Scan Tools

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama 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: Snap-on Tools of Canada Ltd. 195A Harry Walker Parkway North Newmarket Ontario Canada L3Y7B3 Nature of Requirements: Diagnostic Scan Tool W2037-140052/A 1. Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN) 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 to the pre-identified supplier. 2. Definition of the Requirement For the supply and delivery of ten (10) SOLUS Ultra Industrial hand held diagnostic scan tools, for DND Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers School (RCEME) CFB Borden, ON.

The RCEME School presently utilizes various automotive simulators to deliver training for Vehicle Technicians. These simulators are used by instructional staff to demonstrate maintenance procedures and to instruct the construction and operation of automotive systems and their components. Students use the automotive simulators to perform maintenance tasks including testing, diagnosing and troubleshooting of its mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.

Diagnostics of training simulators is unique as the manufactured systems resemble those of a vehicle however, many of the components normally associated with a real life vehicle are excluded on simulators. This situation restricts the availability of many diagnostic scan tools to communicate with the simulator management system.

The RCEME School previously conducted extensive research to determine the capability of various hand held diagnostic scan tools. Due to the requirements that scan tools must provide bidirectional communication with the training simulators, no other diagnostic scan tools could provide this capability. Bidirectional control is critical to Vehicle Technician training as students must be able to extract automotive data parameters as well as provide commanded input to various components of the training simulators. 3. The Minimum Essential Requirements: Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its Diagnostic Scan Tool meets the following minimum specifications. Must be electrically powered from a vehicle battery source and include rechargeable internal batteries Must provide a device to recharge internal batteries Must communicate with On Board Diagnostic systems I and II Must have the capability for the user to update the diagnostic scan tool software Must provide bidirectional communication Must perform component function tests Must provide vehicle coverage for Domestic and Asian light vehicle models Must provide the user with real live training simulator DataStream Must obtain, display and erase diagnostic trouble codes Must display data values in both English standard and metric systems Must communicate with power train, body and chassis control modules Must include a trouble shooting database of common fixes Must provide the option to print and save system parameters

4. Applicability of the Trade agreement (s) to the procurement This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s): Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier It is intended to sole source this requirement to Snap-On Tools of Canada Ltd, the only known source on the market who can meet the minimum specifications. 6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) Only one person or firm is capable of performing the 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: - AIT), Article 506.12 (b) 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.

-NAFTA, Article 1016.2 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. 8. Delivery Date The Units must be delivered on or before 31, March 2014. 9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier Snap-on Tools of Canada Ltd. 195A Harry Walker Parkway North, Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 7B3 Canada.

10. 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. 11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 19, December 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST. 12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: Vashti Ramnarine Public Works and Government Services Canada Acquisitions Branch - Ontario 33 City Centre Dr., Ste. 480C , Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2N5 Telephone: 905-615-2419 Facsimile: 905-615-2060 E-mail address: vashti.ramnarine@pwgsc.gc.ca Delivery Date: 31/03/2014

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.

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