ACAN - System License BBM Analytics

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: BBM Analytics Inc 1500 Don Mills Road 3rd Floor Toronto Ontario Canada M3B3L7 Nature of Requirements: SYSTEM LICENSE BBM ANALYTICS

82082-150005/A Matende(012eem), Robinah Telephone No.: (819) 956-3492 Fax No.: (819) 953-3703

1. ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN) An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

2. DEFINITION OF THE REQUIREMENT

As the regulator of the Canadian Broadcast Industry, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) uses audience measurement data to assess the performance and health of Canada's radio and television industries and licensees. As such, the CRTC has a requirement for commercial off-the-shelf audience measurement data analysis software. The software allows extraction and manipulation of data collected by Numeris (formerly BBM Canada) through Portable People Meters (PPM) and Diaries. The data is analyzed and used for audience measurement of radio and television programming and services and is critical to the CRTC'S decision making process and decisions that impact the broadcasting industry as a whole. The requirement includes: software licenses (minimum 10 users), associated maintenance and support services, documentation and training on the new features of the software. The software will be installed on a PC with the following minimum specifications: Processor: Intel Core i5 RAM: 4GB Video Card: Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series

3. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES (MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS)

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets the following requirements:

M1 The software must be "off-the-shelf", meaning that each component of the software is commercially available and requires no further research and development and is part of an existing product line with a field-proven operational history (that is, it has not simply been tested in a laboratory or experimental environment).

M2 The software must be provided by an authorized software partner of Numeris (formerly BBM Canada) for software to be licensed within Canada.

M3 The software must work and interoperate with the existing data and reports compiled by Numeris.

M4 The software must provide the ability to extract, manipulate and analyze all four broadcasting data sets the CRTC uses to make decisions on the Canadian Broadcasting Industry. These data sets include TV Meter Data, TV Diary Data, Radio Meter Data, and Radio Diary Data.

M5 The software must be able to analyze TV PPM Data back to 2004 in a single system. M6 The software must provide the ability to create audience data based on viewers and listeners to: i. Specific stations ii. Programs iii. Types of radio and television stations iv. Types of radio and television programs As well as the ability to analyze the information against other stations and/or programs and to alter the standard definition of Reach from 1 minute of viewing to a user specified threshold

M7 The software must enable and support the functionality for users to analyze the following TV data: 1. Numeris TV meter data 2. Numeris TV diary data 3. Audience viewing by: i. Hours ii. Minutes, iii. Average

4. The share of viewing audiences by station 5. Station attributes to enable aggregation of viewing data: i. Ownership, ii. Language iii. Type of Station

6. Program attributes and characteristics: i. Canadian Ii. Non-Canadian Iii. Genre

7. Multi-period data for trending such as: i. Multi-week ii. Multi-month iii. Multi-year

8. Regional and localized viewing data 9. Viewer demographics: i. Reception type ii. Age iii. Income iv. Spoken language. v. Gender

M8 The software must enable and support the functionality for users to analyze the following Radio data: 1. Numeris Radio meter data 2. Numeris Radio diary data 3. Audience tuning by: i. Hours ii. Minutes iii. Weekly averages iv. Monthly averages v. Annual averages 4. Share of tuning by station 5. Station attributes to enable aggregation of viewing data such as: i. Ownership ii. Language, iii. Formats of station

6. Multi-period data for trending i. Multi-week ii. Multi-month iii. Multi-year

7. Regional and localized listening data 8. Listener demographics such as: i. Reception type ii. Age iii. Income iv. Spoken language. v. Gender

ESSENTIAL SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS

M9 The supplier must provide a dedicated representative to manage the CRTC's account, and the representative must be available during business hours (8:30am-5:00pm EST), Monday to Friday.

M10 The supplier must be able to provide software maintenance and support (updates, upgrades, revisions etc) to support the development of new data manipulation during business hours (8:30am-5:00pm EST), Monday to Friday.

M11 The supplier must be able to provide support for any software issues during business hours (8:30am-5:00pm EST) Monday to Friday

M12 The software must be downloadable from a client site.

4. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT(S) TO THE PROCUREMENT

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s): Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER Canada considers BBM Analytics to be the only known software provider to meet the above requirements. 6. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS REGULATIONS EXCEPTION(S)

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. EXCLUSIONS AND/OR LIMITED TENDERING REASONS

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article(s) 506, paragraph 12(a) and 12(b); World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article(s) Articles XV, 1(b) and 1(d); and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article(s) 1016.2(b) and 1016.2(d)

8. PERIOD OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT OR DELIVERY DATE

The proposed contract is for a period of three years, estimated to be from December 1, 2014 up to and including November 30, 2017.

9. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PRE-IDENTIFIED SUPPLIER

BBM Analytics 1500 Don Mills Road 3rd Floor Toronto, Ontario M3B 3L7 Canada

10. SUPPLIERS' RIGHT TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

11. CLOSING DATE FOR A SUBMISSION OF A STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 2014-11-25 at 2:00 p.m. EST).

12. INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to

Robinah Matende Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5, Canada Telephone: 819-956-3492 Facsimile: 819-953-3703 Email: robinah.matende@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.