Medical Cut Suits

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: ST/OPS Tactical Training Canada Strategic Operations, Inc. 4705 Ruffin Road San Diego California United States 92123 Nature of Requirements: Medical Cut Suits

W6399-13ED14/A Quinn, Laurie Telephone No. - (819) 956-3824 Fax No. - (819) 956-3814

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. The Department of National Defence (DND), has an immediate requirement for seven (7) Full Body Human-Worn Medical Cut Suits and Medical Cut Suit Subject Matter Expert (SME) Training.

A Requisition on Contract (ROC) will be issued for the supply and delivery of Full Body Human-Worn Medical Cut Suits, Medical Cut Suit Subject Matter Expert (SME) Training, Spare Parts, and Refurbishment to be delivered to DND on an as and when required basis. It is intended to negotiate with Strategic Operations Inc. for the above requirement.

3. Minimum Essential Requirements

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its Medical Cut Suit meets the following requirements:

1.0 Human worn;

2.0 Full body;

3.0 Task surgical simulator;

4.0 Allows for interaction with a live patient;

5.0 Breakable and repairable bones;

6.0 Allows for the following medical procedures: (a) Ultrasound; (b) Extremity hemorrhage control with tourniquet application; (c) Extremity hemorrhage control with arterial ligation/clamping; (d) Extremity hemorrhage control with wound-void packing; (e) Surgical Chricothroidotomy; (f) Cricothroidcentesis; (g) Bilaterial anterior chest needle thoracentesis; (h) Bilaterial axilary chest needle thoracentesis; (i) Surgical chest-tube thoracotomy; (j) Suturing and stapling of skin in all locations; (k) Foley catherization; (l) Bladder tap; (m) Thoracotomy and intra-thoracic exploration and hemorrhage control of gross organ structures; (n) Laporotomy and intra-abdominal exploration and hemorrhage control of gross organ structures; (o) Suturing of gross organ structures; and (p) Peripheral IV access.

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) World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Canada-Peru FTA Canada-Columbia FTA

5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

Not Applicable.

6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)

Not Applcable.

7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The medical cut suit from Strategic Operations is the only medical cut suit available that has the following unique capabilities:

(1) Is a full body human worn hyper-realistic medical cut suit; (2) Allows for the ability to conduct surgery; and (3) Allows for the ability to do an ultrasound.

These capabilities are required in order to provide DND with the ability to conduct hyper-realistic medical/surgical training. This training includes trauma response training from the Point of Injury through to surgical intervention. The cut suit allows for valuable interaction with a live patient, and application of approximately 90% of the applicable medical treatments performed by DND medics on the Role Players wearing the cut suit.

8. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 10.2 Section 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work").

9. 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 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;

North American Free Trade Agreement (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;

World Trage Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article (b) 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;

10. Ownership of Intellectual Property.

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

11. The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date.

The initial contract will be for a period of two (2) years with the option to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods.

12. A cost estimate of the proposed contract.

The estimated value of the contract including options, is $4,000,000.00 (GST/HST included).

13. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Name: Startegic Operations Inc. Address: San Diego, California 92123, United States

14. 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.

15. The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities.

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 29 April 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EST.

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.