The procurements of the armasuisse are carried out according to the regulations of the Federal Law on Government Procurement (BöB) and the Decree on Government Procurement (VöB).

Award procedures

The Federal Law on Government Procurement foresees four award procedures:

Open procedure

Open invitation to tender for the planned contract on the Information system for public procurement in Switzerland (simap). All tenderers may submit an offer.

Selective procedures

Open invitation to tender for the planned contract on the Information system for public procurement in Switzerland (simap). All tenderers may submit an application for participation. Based on their qualifications the contracting authority selects the tenderers who may submit an offer.

Invitation procedure

At least three tenderers are invited directly and without invitation to tender to submit a written offer

Negociates procedures

The contracting authority awards a contract to a tenderer directly and without invitation to tender