Educational and Training Services

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA 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: Camosun College 4461 Interurban Road Victoria British Columbia Canada V9E2C1 Nature of Requirements: Educational and Training Services

W010X-13A083/A Collier, Susan Telephone No. - (902) 496-5350 Fax No. - (902) 496-5016

1. An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to issue a Contract for services 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 issuance to the pre-identified supplier.

2. Definition of REQUIREMENT: To provide academic/core technology courses of instruction equivalent to those being conducted by the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School Halifax for members of the Naval Electronics Technician (NE Tech), Naval Weapons Technician (NW TECH), and Electrical Technician (E TECH) Occupations. In addition to training and instruction, this program provides student and staff administrative and logistical support services.

Home Port Divisions West Personnel reside in the Victoria/Esquimalt BC area. The only established local post secondary community college that offers the full range of courses and pedagogical support required is Camosun College, Victoria, BC.

Background: The West Coast Option was conceived in order to allow Naval Technicians assigned to Esquimalt as their Home Port, to complete their technical training in Victoria, without having to uproot their families. Financially it is supported by the savings realized by not having to post and move families to Halifax and back for the duration of this training.

Conducting the academic and core technology phases of the Junior Electrical Technician (JR ETECH), the Electrical Technician (NE TECH QL5), and the Weapons Engineering Technician (WENG TECH) - System Maintainer career courses for West Coast personnel in Victoria, BC has been a reality since the commencement of the WCO in September 1998.

It is proposed to contract with Camosun College for the following courses.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities Minimum Essential Requirements The Contractor must provide:

3.1 General. The Contracted Institution shall provide the necessary facilities and academic and professional expertise to conduct the courses of the WCO Program.

3.2 Program Description. The Contractor shall provide lectures and laboratory/practical exercises as ;

a. Junior Electrical Technician - Qualification Level 4;

b. Electrical Technician - Qualification Level 5; and

c. Naval Weapons Engineering Technician - System Maintainer.

3.3 Requirements. The Contractor shall normally conduct the following courses annually:

a. One (1) Junior Electrician Technician Qualification Level 4 (ETech QL4) course with a maximum of fourteen (14) students per course;

b. One (1) Electrical Technician Qualification Level 5 (ETech QL5) course with a maximum of sixteen (16) students per course; and

c. One (1) Naval Weapons Engineering Technician (WEngTech) System Maintainer Courses with a maximum of twenty (20) students per course.

3.4 Serial Duration. Typical course durations, exclusive of statutory holidays and between quarter or Semester breaks, shall be:

a. Jr Etech QL4 - 12 weeks;

b. ETech QL5 - 36 weeks;

c. WEng Tech System Maintainer - 24 weeks

4. Applicability of the trade agreement (s) to the procurement. This procurement is subject to the following trade agrrement(s): Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada-Columbia Trade Agreement Canada-Peru Trade Agreement Canada-Chille Agreement

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The identify supplier is the only known community college in Victoria that teaches trades and technology training that is comparable with Navy trades and in order to allow Naval Technicians assigned to Esquimalt as their Home Port, to complete their technical training in Victoria, without having to uproot their families. Financially it is supported by the savings realized by not having to post and move families to Halifax and back for the duration of this training.

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

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - article 506 paragraph 12 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: Limited Tendering Procedure 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(s) 1016 section (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.

The period of the proposed Contract: The proposed Contract is for a period of one (1) year, from 22 September 2013 to 21 September 2014. The Contract will have four (4) one year option period.

9. A cost estimate of the proposed contract The estimated value of the Contract, including option(s), is $6,058,020.00 (GST/HST extra).

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier: Camosum College 4461 Interurban Road Victoria, British Columbia V9E 2C1 Canada

11. 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.

12. The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities. The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is: May 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Atlantic Daylight Savings

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Susan Collier Supply Specialist 1713 Bedford Row Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1T3 Telephone: 902-496-5350 Facsimile: 902-496-5016 E-mail: susan.collier@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. 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.