The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) is putting the acquisition of Weapon Brackets up for tender. The tender will be divided into 2 lots, including
Lot 1: Mechanical Weapon Brackets
Lot 2: Weapon Bags
DALO is looking for one primary Weapon Bracket to fit all weapons in all vehicles in the Danish Defence. DALO has no knowledge of one specific product that is able to suit all situations. DALO estimates that a single Weapon Bracket cannot cover more than 80 % of the demand for securing weapons in DALO vehicles
The Weapon Brackets and Weapon Bags shall secure the weapon in order to protect personnel from injury during hazardous operations in terms of a mine or Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-blast scenario. The Weapon Brackets and Weapon Bags shall be integrable inside as many of the following vehicles as possible (non prioritized order):
ARV WISENT-1 (LEO 1 chassis)
BL BIBER (LEO 1 chassis)
MBT Leopard 2A5 and 2A7
IFV CV9035 DK
APC M113 G4
EAGLE IV 4X4
MAN SX/HX 8X8
EAGLE V — Armoured Patrol Vehicle
The award of the contract(s) — guidelines regarding lot 1: In order to cover a demand of Weapon Brackets as close to 100 % as possible, DALO will use a ‘requirement-model’ which implies signing more than one tenderer. During the 7 year period of the framework agreement DALO will use different Weapon Brackets from different suppliers in different vehicles based on objective and fair assessments as well as complying with the principles of proportionality, transparency and equality. The conditions will be described in the tender material.
As part of the evaluation of the offered equipment the Danish Defence will test the product for the verification of the claimed performance. The verification will be based on a field test and a crash test. The tests will be conducted in Oksboel. The framework agreement includes a sustainment agreement covering spare parts and technical support.
The award of the contract — guidelines regarding lot 2: DALO will only sign with one single operator.