RISO - HIGH RESOLUTION, SUB 0.75M PANCHROMATIC SATELLITE IMAGERY

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: If 3+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: RISO - HIGH RESOLUTION, SUB 0.75M PANCHROMATIC SATELLITE IMAGERY

23145-140714/A Kobenter, Hélène Telephone No. - (250) 363-3404 ( ) Fax No. - (250) 363-3344

Amendment History: RFSO Amendment number 000 dated 2014-06-12 (original solicitation document ) RFSO Amendment number 001 dated 2014-06-12 (to include RFSO terms and conditions missing from the original solicitation document) RFSO Amendment number 002 dated 2014-06-24 (to postpone RFSO closing date, post Q&As and corresponding RFSO amendments) RFSO Amendment number 003 dated 2014-06-25 (to provide FTP link to file of NFI plots of interest) ==========================

Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO)

To supply to the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Canadian Forest Service (CFS), National Forest Inventory (NFI) program: High resolution, sub 0.75m panchromatic satellite imagery to be used by the NFI and its Provincial and Territorial collaborators on an "as and when requested" basis in accordance with the requirement detailed herein.

The period of the Standing Offer is from date of issuance to 14-Jun-2016 inclusive, with the option to extend the Standing Offer for an additional three (3) periods of one (1) year each under the same conditions.

Estimated total yearly expenditure is CDN $283,500.00 including Applicable Taxes for all imagery types. This value does not represent a commitment by Canada and is only an estimation of the potential value of all call-ups which may be placed by the Identified User (NRCan-CFS) against all the Standing Offers issued as a result of this Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

Offerors must submit a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006.

For service requirements, Offerors in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the Request for Standing Offers (RFSO).

The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian goods and/or services

An offer must comply with the requirements of the RFSO and meet all mandatory technical and financial evaluation criteria listed herein to be declared responsive. Offers will be evaluated separately for each satellite-sensor or constellation-sensor. The responsive offer with the lowest evaluated price per satellite-sensor will be recommended for issuance of a Standing Offer. Canada intends to issue only one (1) Standing Offer per satellite sensor. This Request for Standing Offer may result in the award of multiple Standing Offers. A Standing Offer may combine several sensors in the event that the same Offeror is recommended for issuance of a Standing Offer for multiple sensors.

This Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) office provides procurement services to the public in English.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that all addenda issued prior to solicitation closing have been obtained and addressed in the submitted offer.

Offerors intending to submit offers should obtain solicitation documents from the Government Electronic Tendering System (GETS) at https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tenders. Addenda, when issued, will be available on GETS. Suppliers basing their submissions on solicitation documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk.

For further information, please refer to the solicitation documents. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.