ARGO PROFILING FLOATS - SO

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Under the Argo Floats International cooperation program, The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has a requirement to establish up to, two (2) Standing Offers on an 'As-and-When' required basis to procure Argo certified floats.

The floats must communicate via Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD), use Lithium batteries and must include a replacement warranty for a minimum of 18 completed 10 day cycles (180 days) as per the amended Article 09 Warranty, of the 2010A 2014-03-01 General Conditions stipulated at section 2.1 of the Resulting Contract Clauses.

The Standing Offer is for an initial period of two (2) years, with two (2), one (1) year options. All resulting Call-Ups will be issued on an 'As-and-When' required basis with no minimum commitments.

Estimated yearly historical purchases of twenty five (25) standard floats and five (5) floats with oxygen sensor.

Offerors must submit a list of names , or other related information as needed, pursuant to section 01 of Standard Instructions 2006 and 2007.

"The requirement is subject to the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)." 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.