Prior information notice

Date of publication Simap: 24.12.2021

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
Procurement authority/Organizer: Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics FOBL, Fellerstrasse 21,  3003  Berne,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  beschaffung.wto@bbl.admin.ch

1.2 Deadline for submitting the offer

Date :   21.01.2022  Time of day: 23:59, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  Responses from interested parties to the RFI can be submitted in German, French or English by 21st January 2022 by email to beschaffung.wto@bbl.admin.ch using the Excel document provided.

Deadline for written questions: Questions regarding the RFI are to be placed in the simap forum by 11th January 2022 and will be answered in anomysed form by 14th January 2022 at the latest.

1.3 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.4 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.5 Type of order

Not specified

1.6 Scope of international treaties

Not specified

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

(22043) 803 Request for Information (RFI) regarding a digital Licence System (dLIS) (software solution)

2.2 Reference / project no.

(22043) 803

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	48000000 - Software package and information systems,
	48100000 - Industry specific software package,
	72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support,
	72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

2.4 Subject and scope of the contract

dLIS will offer a platform to process and monitor all licence transactions with FOCA digitally. It will provide a user account via CH-Login tailored to the needs, e.g. in the role of pilot, instructor, ATO/DTO, examiner or training administrator and will then process and submit all licence applications in the respective function. The account will provide a dashboard with an overview of the licence information, upcoming expirations and pending applications. It will also offer the possibility to register for examiner/assessor refresher courses and register for RTF exams.
dLIS will hence become the point of entry for all licence transactions with FOCA.

2.5 Location of the procurement

Ittigen, Bern

2.6 Division into lots?

No

2.10 Implementation date

Remarks: Ca. 2023

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

This RFI is intended solely for the purpose of gathering information and planning for possible further phases. This document should not be understood as a Request For Quotation (RFQ) or Request For Proposal (RFP), nor as an assurance that such will be carried out. FOCA is not interested in specific offers at this stage and will not consider such unsolicited offers in this process. Furthermore, the RFI does not in any way commit FOCA to a specific commission or procurement. It is expressly pointed out to the companies that FOCA will not pay any compensation for responding to this RFI or for the related expenses and for the documents provided by the companies, respectively that the companies will have to bear these costs themselves (estimated time required: a few hours). Participation and submission of a response is voluntary and absolutely non-binding. Participation in this RFI does not lead to a preliminary referral for a later tender, nor does non-participation lead to exclusion from the WTO tender.

3.3 Conditions of payment

RFI, no terms of payment.

3.4 Costs to be included

None; no offers are expected or desired.

3.5 Consortium of bidders

RFI, not relevant.

3.6 Subcontractor

RFI, not relevant.

3.10 Supplying source of the prior information notice documentation

at www.simap.ch
Prior information notice documentation is available from: 24.12.2021
Language of the prior information notice documentation: German, French, English

3.11 Conduct of dialogue

No

4.5 Already involved tenderers permitted to take part in the procedure

All interested parties are admitted to the RFI.

4.6 Additional information

This publication is not a tender, but a Request for Information (RFI) in advance of a possible later tender. The contractor does not enter into any further obligations towards the information provider. Participation in the present RFI is voluntary and does not provide the participant with any advantages for a possible ordinary public tender.
In particular, no confidentiality declarations will be signed by FOCA. In addition, reference is made to the documents pertaining to this RFI.