Norway – Destroyers and frigates – Announcement of Contract Award - Fritjof Nansen class frigate

The purpose of this procurement is to meet the Norwegian Armed Forces’ need for task order pricing and execution of material procurement for AEGIS on the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates, as a result of completed Business Case Analysis (BCA). Negotiated without publication of a contract notice. Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)Directive 2009/81/EC1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with art. 28 of Directive 2009/81/ECThe works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technicalA negotiated procedure without a prior notice is allowed if 5-3 c) 'the service, for technical reasons or to protect a monopoly, can only be carried out by one supplier'. Locheed Martin Corp. was the supplier to AEGIS during the construction of the Nansen Class and is therefore both the owner of the technical drawings for the system, and the only one with available expertise (Technical Engineers) who can build Norwegian Unique Aegis Parts (NUAP). Lockheed Martin Global Inc. is sole source provider of this specific type through life materiel and support.