Consulting and Support Services for IPv6 Migrations in the Federal Authorities and Organizations (IPv6 Experts) - Lot 1

To demonstrate technical and professional ability, please submit a list of at least three suitable references relating to the service in question along with the request to participate (applies to Lot 1) or upon tender submission (applies to Lot 2). Demonstrate your capability regarding the subject of the contract and your relevant experience in this regard on the basis of the references. The following information must be provided for the references:

• Description of the services performed in terms of nature and scope, including
• whether the services were performed on the basis of a framework agreement or an individual contract,
• whether the service was performed as a main contractor or subcontractor,
• scope of services rendered in billed person-days (PD),
• value of the contract,
• performance period,
• indication of the relevant contact point at the client of the reference, including address and contact details. Minimum requirements (Lot 1 and Lot 2) The following minimum requirements apply to the specified references:
  1. References must not be older than three years (calculated from the date of the final performance of services in the respective reference project up to the date of the contract notice/publication).
  2. The scope of services rendered must comprise at least 25 billed person-days on the part of the service provider, regardless of whether these were rendered on the basis of a framework agreement or multiple individual contracts for the same reference client.
  3. Reference contracts must, in principle, be completed. A reference contract that has not been fully completed may be specified with an appropriate explanation if the already completed part satisfies the reference requirements. In the case of references that have not yet been completed, the current status of performance achieved to date must be indicated.The Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Beschaffungsamt des BMI) will then decide on the acceptance of this reference at its dutiful discretion. Performance statuses that have not yet been achieved cannot be taken into account. In the case of references that have not yet been completed, the current status of performance achieved to date must be indicated.The Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Beschaffungsamt des BMI) will then decide on the acceptance of this reference at its dutiful discretion. Performance statuses that have not yet been achieved cannot be taken into account.Pertaining to Lot 1 only: Evaluation of references to limit the number of candidates invited to tender: Suitable references that fulfill the minimum requirements will be evaluated according to the following scale: 1 point: Service provision includes consulting and support regarding an IPv6 migration at a private sector company or an authority or other public body with at least 500 employees and includes the migration of the network of the company / authority / public body. 2 points: Service provision includes consulting and support regarding an IPv6 migration at a private sector company with at least 1,000 employees and includes ‒ the IPv6 migration of the company's network and ‒ the IPv6 migration of the software or hardware deployed by the company. 3 points: Service provision includes consulting and support regarding an IPv6 migration at an authority or other public body with at least 1,000 employees and includes the IPv6 migration of the network of the authority / public body and the IPv6 migration of the software or hardware deployed by the authority / public body. Per reference, the following specific service contents will each be awarded 1 point:
• Planning an IPv6 migration
• Migration planning follows an agile procedural model
• Drafting of migration paths for the IT landscape of a company, an authority / public body
• Verification of the integration of new solutions (either network architectures or software solutions or products)
• Preparation of an individualized test p…

Lot 1 and Lot 2: For the purpose of demonstrating human capacity, the average number of employees and managers per year in the relevant business area in full-time equivalents (FTE) in the last three financial years with the request to participate (only concerning Lot 1) or with the submission of a tender (only concerning Lot 2). Please submit a self-declaration in the form of a self-created list.

The average number of skilled workers in the relevant business unit per financial year must be at least 25 FTEs (related to lot 1) and 29 FTEs (related to lot 2).

In the case of bidding associations or the involvement of other companies within the framework of a qualifying loan in accordance with § 47 VgV, a self-declaration in the form of a self-created list must be submitted for each member of the bidding association or for each company granting the qualification, which proves the respective annual values of the last three financial years for each member of the bidding constellation. The sum of the number of employees in enterprises must reach the minimum number.

If you are submitting tenders for more than one lot, please note that in the further lot the technical and professional capacity is only given if the minimum requirements for the number of employees for lot 1 and 2 are met. If you are unable to provide the documents for legitimate reasons, please inform the BMI Procurement Office of these reasons in the offer and provide another suitable proof of personnel performance.

The Procurement Office of the BMI then decides, at its due discretion, on the recognition of the alternative proof. Asking and teaching another (more suitable) Proof is no longer possible after the end of the participation period (only concerning lot 1) or the closing of the offer (only concerning lot 2) for reasons of procurement law.

For proof of economic and financial capacity, the turnover in the field of activity of the contract (IT consultancy services) for the last three financial years (an annual financial statement does not have to be made) must be indicated with the request to participate (only concerning lot 1) or with tender (only concerning lot 2). Please send a self-declaration in the form of a self-created list. Turnover must be at least EUR 2,500,000.00 per year (for lot 1) EUR 3,000,000.00 per year (for lot 2).

In the case of bidding associations or the involvement of other companies within the framework of an eligibility loan according to § 47 VgV, a self-declaration in the form of a self-created list must be submitted for each member of the bidding association or for each company providing the eligibility, which proves the respective annual values of the last three financial years for each member of the bidding constellation. The sum of the turnover of the enterprises must reach the required minimum turnover.

If you are submitting tenders for more than one lot, please note that the economic and financial capacity in the further lot is only given if the minimum turnover requirements for lots 1 and 2 are met. If you are not able to provide the documents for legitimate reasons, inform the BMI Procurement Office of these reasons in the offer and provide other suitable proof of economic and financial performance.

The Procurement Office of the BMI then decides, at its due discretion, on the recognition of the alternative proof. Asking and teaching another (more suitable) Proof is no longer possible after the end of the participation period (only concerning lot 1) or the closing date of the offer (only concerning lot 2) for reasons of procurement law.