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Create free accountTrade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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: Interchangeable Parts Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: Pennant Canada Limited 1400 Blair Place Suite 100 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1J9B8 Nature of Requirements: Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
1. 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
The Department of National Defence (DND) has entered into an enterprise licensing arrangement with Pennant Canada Limited for the Omega Product Support (OmegaPS) Suite of software products. The OmegaPS Suite forms an integral part of the Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS) total solution, which is the department's central, enterprise resource planning, automated system and is in the process of being implemented within the department.
DND has a responsibility to provide ongoing and optimal Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) capability - a process of satisfying Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) requirements - to DND's fleets of aircraft, ships, vehicles and weapon systems. The LSA capability is performed by the fully integrated OmegaPS software portion of DRMIS, the department's central automated information system. Therefore, DND has a requirement to support the use of OmegaPS Software suite within Assistant Deputy Minister (Material) (ADM (Mat)).
(a) Conduct installations of OmegaPS Suite software for ADM(Mat) or other locations throughout DND; (b) Provide support in the development of training material for the DND user community; (c) Conduct formal training courses for the DND user community including DND instructors on the use of the OmegaPS Suite software and any associated network administrative support; (d) Provide on-site technical assistance for OmegaPS Suite software to ADM(Mat) technical staff and at other DND locations; (e) Provide both on-site and off-site specialist consultant services in the area of Project Management, ILS and LSA, specifically in the optimization of the use of OmegaPS suite as a supportability tool within current and future DND environments; (f) Assist ADM(Mat) in the development of new business processes related to the use of the OmegaPS suite; (g) Provide OmegaPS Suite software programming support services to customize the software to meet evolving, unique to DND, supportability software requirements; and (h) Provide specialized data entry services for the OmegaPS Complex Asset Supportability System (CASSi) interface.
3. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT); World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP); and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
4. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Government Contracts Regulations Exceptions: The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection subsection 6(d) - only one person is capable of performing the work.
Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons: The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (a); World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Articles XV 1.(b) and (d); and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Articles 1016.2 (b) and (d).
5. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
6. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The proposed contract is for a period of two years from date of contract award (estimated to be September 1, 2014) with Canada retaining irrevocable options to extend the Contract period for up to three additional one year periods.
7. Estimated Cost of the Proposed Contract
$19,156,325.00 (Applicable taxes and option periods included).
8. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Pennant Canada Limited 1400 Blair Place Suite 100 Ottawa, Ontario K1J 9B8 9. 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.
10. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is August 20, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
11. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Gail Cook Supply Team Leader 3C2, Place du Portage, Phase III 11 Laurier St. Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 Telephone: 819-956-2591 Facsimile: 819-956-1207 E-mail: gail.cook@tpsgc-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.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, procurement method, selection criteria, region of delivery, region of opportunity, expected contract period, end user
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