Vehicle Collision and Defect Investigations

This Letter of Interest (LOI) seeks information from industry on its interest, capacity and ability to perform investigations related to Motor Vehicle Collisions and Motor Vehicle Defects, and to provide industry with the opportunity to give feedback on the procurement strategy. Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Directorate operates with mandates from the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, to propose, apply and enforce national safety standards. The Directorate establishes safety standards for the design, construction and importation of all motor vehicles on Canada's roads, and for certain vehicle components such as tires and child restraint systems.  Transport Canada requires professional services to conduct motor vehicle collision and motor vehicle equipment defect investigations across Canada. The work will also include selective inquiries related to motor vehicle safety in Canada on an “as and when requested” basis. Services will be required in five regions across Canada in 11 designated cities, as follows: Designated Cities Vancouver Kelowna Calgary Saskatoon Winnipeg London Toronto Montreal Quebec City Fredericton Halifax The period of services will be from date of contract award to 31 March 2019 with three option periods of one year each. Services will be delivered to the National Capital Region. There are security requirements associated with this requirement. This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). This procurement consists of Quality Control, Testing and Inspection and Technical Representative Services which are excluded from the application of the NAFTA as per Annex 1001.1b-2, Section B, Class H and excluded from the application of the WTO-AGP under Appendix 1, Annex 4 as they are not one of the applicable commodities listed under these agreements. The attached Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) provides detailed information on the requirement and the procurement strategy. The Draft RFP may be revised as a result of this engagement process with industry.