sector with the preparation of architecture with content, and will therefore require assistance with the further development of frameworks/methods, manuals, repositories and with highlighting the benefits of architecture in decision-making processes.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 8 000 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/11/2023
End: 31/12/2024
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:

1000 hours per enterprise architect

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.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons

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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 28/08/2023
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:
Norwegian
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 28/09/2023
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 28/08/2023
Local time: 09:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Oslo tingrett
Postal address: Postboks 2106 Vika
Town: Oslo
Country: Norway
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
25/07/2023