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Create free accountTrade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Vocality Inc. 560 Herndon Parkway Herndon Virginia United States 20170 Nature of Requirements: Radio Relay
F2603-130019/A Abela, Aaron Telephone No. - (905) 615-2061 ( ) Fax No. - (905) 615-2060
ACAN Explanation
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.
All responses or inquiries are to be submitted to the Procurement officer identified above. The PWGSC file number, the Procurement 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 Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has a requirement for the supply of a BASICS Radio Relay (RoIP), Model number 68564 or equivalent with Activating Voice Ports 3 and 4 or equivalent, PEP TCP Acceleration or equivalent including standard IP router and standard right to use software license for interfacing between four rural Lake Winnipeg radio tower sites to Sarnia.
The specific objective of these equipment is to establish digital services between the four tower sites and Sarnia by permitting interfacing 3 and 4 wire full duplex radio connection and Ethernet pass through over the bandwidth available on 2 dial-up phone lines using modems. Currently these four tower sites are connected with analogue 4 wire Earth & Magneto (E&M) circuits to Thunder Bay. However, DFO must close their Thunder Bay location and bring those tower circuits to Sarnia. By doing so, DFO must connect to a new Communications Control System that is being installed across Canada that is different than the current analogue system at Thunder Bay. The client has stated that there is no other device in the market that can perform the functions that they require on the limited bandwidth of dail-up phone lines other than the Vocality Radio Relay.
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets the following requirements:
1. Must have G.723.1 (5.3/6.3kbps MP-MLQ) compression algorithm for encoding/decoding to achieve very low bandwidth operation needed to permit operation developed over two dial-up analogue (POTS) telephone lines.
2. The audio input and output levels must be digitally controlled and have an approximate range from -20dBm to +10dBm in 1dB steps.
3. Must encode/decode up to four duplex audio and control circuits connected to remote two-way communications transceivers and route Ethernet end to end while operating using one asynchronous data circuit of less than 57.6kbps and could be as low as 38.4kbps.
4. Must operate in a peer to peer fashion using IP connections (Ethernet). 5. Connections to the radio communications equipment at each end must consist of at least four 4-wire balanced 600 ohm impedance audio (Transmit and Receive) and signaling to control the PTT (Push To Talk) and the Squelch or COR (Carrier Operated Relay).
6. The connections to the radio equipment must use RJ45 type connections.
7. Must be capable of full duplex and half duplex operation.
8. E&M circuits for PTT and COR
9. Edge router functionality
10. Must be capable of operating over circuits with delays such as satellite.
11. Optional IPSec encryption capabilities.
12. Serial RS232 local programming port.
13. Each end must consist of one stand-alone device/enclosure of not more than 1 rack unit of height (1.75").
14. Must have Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) acceleration ability.
15. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of greater than 150,000 hours.
16. Must be supplied with 115VAC nominal input power supply adapters if DC powered.
The procurement is subject to the following Trade Agreements: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Vocality Inc, Herndon, Virginia, is the only known manufacturer of a Radio Relay device that can compress the voice radio channels down to the low bandwidth data stream that would work over analogue modems on dail-up phone lines and meet the above mentioned specifications. There are no other solutions to the bandwidth issue. it is for this reason and reasons of compatibility it is intended to negotiate this contract with Vocality Inc, the original equipment manufacturer.
The only known supplier of a Radio Relay meeting the technical specifications is:
Vocality Inc 560 Herndon Parkway, Suite #110 Herdon VA. USA. 20170-5246.
- GCR. Section 6d): Only one person is capable of performing the contract.
- AIT, Article 506.12 b): Where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative substitute exists.
- NAFTA, Article 1016.2 b): Where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or proprietary information or where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists.
The Contractor must deliver the licensed software solution and the documentation and all required methodologies no later than December 31, 2013.
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.
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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