The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) wishes to renew the framework agreements concerning the military Combat Boot system. The system consists of 7 framework agreements including specific boots and an assortment of various related footwear whereas this Contract Notice covers the Cold Weather Boots. The Cold Weather Boot shall be for use in cold and dry environment on Greenland and similar areas. DALO is looking for a Cold Weather Boot with a removable warm inner boot and with a sole for use in icy environments like artic areas and similar. The inner boot shall be replaceable. The Cold Weather Boot shall be offered in 2 different versions. The Primary version is for normal military use in very cold and dry environment and the second version is for use in the same area but it shall be possible to use with Cross Country skis 90mm wire bindings. Only the primary version will be evaluated. The Cold Weather Boots must have a lifetime of minimum 12 months of military use. To fully understand the requirements of the Cold Weather Boots see Appendix 1 in the tendering material. The evaluation of the boots includes tests of products samples. DALO is only looking for high quality boots, and after the tenderer has made his best and final offer (BAFO) the offered boot must reach a minimum quality level threshold of at least 7,3 (from 0-10) to continue in the final tendering procedure. DALO reserves the right to award the Agreement based on the INDO1 or on any additional INDOs. In that case DALO will request receipt of all product samples mentioned in Enclosure E – DALO’s test schedule and procedure for testing and evaluation in accordance with Enclosure C – The award criterion and evaluation method - that otherwise should be submitted in connection with BAFO if DALO chooses to award the Agreement based on INDO1 or on any additional INDOs. This also means complying with the minimum quality level threshold. This tender is part of DALO’s larger acquisition of Combat Boots. The total acquisition consists of 5 individual tendering procedures and a total of 7 agreements: 1 tender for combat boots with 2 winners (2 parallel framework agreements) 1 tender for patrol boots with 2 winners (2 parallel framework agreements) 1 tender for desert boots 1 tender for cold weather boots 1 tender for combat safety boots If a Candidate/Tenderer wants to make an application/offer for one of the other agreements, the Candidate/Tenderer has to put forward the application/offer in the respective tendering procedure regarding that specific boot. One (1) Candidate can only make one (1) application in each tendering procedure.

No particular legal form is required. If the agreement is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the participants shall undertake joint and several liability and appoint one supplier to represent the group. It is pointed out that this procedure is subject to Article 5k of Regulation (EU) no. 833/2014, as amended. The provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and Russian-controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1 for the exact delimitation of the operators that are subject to the prohibition). DALO reserves the right at any time during the tender process to require candidates or tenderers to prove that they are not subject to the prohibition, for example by requiring documentation regarding the candidates’ or tenderers’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership. As part of the request to participate, the candidate must submit a self-declaration on compliance with labour clauses, CSR obligations and international sanctions. DALO reserves the right, at any time during the tender process, to let the candidate rectify a missing or inadequately completed self-declaration. DALO has uploaded a template (available in the electronic tender system) which must be used as a declaration. Where groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate jointly in the tender procedure, the declaration must be provided separately for each of the participating entities. DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use the remedies provided for in section 159(5) of the Danish Act no. 1564 of 15 December 2015, as amended, the Public Procurement Act, if requests to participate or offers do not fulfil the requirements of the tender documents. It should be noted that irrespective of the wording of the requirements of the tender documents to the effect that information, declarations and documentation must be submitted, e.g. concerning a description of the deliverables put up for tender, DALO is not prevented from obtaining additional information, etc., pursuant to the procedure in section 159(5), cf. section 159(6) of the Public Procurement Act. Any questions regarding the request to participate must be submitted through the electronic tender system. Questions will be anonymised, and the answers will be posted in the electronic tender system. Questions received within the deadline stated in this notice will be answered by DALO no later than 6 days before the deadline for request to participate. However, questions received later than the deadline will be answered unless the nature of the question makes it disproportionately onerous for DALO to answer six days before the deadline for request to participate. Answers to questions received later than 6 days before the deadline af the request to participate cannot be expected. DALO demands that the candidate and each of the legal entities on whose economic and financial capacities the candidate relies undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the agreement. The estimated value of the framework agreement is DKK 30.000.000, and the maximum value of the framework agreement is DKK 150.000.000. The reason for the difference between the stated values is the uncertainty regarding the final value of the framework agreement, see below. Hence, the estimated value constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the value of the framework agreement at the present moment, while the maximum value constitutes the maximum value of purchases under the framework agreement in its duration. The uncertainty regarding the final value of the framework agreement is primarily caused by uncertainty regarding the operational needs of the Danish Defence through the duration of the framework agreement, including in particular uncertainty about specific deployments and mission areas, which is not possible to foresee for the entire span of the framework agreement. Thus, changes to the operational needs of the Danish Defence compared to the existing situation and needs may cause a significantly larger expenditure under the framework agreement than what is expected at the moment. It is specified that DALO will select 5 candidates by applying the criteria stated in this notice, unless DALO receives no more than 5 compliant requests for participation.