MSC Training Assessment - UCAR

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: UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH P.O. BOX 3000 BOULDER Colorado United States 80307 Nature of Requirements: Meteorological Training Program

K3D33-141391/A

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.

The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) is in the process of modernizing the Meteorological Technologist Apprenticeship Professional Training Program (MT-APTP) by changing to a competency based training program.

MT-APTP Behavioural and Technical competencies including indicators have already been developed. The next phase of modernizing the MT-APTP is to assess the state of the existing training materials and methods of training. The purpose of this assessment would be to develop a training program consistent with the evolving role of the atmospheric monitoring technologist.

MSC is intending to contract with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). UCAR will develop a competency-driven training framework matched to tasks for the roles of the atmospheric monitoring technologist, including those related to data quality assurance. MSC also needs the supplier to create a content inventory to identify currently available training and training elements that need to be developed or updated to support a comprehensive training program that provides the necessary elements related to weather/climate observing, data monitoring and data quality control for the current and future Atmospheric Monitoring Technologists.

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

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is a non-profit consortium of more than 75 universities offering Ph.Ds. in the atmospheric and related sciences. UCAR's COMET Program was established in 1989 by UCAR and NOAA's National Weather Service to promote a better understanding of mesoscale meteorology and to maximize the benefits of new weather technologies.

COMET is part of UCAR's community programs that are used by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS), with additional funding from the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and many other organizations. COMET works closely with faculty and members of the operational community to develop distance learning lessons and other products and this collaborative involvement promotes the use of new data and tools provided by NOAA and other federal agencies. COMET has a highly-trained team of instructional designers, meteorologists, environmental scientists, graphic artists, multimedia developers, and information technology and administrative professionals to optimize outcomes using their products.

The consolidated product line and experience in the meteorological field combined with the accumulated expertise and economies of scale available to UCAR/Comet makes UCAR/Comet uniquely qualified to provide the services requested.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

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

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreements specified: o Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 b. o World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV 1b. o North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2b.

Canada intends to retain ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract on the basis that the main purpose of the contract is to generate knowledge and information for public dissemination.

The proposed contract is for a period of 1 year with an option to extend the contract period for two one-year periods.

The estimated value of the contract, including options, is $ 3,300,000.00 (GST/HST extra).

Name and address of the proposed contractor: UCAR/COMET 3085 Centre Green Dr Boulder, CO 80301 USA

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the 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.

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is June 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Maria Lopez, Supply Team Leader 33 City Centre Dr, Suite 480C, Mississauga, On K5B 2N5 Telephone: 905-615-2071 Facsimile: 905-615-2060 E-mail: maria.lopez@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.