Contracts Awarded by the Bundeswehr
The Bundeswehr satisfies its requirements for goods and services by awarding public contracts. These pages provide suppliers, manufacturers and service providers with general information on public contracts awarded by the Bundeswehr. Here you will find forms, rules and regulations and download the PKIBwPublic Key Infrastructure der Bundeswehr certificates you may require.
The Bundeswehr as a Customer
The Bundeswehr is tasked by the Constitution (Grundgesetz) with the duty of providing national and alliance defense. In order to be able to accomplish this mission and the tasks derived therefrom, the armed forces must be provided with the necessary equipment.
The Directorate-General for Armament of the Federal Ministry of Defense is responsible for the planning, management and supervision of national and international armaments activities. It has overall responsibility for the procurement and in-service process in the Bundeswehr.
Becoming a Bundeswehr supplier
In your role as supplier, do you need further information about the award procedures? No matter whether you are a manufacturer, supplier or producer, relevant regulations and standards are available in this section. Please refer to the information provided here on Bundeswehr invitations to tender and use this link to e-tendering. Additional relevant documents and forms are available for download.
How to become a Bundeswehr supplier
Bundeswehr suppliers are required to observe various legal provisions. The brochure "The Bundeswehr as a Customer” compiles information on the award of public contracts in a comprehensible form. It describes the procurement organization’s structure, the individual procurement procedures and the contracts. This brochure is an ideal#een starting point in order to become a Bundeswehr supplier.
Brochure - The Bundeswehr as a Customer (german version)
Principles of procurement
Information about the award procedures
- Bundeswehr Invitations to Tender
- Forms required for requests to participate and to submit a tender to the Bundeswehr
- Forms and Basic Documents Required for Bundeswehr Contracts
- E-Tendering – The Electronic Contract Award Procedure
- Technical Specifications for defense-related products.
- Technical Drawings Needed for Tenders
- Quality Management for Bundeswehr Contracts
- Defense Standards for Defense Materiel Development and Procurement
- Certification Requirements for Materials and POLPetrol, Oil and Lubricants
- Requirements for the application of the Architecture Method
Contact information
You wish to become a Bundeswehr supplier but you still have questions regarding the procurement procedures or the public contract awarding policies? Please refer to the following BAAINBwBundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr point of contact.
BAAINBw Branch J1
Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Straße 1 56073 Koblenz
BAAINBwBundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr J1 contact form
