REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - ARTILLERY HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELLS FOR 155 MM GUN SYSTEMS

The purpose of the RFI is to gather information about basic 155mm artillery high explosive shells available in Europe and their compatibility to FDF 155 mm gun systems so that the potential procurement can be implemented as appropriately as possible. With the RFI, FDFLOGCOM seeks to gauge the possible Suppliers as well as their ability and interest to be a prime contractor to 155mm artillery high explosive shells for FDF’s purposes. FDFLOGCOM requests your views on the following issues based on the background information given above on the potential procurement: Commercial questions Please see and answer the questions in Annex 1. Technical questions Please see and answer the questions in Annex 1. Technical spesification: Please see Annex 2

The purpose of the RFI is to gather information about basic 155mm artillery high explosive shells available in Europe and their compatibility to FDF 155 mm gun systems so that the potential procurement can be implemented as appropriately as possible. With the RFI, FDFLOGCOM seeks to gauge the possible Suppliers as well as their ability and interest to be a prime contractor to 155mm artillery high explosive shells for FDF’s purposes. FDFLOGCOM wishes to emphasize the following points related to the potential procurement which may have importance for the respondent. Preliminary user requirements which are valid concurrently: -Products shall be compliant to automatic and manual ramming. -Achievable firing distance of the products shall be approx. 30 km with base bleed unit when 52 caliber barrel length is used -Products shall be in use i.e. not in R&D-level -Products shall follow regulations defined in JBMoU -Products shall be compliant to 155 mm K9 self-propelled howitzer -Products shall be compliant to Patria towed 155 mm K 98 -Products should be compliant to Patria towed 155 mm K 83-97 More exact technical information in Annex 2 FDF 155mm artillery systems technical specification. FDFLOGCOM is interested in either new acquisition products or products that are resold from nations inventory.

Tentative timetable: -RFI phase 5/2023-8/2023 -possible RFQ 12/2023-2/2024-contract between FDF and supplier2024 -delivering sample lots2024-2025 The questions should be asked in English or in Finnish and delivered by e-mail no later than 7th July 2023 to the following address: purchase4.fdflogcom@mil.fi The delivery of the replies must be no later than 31st August 2023, 12.00 (Finnish time). Quality assurance: AQAP or another comprehensive quality assurance program will be a requirement for the potential procurement, as final military equipment will be produced during the procurement.