Repair of Head Mounted Night Optic
Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S.
UK-Bristol: intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance
2012/S 26-041750
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
This notice is covered by: Directive 2009/81/EC(Defence)
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
Elm 3b, #4325 Abbey Wood
Contact point(s): Miss B D Reid
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1179134502
E-mail: desleicg-dss-comrcl1a@mod.uk
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
NUTS code UKG2
The HMNO sight was procured competitively in June 2001 from STS (sole approved UK Agent for O’GARA Group US). O’GARA Group is the OEM and the Design Authority for the HMTS sight.
The HMNO sights thus procured have been since used in combat and further such use is expected in the foreseeable future. Unfortunately the damage rate has been higher than expected and the MoD needs more Monoculars to repair HMNO sights bought under DSS/00024. The services required cannot for technical and economic reasons be separated from those under the exisitng contract without major inconvenience to the MoD. It is confirmed that the value of the envisaged additional contract would be fewer than 50 % of the cost of DSS/00024.
It is therefore considered that this contract amendment can be placed using negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28 (4) (a) (i) of Directive 2009/18/EC (Regulation 16 (1) (d) (i) (aa) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
35720000
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical
Placed using negotiated procedure without prior publication persuant to Article 28 (4) (a) (i) of Directive 2009/18/EC (Regulation 16 (1) (d) (i) (aa) of the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: DSS/00024
Sensor Technology Systems INC
2794, Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek
UNITED STATES
Value: 326 050 USD
Excluding VAT
Section VI: Complementary information
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Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
Elm 3b, #4325, MoD Abbey Wood
BS34 8JH
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: desleicg-dss-comrcl1a@mod.uk
Telephone: +44 1179134502
Dismounted Soldier Systems (DSS), DE&S
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:3.2.2012