Operational Space Satellite Segment, Equipment, Ancillaries, Accessories, Maintenance and Training

Irish Defence Forces

1) Provision of either of the following options:
โ€” an operational space segment. Ku Band coupled with comprehensive support and maintenance services; or
โ€” hosted/ maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satellite equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); or
โ€” provision of an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only);
2) Provision of portable satellite hardware, services, maintenance and training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya or equivalent);
3) Provision of service, maintenance and support of the in service personal location tracking equipment:
โ€” NORTAC defence product suite;
โ€” Globalstar Spot Gen product suite;
4) Provision of operational space segment for ViaSat airborne satellite terminals.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-08. The procurement was published on 2021-05-04.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-05-04 Contract notice
2021-06-08 Additional information
Contract notice (2021-05-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Satellites
Reference number: A15/3467/PS08/2021
Short description:
1) Provision of either of the following options: โ€” an operational space segment. Ku Band coupled with comprehensive support and maintenance services; or โ€” hosted/ maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satellite equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); or โ€” provision of an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); 2) Provision of portable satellite hardware, services, maintenance and training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya or equivalent); 3) Provision of service, maintenance and support of the in service personal location tracking equipment: โ€” NORTAC defence product suite; โ€” Globalstar Spot Gen product suite; 4) Provision of operational space segment for ViaSat airborne satellite terminals.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Satellites ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Satellite antennas ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Irish Defence Forces
Postal address: McKee Barracks
Postal code: Blackhorse Ave.
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: http://www.military.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: keith.whelan@defenceforces.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18046178 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188074&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188074&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-05-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-06-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-05-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 089-227955
OJ-S issue: 89

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
1) Provision of either of the following options:
โ€” an operational space segment. Ku Band coupled with comprehensive support and maintenance services; or
โ€” hosted/ maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satellite equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); or
โ€” provision of an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only);
2) Provision of portable satellite hardware, services, maintenance and training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya or equivalent);
3) Provision of service, maintenance and support of the in service personal location tracking equipment:
โ€” NORTAC defence product suite;
โ€” Globalstar Spot Gen product suite;
4) Provision of operational space segment for ViaSat airborne satellite terminals.
Estimated total value: 2 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title of the lot: 1) Provision of Either of the Following Options: an Operational Space Segment. Ku Band Coupled Wit
Lot number: 1
Short description:
โ€” hosted/maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satellite equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); or
โ€” provision of an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only).
Duration: 24 months
Title of the lot: 2) Provision of Portable Satellite Hardware, Services, Maintenance and Training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thu
Lot number: 2
Short description:
2) Provision of portable satellite hardware, services, maintenance and training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya or equivalent).
Title of the lot: 3) Provision of Service, Maintenance and Support of the in Service Personal Location Tracking Equipment
Lot number: 3
Short description: โ€” Globalstar Spot Gen product suite.
Title of the lot: 4) Provision of Operational Space Segment for ViaSat Airborne Satellite Terminals
Lot number: 4
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2021-06-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Keith Whelan
Internet address: www.military.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1144 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188074&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Defence Forces Ireland
Postal address: Mc Kee Barracks
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 089-227955 (2021-05-04)
Additional information (2021-06-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
1) Provision of either of the following options: โ€” an operational space segment. Ku Band coupled with comprehensive support and maintenance services. Or โ€” hosted/ maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satelitte equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only) Or โ€” provision of an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only); 2) Provision of portable satellite hardware, services, maintenance and training. (BGAN, Iridium, Thuraya or equivalent); 3) Provision of service, maintenance and support of the in service personal location tracking equipment: โ€” NORTAC defence product suite, โ€” Globalstar Spot Gen product suite. 4) Provision of operational space segment for ViaSat airborne satellite terminals.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-06-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 112-292774
Refers to notice: 2021/S 089-227955
OJ-S issue: 112
Additional information
The deadline for response has been extended to this Friday 11 June 2021 to facilitate the completion of the ESPD document uploaded late.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€” an operational space segment. Ku Band coupled with comprehensive support and maintenance services. Or
โ€” hosted/ maintained on a designated tenders site of current Defence Forces satelitte equipment with an internet endpoint terminating in McKee Barracks, Dublin, Ireland. (no physical satellite equipment on site in McKee Barracks only) Or
โ€” NORTAC defence product suite,
Source: OJS 2021/S 112-292774 (2021-06-08)