Search and Rescue Lifeboats

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: RFI - Search and Rescue Lifeboats

F7047-141000/A Lamothe, Brenda Telephone No. - (819) 956-6297 Fax No. - (819) 956-7725 File #F7047-141000

Request for Information (RFI) The Department of Fisheries & Oceans / The Canadian Coast Guard For ten (10) Search and Rescue Lifeboats

Amendment #1 is raised to correct the Contracting Authorities e-mail address to Brenda.Lamothe@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Nature of Request for Information The Search and Rescue vessels would support the functions of the Canadian Coast Guard and the programs of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. However, there is no approved funding yet for this project and it is possible that a request for proposal may never be issued and a contract may never be awarded.

This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. As a result, 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. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. Also, the procurement of any of the goods and services described in this RFI will not necessarily follow this RFI. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the matters described in this RFI.

Nature and Format of Responses Requested Respondents 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. Respondents are also invited to provide comments regarding the content, format and/or organization of any draft documents included in this RFI. Respondents should explain any assumptions they make in their responses. Response Costs Canada will not reimburse any respondent for expenses incurred in responding to this RFI. Respondents will have no claim for damages, compensation, loss of profit, or allowance arising out of providing comments in response to the RFI.

Treatment of Responses

Use of Responses: Responses will not be formally evaluated. However, the responses received may be used by Canada to develop or modify procurement strategies or any draft documents contained in this RFI. Canada will review all responses received by the RFI closing date. Canada may, in its discretion, review responses received after the RFI closing date.

Review Team: A review team composed of representatives of the Canadian Coast Guard and PWGSC will review the responses. Canada reserves the right to hire any independent consultant, or use any Government resources that it considers necessary to review any response. Not all members of the review team will necessarily review all responses. Confidentiality: Respondents should mark any portions of their response that they consider proprietary or confidential. Canada will handle the responses in accordance with the Access to Information Act.

Activity: Canada may, in its discretion, contact any respondents to follow up with additional questions or for clarification of any aspect of a response.

Contents of this RFI This RFI contains a draft bid solicitation. These draft solicitation documents remain a work in progress and respondents should not assume that new clauses or requirements will not be added to any bid solicitation that may ultimately be published by Canada. Nor should respondents assume that none of the clauses or requirements will be deleted or revised. Comments regarding any aspect of the following draft solicitation documents are welcome:

1. Draft Request for Proposal 2. Draft Shipbuilding Statement of Work and Construction Specification-Annex A 3. Draft Management DID's-Annex A 4. Draft ILS DIDs-Annex A 5. Draft Quality DIDs-Annex A 6. Draft Technical DIDs-Annex A 7. Draft Government Supplied Material-Annex A 8. SAR Lifeboat Design Drawing package (available only on CD)

If a respondent wishes to review the SAR Lifeboat Design Drawing Package, the respondent must request the CD from the Contracting Authority listed below through e-mail. The CD contains information that is confidential or proprietary to Canada or a third party. The respondent must sign a Confidentiality Agreement in the form set out in Annex I and return it to Canada before being provided with a copy of the CD. All respondents will be required to return the CD at the end of the RFI period, or upon request from the Contracting Authority.

Industry Day

If there is a need and enough interest from Industry, Canada may have an Industry Day.

Questions to Industry This RFI also contains specific questions addressed to Industry at Annex A. Responses to any of these questions are welcome.

Enquiries Because this is not a bid solicitation, Canada will not necessarily respond to enquiries in writing or by circulating answers to all potential respondents. However, respondents with questions regarding this RFI may direct their enquiries to:

Contracting Authority: Brenda Lamothe E-mail Address: Brenda.Lamothe@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

All communications regarding this Request for Information must be directed to the Contracting Authority to ensure fair and transparent treatment of all respondents.

Submission of Responses

Time and Place for Submission of Responses: Respondents interested in providing a response should deliver it by the close of business on March 4th, 2014 to the following address:

Brenda Lamothe Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch, Marine Systems Directorate, Marine Sector, Ship Construction Place du Portage, Phase III, 6C2, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5

Responsibility for Timely Delivery: Each respondent is solely responsible for ensuring its response is delivered on time to the correct location.

Identification of Response: Each respondent should ensure that its name and return address, the solicitation number and the closing date appear legibly on the outside of the response.

Delivery Date: 20/12/2021

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.