Thermal Clip-on System (TCOS) for Night Vision Goggles

Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: Section IV.2.2 Instead of: An electronic auction has been used: no Read: An electronic auction has been used: yes Place of text to be modified: III.2)Conditions for participation Read: The Cyber Assessment profile has been assessed as 'LOW'. Reference No: RAR-Q5ZY85P8. Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

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The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 04/02/2020 10:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.

If you experience any difficulties please refer to the online Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) or the User Guides or contact the MOD DCO Helpdesk by emailing - [email protected] or call 0800 282 324. The project covers the procurement of two-hundred and sixty (260) Night Vision Goggle mounted Thermal clip-on systems with a capacity that enables the Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) user to successfully Recognise a target at a range of at least 100m acquire and successfully Detect a target at a range of at least 300m in all light conditions.

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