REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING RADIO TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

Trade Agreement: NONE 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: Amendment no. 5

The Request for proposal document has been changed to answer questions received during the solicitation period.

Amendment no. 4

The Request for proposal document (in french only ) has been amended. There are no amendments to the English document. No changes are made to the Notice of Proposed Procurement.

Amendment no. 3

The Request for proposal document has been amended. No changes are made to the Notice of Proposed Procurement.

Amendment no. 2

The Request for proposal document has been changed to answer questions received during the solicitation period.

Amendment no. 1

The Notice of Proposed Procurement has been amended as follows

Please replace the last sentence of this posting with the following sentence: All the above is required before March 31, 2015

Please add to the last paragraph of this posting the following sentence: Training for 2 days is also required for this contract.

The Request for proposal document has also been amended.

The Canadian Space Agency wishes to acquire a new digital radio communication system with the aim of improving the quality of its communications, of complying with the new bandwidth requirements, and of modernizing the radio equipment of users.

Description of the existing system (other details in the Request for Proposal). The existing radio communication system is a conventional broadband (25 Khz) analog modulation system with two duplex frequencies, including two repeaters connected to filtration and a distributed antenna array in the John H. Chapman Space Center.

Description of the system required (other details in the Request for Proposal). The radio communications system must be a digitally modulated dynamic access system with frequencies including the radio equipment that will be connected to the filtration and the distributed antenna array of the existing coverage.

Any radio equpment identified and provided in this project must be homologated and include an Industry Canada certification number as required by the Radio Communication Act and the Radio Communication Regulations. The certification numbers must be provided when submitting the tender at the bid closing date and hour.

The system must meet the required minimum characteristics and be made up of components such as: the repeaters, must consist of two repeaters. Must allow access to 4 simultaneous voice channels, allow dynamic channel access to all users. (other details in the Request for Proposal).

3 types of portal models are required (Details in the Request for Proposal).

The successful tenderer will be responsible for the installation, the complete configuration of the proposed radio communication system, the quality of the radio coverage inside the John H. Chapman Space Center buildings, the configuration , programming, delivery, and installation of all the equipment and hardware necessary of the installation, and must at the end of the project, carry out performance tests on the entire system in order to demonstrate that the performance of the new system is at least equal to, if not better than the current system.

Quantitites: Repeaters: 2 each Portable model 1: 14 each Portable model 2: 34 each Portable model 3: 12 each Bases : 2 each (other details in the Request of Proposal)

All the above is required before the end of July 2014, if possible 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.