LiDAR and Orthophoto Imagery Data Collection - Riding Mountain National Park, MB

5P420-20-0068/A – LiDAR and Orthophoto Imagery Data Collection - Riding Mountain National Park, MB BIDS RECEIVED BY FAX AND EMAIL WILL BE ACCEPTED. BIDS RECEIVED IN-PERSON OR BY COURIER MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. The only acceptable email address for responses to bid solicitations is soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca. Bids submitted by email directly to the Contracting Authority or to any email address other than soumissionsouest-bidswest@canada.ca not be accepted. The only acceptable facsimile for responses to bid solicitations is 1-866-246-6893. The maximum email file size that Parks Canada is capable of receiving is 25 megabytes. The Bidder is responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of the emailed bid due to file size. Emails with links to bid documents will not be accepted. Bid documents must be sent as email attachments. REQUIREMENT The Parks Canada Agency requires a Contractor to acquired high quality imagery of Riding Mountain National Park to be utilized in a multitude of Parks Canada projects and applications, including: fire management, vegetation analysis, trails planning, project plans, emergency response and navigation for general operations. The objective is to collect of high resolution LiDAR (minimum 2 points per m2) and 4 band (IRGB) orthophoto imagery (20 cm pixel) of Riding Mountain National Park of Canada located in southwestern Manitoba. Period of Contract The period of the Contract will be from date for Contract award to December 31, 2020. TECHNICAL BID SUBMISSION Bidders will be required to submit a technical proposal in accordance with Annex E of the Request for Proposal.  ENQUIRIES All enquiries of a technical and contractual nature are to be submitted to the Contracting Authority. Enquiries regarding this bid must be submitted in writing and should be received no later than seven (7) calendar days before the bid closing date. Enquiries received after that time may not be answered. INFORMATION National Parks Regulations require that all work is to be performed in accordance with the ordinances, laws, rules and regulations set out in the National Park Act. Bidders that consider themselves qualified to provide this Work and intend to submit bids on this project should obtain documents from the Government Electronic Tendering Service through the Government of Canada tendering service at www.buyandsell.gc.ca/tenders . Addenda, when issued, will be available from the Government of Canada tendering service. Bidders that elect to base their bids on documents obtained from other sources do so at their own risk. Late submissions will not be considered. The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.