Polar Ocean Profiling System

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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: METOCEAN Data Systems Limited 21 Thornhill Drive Dartmouth Nova Scotia Canada B3B1R9 Nature of Requirements: Polar Ocean Profiling System

K3D33-131223/A Juan, Peggy Telephone No. - (905) 615-2467 ( ) Fax No. - (905) 615-2060

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

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.

2. Definition of the requirement

To establish a standing offer for Environment Canada located in Toronto, Ontario, Fisheries and Oceans Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario and Department of National Defence located in Ottawa, Ontario for the supply and delivery of up to sixteen (16) Polar Ocean Profiling System (POPS) during the standing offer period. The standing offer period will be from the date of standing offer issuance to March 31, 2017.

As part of the METAREA initiative and contribution to the International Arctic Buoy Program, Canada has increased the number of drifter buoy deployments in the Arctic region. Due to the complex environmental conditions and difficulty in accessing the area, only very unique monitoring applications can be used successfully in the Arctic environment. Currently, the lack of real-time or near real-time data on subsurface oceanographic measurements is a huge disadvantage for forecasting, modelling, climate studies and science.

The POPS include specialized suite of sensors that have been integrated to allow for direct in-situ measurements of oceanographic and meteorological parameters to allow better understanding of the water quality and thermodynamics of the Arctic Ocean. Canada plans to deploy POPS via deployments with Canadian Coast Guard Ice Breakers and/or air deployment via Canadian Coast Guard helicopter (landing on ice surface).

The POPS will provide observations of conductivity, water temperature and depth, along with a range of atmospheric observations (air temperature, sea surface temperature, barometric pressure and GPS).

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its product meets or exceeds the following requirements:

1. Typical Buoy Dimensions (nominal) Hull Diameter - 22cm Flotation Collar - 61cmx45cm think Height - 205cm Weight - 34kg

2. Buoy Construction: Hull - 8.0 in schedule 40.6061-T6 aluminum tube Collar - Softile Ionometer form type 450 Mast - 1.0in schedule 40.6061-T6 aluminum tube

3. Sensor: Sensor Model Operational limits Survival limits Air Temperature YSI 44032 -40 degree Celsius to +75 degree Celsius -80 degree Celsius to +150 degree Celsius Sea Surface Temperature YSI 44302 -40 degree Celsius to +75 degree Celsius -80 degree Celsius to +150 degree Celsius Barometric Pressure Vaisala PTB110 800 to 1060 hPa; -40 degree Celsius to +60 degree Celsius 0-2000 hPa GPS Receiver NAVMAN Jupiture 32xLP -40 degree Celsius to +85 degree Celsius Not related Batteries 64 D-cell Lithium-Thionyl Chloride (TADIRAN) -40 degree Celsius to _60 degree Celsius -55 degree Celsius to +85 degree Celsius

4. Profiler: Sensor Model Operational limits Survival limits CTD Sensor Sea Bird SBE 41CP -5 to 45 degree Celsius -5 to 45 degree Celsius Profiler NOVA and Inductive Link 2000m max depth 2100m (crush) Batteries 30 D-cell Lithium-Thionyl Chloride (SAFT LSH 20) -2 degree Celsius to +55 degree Celsius -20 degree Celsius to +70 degree Celsius; Optimal Battery Storage +30 degree Celsius

5. Electronics: Controller GPT II 6. Power Supply: Lithium - 64 D-cell Lithium-Thionyl Chloride (TADIRAN) 7. Operational Lifetime: POPS must demonstrate in-field operation of a minimum 18 months in Arctic Environment 8. Operational Depth: Maximum Operation Depth 1000m 9. Data Communications: Iridium RUDICS telemetry, Iridium SBD 9522B Modem 10. Data Logger: SD card data logger with 2GB storage

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s): -Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) -World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) -North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

MetOcean Data Systems Inc., is the original equipment manufacturer and the sole distributor of the Polar Ocean Profiler System. MetOcean Data Systems Inc. is the known supplier presently providing this type of system which integrates a range of sensors into a package that is easy to deploy and operate in the Arctic environment. The POPS is the only known commercially available solution to providing near real-time in-situ observations of Conductivity, Temperature and Depth up to a depth of 1000m together with all meteorological parameters.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Article 506.12b) 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 or substitute exists.

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) Article XV.1b) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. North American Free Trade Agreement (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.

8. Period of the proposed standing offer period

The standing offer period will be from the date of standing offer issuance to March 31, 2017.

9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

METOCEAN Data Systems Limited 21 Thornhill Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B1R9

10. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction 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.

11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 23, 2013 at 2:00pm EDT.

12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Peggy Juan, Supply Team Leader 33 City Centre Drive Suite 480C, Mississauga, Ontario L5B2N5 Telephone: (905) 615-2467 Facsimile: (905) 615-2060 E-mail: peggy.juan@pwgsc.gc.ca

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.