Procurement precision transponders

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall Proposal Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT (NPP)

Project title RCM and Multi-mission Precision Transponder(s)

Description Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) on behalf of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) located in St-Hubert, (Quebec), is seeking bids to plan for the design, development, manufacture, assembly, installation, testing, and support during the commissioning and routine operations phases of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and multimission precision transponder systems, as part of the development of the RCM Ground Segment (GS) development. In the context of the contract, new precision transponder systems for the following sites are being considered: · St-Hubert (SHUB), Quebec, Canada · Option, Ottawa Canada, or another location in Canada. For the moment, now, the Contractor shall assume that the location could be as far away from SHUB as Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (To be confirmed at contract award)

Period of Contract The period of contract is from the date of contract award until December 31st 2018.

Intellectual Property The Intellectual property will vest with the contractor.

Security Requirements There is a security requirement associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders" (http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31) document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents website.

Integrity provisions for procurement This requirement is subjected to the Integrity Provisions for Procurement. Bidders must provide a list of names, or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2003 (2014-09-25). Please, also refer to Part 5 - Certifications.

Former Public Servant For services requirements, Bidders 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 bid solicitation. Please also refer to Part 5 - Certifications and Part 7 - Resulting contract clauses.

Trade agreements This requirement is not subjected to the trade agreements as per the following dispositions:

- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT): Chapter 5, Annex 502.2A

- World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP): Appendix I, Annex I

- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 10, Annex 1001.1a-1

- Canada - Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) Annex Kbis-01, 1-1

- Canada - Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) Annex 1401.1-1

- Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Annex 1401-1

Production of and/or access to controlled goods This procurement is subjected to the Controlled Goods Program.

Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity There is a Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity requirement associated with this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the attachment named Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.

All specifications are detailed in the document entitled Request for Proposal (RFP). This PWGSC office provides acquisition services to the public in both official languages.

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.