The contract is a non-exclusive framework agreement with economic operator(s) to provide Biostratigraphy services to Chevron Romania Exploration and Production S.R.L. and affiliated companies, including but not limited to Chevron Bulgaria Exploration and Production EOOD (hereinafter referred to as "company") for land-based exploration and production activities in Europe.

Company's preferred outcome would be to award framework agreement(s) to economic operator(s) who are capable of delivering the required services.

Call-offs against the framework will be issued to the provider with the most economically advantageous framework agreement and company will use the same award criteria as stated in the framework agreement invitation to tender.

Only when the terms laid down in the framework agreement are not complete enough for a particular call-off, will company hold a mini competition with all the providers awarded a framework agreement and capable of meeting the particular need against the terms and conditions of the framework agreement. Company will only consider economic operators with the technical ability and demonstrated experience necessary to service Biostratigraphy operations in Central/Eastern Europe and to perform laboratory analysis.