GEOMATICS TRAINING

Trade Agreement: 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: Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology 1385 Woodroffe Avenue Ottawa Ontario Canada K2G1V8 Nature of Requirements: GEOMATICS TRAINING

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.

The Canadian Forces Support Training Group in coordination with the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) - School of Military Mapping (SMM) require the delivery of a training program that will satisfy the occupation performance requirements for the CF Geomatics Technician occupation and achieve the increased personnel production demands over the next five years. The contracted service provider will develop and deliver a training program exclusively for CF personnel that will satisfy the Qualification Level 5A Geomatics Technician performance requirements as defined in the Performance Objectives detailed in CF Qualification Standard. In addition, the program must satisfy requirements for a post secondary community college approved certificate in geomatics which culminates in a provincially approved diploma in geomatics.In order to provide training and information in Military context, it will be necessary for CF personnel from the School of Military Mapping to use the service providers facilities to supplement the training provided to incorporate a military perspective. It is necessary that the contracted service provider be located within the city of Ottawa. The only known facility located in Ottawa that can deliver the required training resulting in a post secondary community college approved certificate in geomatics which culminates in a provincially approved diploma in geomatics, is Algonquin College. Consequently in order to satisfy the requirement the intention is to award a contract to Algonquin College - Ottawa, Ontario.

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that they can meet the following requirements: 1) The Contractor must be within the National Capital Region. 2) The Contractor must be recognized as a diploma/degree granting institution by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. 3) The Contractor must be prepared to begin the first program start in Aug 2012. 4) The Contractor must provide: a. A computer classroom, dedicated to military students only, which accomodates a maximum of 30 students. b. Office space for 12 CFSMM staff. 5) The Contractor must provide instructors that have experience with the following program areas: Statistics, Cartography, RSI, H/N Geography, 3D Vis, Thematic Mapping and Project Management. 6) The Contractor must provide Geomatics training materials that include examples of course materials, practical assignments and assessment materials such as geodesy, remote sensing, photogrammetry, GIS, programming in Python and HTML, web design and mobile application, and related database manipulation. 7) The Contractor must incorporate practical work sessions during the training in order to develop student skills for the commonly used geomatics software applications in the public/private sectors and that are also common to CF Geo Techs. The software applications include, but are not limited to: ERDAS Imagine (including the Leica Photogrammetric Suite), ESRI ArcGIS and Adobe Photoshop. 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.

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.

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