Advanced platform for chemical composition analysis of materials

1. The subject of the order is an advanced platform for the chemical composition analysis of materials. 2. Information on electronic communication methods that the Ordering Party will use to communicate with Contractors and information on technical and organizational requirements for preparing, sending, and receiving electronic correspondence a) Communication in the public procurement procedure, including submitting offers, exchanging information, and transferring documents or statements between the Ordering Party and the Contractor, takes place using electronic communication methods, via the Silesian University of Technology Procurement Platform, hereinafter referred to as the "Platform" or "System": https://polsl.ezamawiajacy.pl/app/login or e-mail in the @polsl.pl domain, with the reservation that submitting offers takes place exclusively via the Platform. b) The use of the Procurement Platform by the Contractor is free of charge. The Platform contains a "Knowledge Base" tab with instructions for Contractors. c) The Ordering Party informs that in case of any doubts related to the rules of using the Platform, the Contractor should contact the provider of this IT solution at tel. +48 22 257 22 23 (hotline available on business days, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM), e-mail: oneplace@marketplanet.pl d) The Ordering Party specifies the necessary hardware and software requirements enabling work on the Procurement Platform, i.e.: - permanent access to the Internet with a guaranteed bandwidth of not less than 512 kb/s; - a PC or MAC computer meeting the requirements of the installed operating system and the requirements of the web browser used; - installed any web browser in a version supported by the manufacturer supporting TLS 1.2; - installed Acrobat Reader or another program supporting files in .pdf format. e) The Ordering Party specifies information on data encoding and reception time: a file attached by the Contractor to the Procurement Platform and saved is visible in the System as encrypted – UTF8 encoding format. The file can only be opened after decryption by the Ordering Party after the offer opening deadline. f) The time of data reception by the Platform is indicated by the date and exact time (hh:mm:ss) generated according to the server's local time synchronized with an appropriate time source. g) Statements, requests, notifications, or information that reach the Ordering Party via the Platform are considered documents submitted on time if their legible content reaches the Ordering Party before the expiry of this deadline. The date of receipt of statements, requests, notifications, and information is considered the date of their arrival on the Platform. h) The deadline for submitting an offer is determined by the time of full transaction processing on the Platform. i) The maximum size of files transferred via the Procurement Platform is up to 2 GB. j) The Ordering Party specifies the permissible electronic signature format as: - documents in .pdf format are recommended to be signed in PAdES format; - signing documents in a format other than .pdf is allowed, in which case a separate file with the signature will be required; therefore, the Contractor will be obliged to attach, in addition to the signed document, a separate file with the signature. k) The Contractor may also send the above-mentioned notification, document, or statement (does not apply to the offer) to the Ordering Party's e-mail address. When sending the above-mentioned notification, document, or statement, the Contractor requests confirmation of message delivery. The date of sending the notification, document, or statement is considered the date of receipt of the confirmation of delivery of the message containing the above-mentioned files/attachments from the Ordering Party's mail server. The maximum size of files transferred via the Ordering Party's e-mail is 10 MB.