FTP Storage Systems

Requirement number one. Economic operators submitting tenders must prove a form of registration under the law of the resident country, showing that the economic operator is legally constituted, that he is not in any of the situations of cancellation of the constitution, and that he has the professional capacity to carry out the activities covered by the public contract, in which way there must be a correlation between the ability to exercise the professional activity and the main subject matter of the contract. Method of implementation: The DUAE will be supplemented by economic operators participating in the procurement procedure with the information requested by the Authority - information on the fulfilment of the requirements for the ability to pursue the professional activity. The supporting document proving the fulfilment of those assumed by the completion of the DUAE, i.e. the finding certificate issued by the ONRC, or in the case of foreign legal / physical bidders, the equivalent documents issued in the country of residence, translated into Romanian, are to be submitted, at the request of the contracting authority, only by the highest bidder, after applying the award criterion, provided that they cannot be accessed by the contracting authority from the specialist websites of the issuing authorities. The requirement shall also apply to subcontractors who supplement the information related to their situation at the level of a separate DUAE. Note: For foreign legal persons: Foreign legal persons will present equivalent documents issued in accordance with the law applicable in the country where the tenderer is resident

Request: Similar experience: List of the main deliveries of products similar to those covered by the contract over the last 3 years, calculated by reference to the deadline for submission of tenders. The list must show that the tenderer has supplied similar products to those covered by this procurement at the level of at least one contract, including the delivery of similar products (e.g. servers, storage). The contractor shall provide proof that he has completed at least 1 similar project for the provision, installation and configuration of solutions that have used the hardware technologies, equipment or infrastructures offered under this project. No minimum value is required for similar experience. Method of implementation: The DUAE shall be completed by economic operators participating in the award procedure with information describing their level of experience, by reference to contracts executed in the past, corresponding to the requirements of the contracting authority. The nominated associate (s) shall present separately the DUAE containing the requested information. At DUAE level, information should be specified such as: the number and date of the contract invoked as similar experience, the type / categories of products, the beneficiary, the date and number of the receipt document. The supporting documents proving the fulfilment of those assumed by the completion of the DUAE shall be submitted, at the request of the contracting authority, only by the highest bidder after the application of the award criterion. Demonstration of those declared in the DUAE is done by presenting any document that unequivocally results in the provision of similar products. The following supporting documents proving the fulfilment of the requirement shall be submitted only by the highest bidder after application of the award criterion, at the request of the contracting authority: - copies of relevant parts of the contract proving the similar experience requested, proving that similar products have been delivered, - recommendations / minutes of receipt or other documents showing the following information: beneficiary, quantity of products delivered / delivery period; - other equivalent documents. We stipulate that the tax bill is not a document proving the delivery of products. This can only be considered if it is accompanied by reception documents attesting the delivery of the products.

Requirement No. 2 - Association of economic operators / subcontracting. If applicable, the ESPD shall be completed by the economic operators participating in the award procedure with the information relating to this requirement. For partners/consortium members: together with the submission of the ESPD, the association agreement shall also be submitted. For subcontractors: together with the submission of the ESPD, the subcontracting agreement shall also be submitted. A subcontractor is defined as any economic operator that is not a party to a public procurement contract and that executes certain parts or elements of the services, being liable to the contractor for the organization and execution of all stages necessary for this purpose. The provision of equipment or the supply of materials/goods under a public procurement contract is not considered subcontracting. The association agreement and the subcontracting agreement shall contain information regarding the part of the contract being performed or subcontracted, the consortium leader, as well as the terms of participation and payment, as applicable, for each individual tenderer/subcontractor, depending on the capacity in which they participate in the association. If the tenderer relies on the capacities of the subcontractor to meet the qualification criteria, a separate ESPD form shall be submitted for each of the respective subcontractors, duly completed and signed by each of them. Subcontractors shall specify in the ESPD the information related to the qualification criteria they meet, stating the number and date of the subcontract/subcontracting agreement for the part proposed for subcontracting. If a qualification requirement is not met through the subcontractor, then the subcontractor shall submit the ESPD solely for the purpose of demonstrating non-inclusion in the grounds for exclusion. Economic operators, after the application of the award criterion to the admissible tenders, shall provide proof of fulfilling the qualification requirements through subcontractors by submitting their supporting documents, upon the request of the CA. The contracting authority may reject the proposed subcontractor if it does not meet the qualification requirements regarding capacity or falls under the grounds for exclusion and shall request the candidate/tenderer once – to replace it and present another subcontractor. If the tenderer demonstrates the fulfillment of the criteria relating to technical and professional capacity by relying on the capacities of other entities, invoking, as the case may be, third-party support, the ESPD, together with the commitment of support, must also be completed separately by the supporting third party/parties on whose capacity the tenderer relies. The ESPD submitted by the supporting third party/parties will include all information regarding the exclusion situations provided for in Articles 164, 165, and 167 of Law No. 98/2016, as well as capacity information relevant to the support provided in the respective award procedure. NOTE: The contracting authority will accept, at the time of submission of requests to participate or tenders, the ESPD form, consisting of an updated self-declaration, as preliminary evidence in place of certificates issued by public authorities or third parties confirming that the economic operator in question fulfills the following conditions: a) is not in any of the exclusion situations mentioned in Articles 164, 165, and 167; b) meets the capacity criteria, as requested by the contracting authority; c) if applicable, meets the selection criteria established by the contracting authority in accordance with the provisions of this law, pursuant to Article 193 of Law No. 98/2016 on public procurement, as subsequently amended and supplemented. Prior to awarding the public procurement contract, the contracting authority will require the tenderer ranked first after applying the award criterion to submit updated supporting documents demon…