701577419 - Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System, comprising Rifle and Optic.

  • Ministry of Defence

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-018173

Published 29 July 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Defence

Bristol

BS348JH

Contact

Nicholas Harris

Email

Nicholas.Harris841@mod.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3001585639

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://des.mod.uk/


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

701577419 - Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System, comprising Rifle and Optic.

Reference number

701577419

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 35321200 - Rifles

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Stage 1 - DPQQ Down Select of economic operators to be issued the ITT to be invited to tender AIW Systems (Rifle System and Optic System) for a place on the framework agreement.

Stage 2 - Up to a maximum of six (6) AIW Systems (Rifle Systems and Optic Systems) will be selected for which the economic operators shall be awarded tasks under the framework to supply and support the trial AIW systems

Stage 3 - All Economic operators that were awarded Tasking forms under the Framework agreement for the Authority to procured AIW systems under Stage 2 will be invited to participate in two mini competition under the framework for the Supply and Support of their AIW Systems (One mini competition for the Rifle system and one mini competition for the Optic) for a period of ten (10) years.


Section six. Complementary information

six.6) Original notice reference

Notice number: 2021/S 000-017725


Section seven. Changes

seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice

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II.2.1

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Stage 1 - DPQQ Down Select of economic operators to be issued the ITT to be invited to tender for a place on the framework agreement.

Stage 2 - Up to a maximum of six (6) economic operators shall be awarded tasks under the framework to supply and support the trial AIW systems.

All Economic operators that have successfully passed the DPQQ stage will be invited to submit a single bid under the framework agreement for the provision of a minimum quantity of 88 AIW systems up to a maximum quantity of 528 AIW systems depending on the number of economic operators.

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Stage 1 - DPQQ Down Select of economic operators to be issued the ITT to be invited to tender AIW Systems (Rifle System and Optic System) for a place on the framework agreement.

Stage 2 - Up to a maximum of six (6) AIW Systems (Rifle Systems and Optic Systems) will be selected for which the economic operators shall be awarded tasks under the framework to supply and support the trial AIW systems.

All economic operators that have successfully passed the DPQQ stage will be invited to submit bids under the framework agreement for the provision of a minimum quantity of 88 AIW systems up to a maximum quantity of 528 AIW systems depending on the number of acceptable AIW system variants offered to the Authority.

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IV.1.2

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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

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The criteria stated in the DPQQ will be used to down select the number of potential economic operators to be taken forward to Stage 2. A maximum of six (6) economic operators from the evaluation, will be offered contracts from the Authority for the procurement & support of trial weapons.

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The criteria stated in the DPQQ will be used to down select the number of potential economic operators to be taken forward to Stage 2. A maximum of six (6) AIW System variants shall be taken forward and tasks awarded under the framework agreement to various economic operators to supply and support the trial AIW systems.

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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

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Stage 1 - DPQQ Down Select of economic operators to be issued the ITT to be invited to tender for a place on the framework agreement.

Stage 2 - Up to a maximum of six (6) economic operators shall be awarded tasks under the framework to supply and support the trial AIW systems

Stage 3 - All Economic operators that were awarded Tasking forms under the Framework agreement for the Authority to procured AIW systems under Stage 2 will be invited to participate in two mini competition under the framework for the Supply and Support of AIW Systems (One mini competition for the Rifle system and one mini competition for the Optic) for a period of ten (10) years.

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Stage 1 - DPQQ Down Select of economic operators to be issued the ITT to be invited to tender AIW Systems (Rifle System and Optic System) for a place on the framework agreement.

Stage 2 - Up to a maximum of six (6) AIW Systems (Rifle Systems and Optic Systems) will be selected for which the economic operators shall be awarded tasks under the framework to supply and support the trial AIW systems

Stage 3 - All Economic operators that were awarded Tasking forms under the Framework agreement for the Authority to procured AIW systems under Stage 2 will be invited to participate in two mini competition under the framework for the Supply and Support of their AIW Systems (One mini competition for the Rifle system and one mini competition for the Optic) for a period of ten (10) years.

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II.1.1

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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity

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701577419 - Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle

Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System.

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701577419 - Army Special Operations Brigade Rifle

Procurement and Support of an Armalite Rifle (AR) platform Alternative Individual Weapon (AIW) System, comprising Rifle and Optic.