Lease of Portable VHF Radio Sets - DND, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services Competitive Procurement Strategy: Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

The closing date of the Request for Proposal is changed from March 17 to March 23, 2017, 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Statement of Work: The Contractor must lease ?portable VHF radio sets? in accordance with the statement of work at Annex A of the Request For Proposal.

The number of portable VHF radio sets to lease: 1) At the contract award: 75. 2) In option: 28 (additional quantity).

Minimum Performance Characteristics of Equipment Each portable VHF radio set: Must operate attemperatures varying between -20 and +60 degrees Celsius; Must operate at frequencies ranging from 30.20 MHz to 87.775 MHz; Must have an output power of 5 W; Must weigh a maximum of 1.5 kg including the battery pack; Must meet standard MIL-STD-810G; Must have a minimum of 10 pre-programmable channels; Must have 25-kHz spacing; Must be FM (F3E) digital frequency modulated; Must be compatible with STANAG 4204, 150 Hz tone squelch in legacy mode.

Period of the Contract: The period of the Contract is from date of Contract and will continue with a lease period that starts on the day the hardware is accepted and ends 24 months later with one additional year in option.

Optional Quantity of 28 of radio sets: Lease period of 24 months.

Canadian Content: The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.

Trade Agreements: The requirement is subject to the provisions of 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.