Enhanced Forest Inventory

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Leading Edge Geomatics, Ltd Leading Edge Geomatics, Ltd 2384 Route 102 Highway Lincoln New Brunswick Canada E3B7G1 Nature of Requirements:

Requirement for Enhanced Forest Inventory (EFI) from LiDAR derived statistics for 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown. Definition of the requirement

The Department of National Defense has a requirement for the supply of: (i) Enhanced Forest Inventory (EFI) from LiDAR derived statistics for 5th Canadian Division Support Group Gagetown (5th CDSB Gagetown). The Department of National Defense has a mandate to inventory and manage forest lands within its jurisdiction. As silvicultural and harvesting practices have become more complex, traditional approaches to forest inventory have become less reliable.

Forest Inventories derived from LiDAR data have been demonstrated to provide benefits at both the strategic and operational levels. The 5th CDSB Gagetown have always looked to implement the same forest inventory system as implemented by the NB Department of Energy and Resource Development (ERD) - Forest Management Branch. For the EFI they are looking for the same product that is derived from the same data type, field plots, algorithms, and to the same specifications as the New Brunswick standard.

DND requires the following deliverables from the contractor: • Using LiDAR flown in November of 2016 or later, derive an EFI product to the same specifications as required by ERD - New Brunswick, using the same algorithms. The EFI metrics are as follows: Merchantable tree height (m) Average tree height (m) Basal area (m2/ha) Merchantable BA (m2/ha) Quadratic mean DBH (cm) Merchantable QMDBH (cm) Merchantable stems/ha Gross total volume (m3/ha) Diameter Distributions Percent Hwd/Swd weighted by BA Gross Merchantable Volume (m3/ha) on the 20m grid Canopy Height Model Intensity Image Imagery format Provide on-site data integration services / support within 24 hours’ notice Provide support for all delivered products for 12 months after data delivery

Mandatory Requirements Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: Ready access to previously flown LiDAR and aerial imagery data over 5th CDSB Gagetown and adjoining parcels from November 2016 or later. Significant experience (minimum 3,000,000 hectares) in the development and production of EFI in the Acadian Forest Type. Significant experience (minimum 450 plots) in measuring LiDAR calibration and validation plots within the Acadian Forest Type. Hold the Intellectual Property Rights to the algorithms used for the EFI produced for Energy and Resource Development - New Brunswick. Significant experience (minimum 5 years) flying and processing LiDAR data from Riegl LiDAR systems. Members of project team must have backgrounds in Forestry, Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics/Physics. In these four categories there must be at least one person with post-secondary or applicable certification levels.

Project team must include at least one Registered Professional Forester (RPF) in the Province of New Brunswick and Certified Forest Technician (CFT) in the Province of New Brunswick in good standing with their respective organizations.

Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The contractor is specialized in airborne remote sensing and geomatics solutions with a focus on airborne digital imagery, LiDAR acquisition, data processing, and solution development. The contractor has produced a LiDAR-derived EFI, with a core set of inventory metrics for forestry professionals. The contractor has derived EFI in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec and have extensive experience in the Acadian Forest Type. The contractor holds the intellectual property for the same algorithms used to produce an EFI for the Province of New Brunswick. The contractor has demonstrated that they have extensive experience in the region and have developed relationships with consulting firms and industrial companies to provide a product of optimal accuracy and results for the region.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - Only Company is capable of performing the work. Ownership of Intellectual Property

The Intellectual Property (algorithms used for the EFI production) is owned by Leading Edge Geomatics of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

Period of the proposed contract or delivery date The data/products identified to be delivered between contract award and March 28, 2018, with product support being provided up to March 28, 2019.

Cost estimate of the proposed contract Contract value will be valued at $85,363.68 CAD (HST not included). Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

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.

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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. Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Yannick Lang Supply Team Leader Telephone No. - (506) 871-0031 Fax No. - (506) 851-6759 E-mail: yannick.lang@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.