RFI - Supply and Installation of a Detonation Chamber

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) FOR Supply and Installation of a Detonation Chamber THIS IS NOT A BID SOLICITATION Intent In accordance with the rules, regulations, statutes and guidelines of the Provinces and Territories across Canada and their professional associations, Defence Construction Canada (DCC) is requesting firms that are capable of supplying and installing a Detonation Chamber to submit applicable responses to this Request for Information. Services The Department of National Defence (DND) intends to proceed with the repetitive detonation of Unexploded Explosive Ordnances (UXO) possibly using Detonation Chambers as the following:

Those UXOs are conventional high explosive munitions up to a caliber of 155 mm. The detonation would be performed on a multi-year basis, for the detonation of an estimated number of more than 10,000 projectiles, approximately 40 % being 155 mm in caliber.

Purpose of Request for Information Through this Request for Information DCC is looking to obtain industry feedback on Detonation Chambers that may provide DCC and DND with viable options to meet its requirements and assist in determining procurement approaches. This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract or be considered as a pre-qualification of a company to bid on future procurements related to the service being investigated through this RFI. Therefore, potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not impact that supplier from participating in any future procurement(s). Request for Information Submissions In the attached forms firms are requested to provide their comments, concerns and where applicable, alternative recommendations regarding how the requirements or objectives described in this RFI could be satisfied. Responses to this Request for Information may be submitted by the use of mail, e-mail or fax to following DCC representative: Martine Côté Contracting Officer Defence Construction Canada Quebec Regional Office 2030 boulevard Pie-IX, bureau 224 Montreal, (QC) H1V 2C8 Fax No.: (514)283-8347 RESPONSES ARE REQUESTED BY JANUARY 18, 2016