Contract notice: Super computer Tender in Norway - 27785832

Object of the contract
Super computer
Description: Contract notice: Super computer
Authority Type: Body governed by public law
Contact Nature: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Economic Area (EEA), with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: The most economic tender
CPV code: 30211100, 30211100
CPV Description: Super computer.
B1 HPC System for Calculations and Analysis
Reference Number : 18/00067
Uninett Sigma2 AS is responsible for the national infrastructure for calculation science in Norway and offers services for supercomputing and storing research data. This procurement is for a Linux cluster with a network and global file system of high performance. The system must handle large parallel jobs.
The main aim of the chosen system is to achieve as much research production as possible above the total cost (TCO).
The procurement consists of 3 different classes of server modes, a high-performance network and a high-performance global parallel file system. In addition the procurement includes a maintenance contract for 4 years.
The Contracting Authority wants to award the contract to one tenderer for the entire procurement.
Qualification requirement 1:
The tenderer must fulfil their obligations related to the payment of tax, duties and equivalent obligations in accordance with Norwegian law or legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement 1:
Tax certificate that is not older than 6 months from the tender due date. Tax certificate means:
For Norwegian tenderers:
— a tax certificate for VAT (RF-1244), issued by the tax collector's office,
— a tax certificate for tax and VAT (RF-1244) issued by the chief municipal treasurer.
For foreign tenderers:
— foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their country, demonstrating that they have met applicable laws and regulations related to the payment of tax, VAT and other duties etc. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue these certificates, the tenderer should submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Chief Financial Officer and Auditor.
Qualification requirement 2:
Tenderers must be a legally established company.
Documentation requirement 2:
Norwegian tenderers:
— company registration certificate.
Foreign tenderers:
— Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement:
Credit assessment/rating based on the most recent financial figures. The assessment must be carried out by a publicly certified credit rating institution. The Contracting Authority retains the right to request a bank guarantee if there is uncertainty that the tenderer fulfils the requirement.
If the tenderer's annual turnover for the last 3 years is not included in the credit rating, the tenderer must also submit Annual Financial Statements or equivalent documents showing the tenderer's combined annual turnover during the last 3 accessible fiscal years.
Visma notice: https://opic.com/id/afyvclaezu
Internet address (URL): https://www.uninett.no/sigma