Arbeits- und Forschungsboot

GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel has issued an open tender in the supplies category for a work and research boat, with one unit sought. Cabo Verde is the country recorded against the procurement, and the notice was published through Tenders Electronic Daily. Beyond the type of vessel and the quantity, the published text carries no specification: it says nothing about dimensions, propulsion, equipment, construction material, sea-keeping performance, delivery point or delivery schedule. No budget, funding source, eligibility rule or required qualification appears either, and no document that a bidder must submit is listed. A supplier looking at this opportunity therefore has only the object of the purchase to work from, one work and research boat, and nothing on which to build a technical or commercial proposal. The notice does not state what the vessel must be capable of, where it is to be handed over, or what evidence of past experience a bidder would need to provide.