Advance Info 257
Price Inquiry (PI) covering a frame contract for the manufacturing and machining of mechanical parts according to ESO 2D drawings, 3D CAD data and ESO specifications, and their delivery to ESO Headquarters in Garching (near Munich).
The scope of work includes standard machining processes like milling (3-axis and 5-axis), turning and cutting to be applied on typical construction materials such as aluminum alloys, steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, plastics and epoxies. Special materials like Invar, Molybdenum (TZM), ceramics are not excluded.
The PI is scheduled to be issued in Q1/2020 to suppliers in the ESO Member States.
The frame contract is expected to be awarded in Q2/2020 for a firm period of 3 years, with the option to extend it by up to 2 more years, to the bidder which has submitted a fully compliant tender and offers the lowest price.