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Create free accountSolicitation No. ASR-4247-047670
Advance Contract Award Notice
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.
TC ASD is responsible for the provision of aviation services in support of TC operations as well as those of other federal departments and agencies. ASD’s Technical Services Branch provides maintenance services on several types of fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services are regularly required on the ASD and clients’ fleets of aircraft across Canada. The maintenance services are required to ensure continuous safe operation in support of ASD’s
ASD has a requirement for inspection, test, overhaul, and recertification by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an OEM authorized aircraft maintenance organization (AMO) to return one (1) Damper Bearing Assembly (P/N 412-010-190-105) S/N LK5134.
Bell Textron P/N 412-010-190-105 S/N: LK5134
Services that may be needed to return the engine, it’s components and LRU components to serviceability could include the following:
a) Inspection; b) Repair; c) Overhaul; d) Testing; and e) Recertification
3. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF THE STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES (MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
#1 The bidder must demonstrate* that it has experience performing all of the following services in accordance with the specifications of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM Bell Textron)
• Inspection • Repair • Overhaul • Testing • Recertification
*In order to demonstrate meeting this requirement the Bidder must provide documents** that prove their facility is the OEM or an OEM authorized and certified facility to perform the services listed in this criterion to the Bell 412 EPI and its components and LRUs.
• License(s) • Certification(s) • Authorization (s)
This procurement is not subject to the trade agreements.
Transport Canada intends to enter a sole source standing offer agreement with Bell Textron Inc., 423 Century Court Piney Flats, TN, 37686 USA for required the repair services for the damper bearing assembly on an as and when requested basis using a task authorization contract.
Bell Textron is the only known Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that meets all the mandatory minimum essential criteria set out in the Section 3 above and accepts the general terms and conditions 2010C Services Medium Complexity of the resulting contract https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/how-procurement-works/policies-and-guidelines/standard-acquisition-clauses-and-conditions-manual-3?saccid=2022-12-01-2010C without deviations as requested by Canada.
Should Canada receive a statement of capabilities from a supplier that contains sufficient information to indicate that it meets the requirements set forth in this ACAN, a competitive process will be triggered with a technical and financial evaluation methodology of the bids proposed by potential bidders.
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) that states “only one person or firm is capable of performing the contract.”
7. EXCLUSIONS AND/OR REASONS TO INVOKE LIMITED TENDERING REASONS
All of Canada’s free trade agreements allow for limited tendering and the following limited tendering reason contained in the trade agreements is applicable and invoked on the following grounds:
a. where the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons (CAP Code 71 Exclusive Rights):
i. N/A ii. the protection of patents, copyrights, or other exclusive rights; or iii. due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.
There should be no intellectual property generated from this requirement. Bell is the OEM and has the rights to access the technical data necessary to perform the required services to the part.
The proposed contract is from date of contract award to Aug 31st, 2025.
The total estimated value of the contract is $33,348.00 USD (Taxes extra, if applicable).
Company Name: Bell Textron – CRO 423 Century Court Piney Flats, TN 37686 United States
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the 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.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 17 July 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Name: Courtney Galeote Procurement Specialist Department: Transport Canada, Aircraft Services Directorate Tel: 343-630-5331 Email: courtney.galeote@tc.gc.ca
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
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