Purchase of a Seaglider-AUV

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Göteborgs universitet
202100-3153
Box 100
Göteborg
405 30
Sweden
Contact person: Allem Tensaye
E-mail: allem.tensaye@gu.se
NUTS code: SE232

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.gu.se

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title:

Purchase of a Seaglider-AUV

Reference number: EUI 18 078

II.1.2) Main CPV code

35000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

II.1.4) Short description:

The Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg (The University) has an ongoing polar ocean research expedition in remote areas of the Southern Ocean. The research project is preparing a long endurance expedition (6-9 months) for deep diving science observations in the marginal sea ice. For this project the University needs a technically sophisticated and robust autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). All previous research data from the past 7 years is attained from Seagliders. It is therefore of great importance for the research results that the new AUV can generate data with identical format, from identical equipment/sensors. In addition to the above, more requirements and information is presented below.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: 187 000.00 USD

II.2) Description

II.2.1) Title:

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

32000000

34000000

34521000

35000000

37412200

37412240

38000000

44000000

48000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code: SE

Main site or place of performance:

Place of delivery: Gothenburg

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

See information above and in section iV.

II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14) Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

The Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg (The University) has an ongoing polar ocean research expedition in remote areas of the Southern Ocean. The research project is preparing a long endurance expedition (6-9 months) for deep diving science observations in the marginal sea ice. For this project the University needs a technically sophisticated and robust autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) enabling/offering:

(i) field deployments without requiring on site ballasting of platform (thereby reducing the risk of leakage by opening up the vehicle and no training is required in order to ballast the vehicle);

(ii) robustness in shell/hull without external moving parts – reducing the risk of unplanned maintenance and damages;

(iii) a propulsion technology and design enabling long term measurement with continuous deployments and diving observations to 1 000m depth;

(iv) data format and communications architecture allowing transmission of complete sensor data after each dive;

(v) a low power and low profile turbulence sensor to allow long endurance (multiple months) turbulence measurements to be completed;

(vi) sea ice avoidance capability.

The University has identified one AUV supplier that meets the research project´s crucial needs, the Seaglider AUV from Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc (KUTI). KUTI possesses an exclusive manufacturing license as the sole commercial supplier of this type of AUV. Also, all previous research data attained over the past 7 years is Seaglider-formatted data. It is of great importance for the research results that the requested AUV can generate data in the same format, from identical equipment/sensors. Due to these technical and sole supplier reasons, the University of Gothenburg intends to purchase the Seaglider AUV from KUTI with reference to chapter 6, 14 § point 2 in the Swedish public procurement act (2016:1145).

IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: EUI 18 078

Title:

Quotation 15717

V.2) Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of contract award decision:

18/10/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Kongsberg Underwater Technology Inc
19210 33rd Avenue West, Suite A
Lynnwood, WA
WA 98036-4707
United States
NUTS code: 00

The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 187 000.00 USD

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 187 000.00 USD

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

Visma notice: https://opic.com/id/aflfsrijik

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Förvaltningsrätten Sverige
Göteborg
Sweden

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

18/10/2018

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