This contract notice concerns the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) award of a framework agreement for procurement of safety cabinets and boxes. The aim of the equipment is to secure and protect weapons and/or other valuables in such manner, that unauthorized persons attempt to open the cabinets will be delayed long enough for alarming security.
Cabinets and boxes must comply with the standard EN 1143 or equivalent. Grade V-VI (5-6) are mandatory, grade VII (7) and higher are desirable.
The cabinets and boxes shall be delivered according to dimensions defined by the buyer. Some dimensions are pre-defined, others may be custom made during the contract period. In addition the framework agreement includes educations course, hotline and repair.
During the tender evaluation there will be performed a burglary test of some cabinets according to DS/EN 1143-1 or equivalent. The tenderer shall deliver the cabinets for the test as a part of their offer. The tenderer shall deliver two of same type cabinet in grade V (5) and two of same type cabinet in grade VI (6). In the tender material DALO has defined the minimum internal dimension of the cabinets. The tenderer will receive a compensation of DKK 100 000 for delivery of the four cabinets for test. The tenderer shall document that the tenderer has used minimum DKK 100 000 for production/procurement of the four cabinets.
The tenderers will receive information about whether the cabinets have passed the minimum requirement of the tests or not. If the cabinets fails to pass the test, the tenderer will receive the test results for his cabinets. Further information will not be available for the tenderers.
Security clearance (after pre-qualification):
If the pre-qualified candidates have not already been approved, the pre-qualified candidates shall after the pre-qualification have a security clearance from the The Danish Defence Intelligence Service according to FKOBST 358-1 or for firms in other EU-countries, the country's national security authorities in accordance bilateral security agreement. The security clearance shall be at minimum level ‘Confidential’. The security clearance shall include the company and the employees who will work with the tender material. The candidate should be aware that there might be costs associated with the security clearance.
If a pre-qualified candidate is denied the security clearance, DALO reserve the right to have the next candidate in the pre-qualification evaluation (the candidate ranked number 4, 5, 6, etc.) to apply for the security clearance. The candidate which was denied the security clearance will be excluded and will not proceed to the tender procedure. After the pre-qualified candidates have received the security clearance, the candidates will have access to the tender material at the same time.
Security clearance (during the term of the agreement):
The supplier shall have a security clearance from the The Danish Defence Intelligence Service according to FKOBST 358-1 or for firms in other EU-countries, the country's national security authorities in accordance bilateral security agreement. The security clearance shall be at minimum level ‘Confidential’. The security clearance shall include the company and the employees who will take part in the performance of the agreement. The security clearance must be maintained throughout the term of the agreement.