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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: Yes Vendor Name and Address: HR Wallingford Limited HR Wallingford Howbery Park United Kingdom OX108BA Nature of Requirements: Remote Control ARC boat
K4E21-140291/A Logan, Elizabeth Telephone No. - (780) 497-3956 ( ) Fax No. - (780) 497-3510 1. Advance Contract Award Notice
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
Environment Canada, Water Survey branch, Yellowknife, NT is seeking a supply and delivery of one (1) remote, radio controlled ARC boat for use with existing Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP), the Rio Grande 1200 ADCP and Sontek M(ADCP),used in the collection of river data such as flow, depth and velocity. The complete remote controlled ARC Boat must be received at Environment Canada, Water Survey Branch, Yellowknife, NT, no later than January 15, 2015.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its equipment meets the following requirements:
Item Description M1 The boat must be able to be transported within the cabin of an A-Star Helicopter with a field crew of two persons (not including the pilot). Maximum Transport Dimensions: - Maximum length 1.4 meters. Boats in excess of 1.4 meters must have the ability to be disassembled in under 30 minutes with minimal tools into two components with no component measuring more than 1.4 meters in length.; - Maximum width of 0.75meters; and - Maximum depth of 0.32m. M2 The hull must be designed to accept and efficiently operate a Rio Grande 1200 and Sontek M9 ADCP, with minimal flow disturbance to the acoustic head. M3 Maximum boat weight including batteries and ADCP - 45Kg M4 The boat requires high operating speeds for high gradient streams. - The boat must have two propellers for high maneuverability; and - The boat must have the ability to operate in river velocities of minimum 5 m\s. M5 The unit must come complete with batteries that provide for minimum of 4 hour operation. M5 Charging system for the batteries must be included M6 The boat must have a remote control with an minimum operational range of 200m. M7 The remote control unit must provide for a Bluetooth link for data transmission to shore. M8 The manufacturer must provide a minimum one year warranty.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
w Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement
This procurement is subject to the Tlicho Land Claim Agreement.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The HR Wallingford, Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI Rio Grande ADCP Deployment,, is the most recent version of the ARC boat that performs to the above standards in an Arctic Environment and can be transported in an A-Star Helicopter with room for gear and technicians.
The required technology, available in the HR Wallingford, is unique to the vendor.
The HR Wallingford, Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI Rio Grande ADCP Deployment is the only known ARC boat that meets this requirement. HR Wallingford is the sole supplier of the ARC Boat.
Make and Model Required: Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI Rio Grande ADCP Deployment.
7. 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 contract.
8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
w Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b) w North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2 (b)
9. Delivery Date
All the deliverables are required on or before January 15, 2015.
10. Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $28,990.00 (GST/HST extra).
11. Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier
HR Wallingford Ltd. Howbery Park Wallingford, Oxforshire OX10 8BA, United Kingdom
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services and/or 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.
13. Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is October 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. MST.
14. Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities
Elizabeth Logan Supply Specialist Public Works and Government Services Canada Western Region - Acquisitions Branch Telus Plaza North 5th Floor 10025 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6
Telephone: (780) 497-3956 Facsimile: (780) 497-3510
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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