RFI - SKI MOBILITY SYSTEMS

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

Request for Information - SKI MOBILITY SYSTEMS

W6399-17JA74/A Contact: Josette Richard Telephone: 613-462-4128 Email: josette.richard@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

PURPOSE AND NATURE OF THE LOI / RFI The purpose of this LOI / RFI is to solicit market information on the availability and cost of the required equipment, the ability of suppliers to provide the services, as well as to determine industry interest in submitting a bid proposal for Ski Mobility Systems. Respondents are requested to submit information that would demonstrate how their product(s) might meet or exceed requirements as detailed herein. Note that there is no firm requirement for procurement at this time.

NOTE TO INTERESTED RESPONDENTS This LOI is neither a call for tender nor aRequest for Proposal (RFP), and no agreement or contract for the procurement of the equipment or services above will be entered into solely as a result of this LOI. This announcement does not constitute a commitment by Canada. Canada does not intend toaward a contract on the basis of this notice or otherwise pay for the information solicited. Any and all expenses incurred by the Respondent in pursuing this opportunity, including the provision of information and potential visits, are at the Respondent's sole risk and expense.

Any discussions on this subject with staff representing DND or PWGSC, or any other Government of Canada representative, shall not be construed as an offer to purchase or as commitment by DND, PWGSC or the Government of Canada as a whole.

Although the documents/information/data collected may be provided as commercial-in-confidence and will not be provided to a third party outside of Canada, Canada reserves the right to use the information to assist them in drafting performance specifications and for budgetary purposes. Requirements are subject to change, which may be as a result of information provided in response to this LOI. Respondents are advised that any information submitted to Canada in response to this LOI may,or may not, be used by Canada in the development of the potential subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP). The issuance of this LOI does not create an obligation for Canada to issue a subsequent RFP, and does not bind Canada legally or otherwise to enterinto any agreement or to accept or reject any suggestions.

There will be no short-listing of respondents for the purposes of undertaking any future work as a result of this LOI. Similarly, participation in this LOI is not a condition or prerequisitefor the participation to any subsequent RFP.

Respondents to this LOI should identify any submitted information that is to be considered as either company confidential, proprietary or if the response contains controlled goods.

BACKGROUND The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for high performance Ski Mobility Systems for use in training and operations where standard issue Canadian Forces (CF) ski equipment is unsuitable. The equipment includes a requirement for an Alpine Touring Ski system, a Flat Country Ski system, and Avalanche Safety Equipment. DND intends to procure commercial or military off-the-shelf (COTS/MOTS) systems through a competitive process to meet these requirements.

PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS The preliminary set of requirements for each equipment type is detailed in Annex A.

DELIVERABLES Prior to finalizing its requirements, DND would like to determine what possible solutions exist to meet their needs for ski mobility equipment and support services.

As such, Respondents are requested to

- Provide a detailed response on how such equipment and support services would be delivered. Respondents are encouraged to be innovative in their proposed method(s) of capability delivery and support options, including commenting on feasibility as well as proposed alternate approaches/solutions to meeting some or all of the general requirements;

- Provide suggestions/insight into how DND would, in a competitive bidding process, evaluate competing systems;

- Confirm that the requirements are achievable;

- Advise if meeting the requirement will be accomplished with COTS/MOTS products or custom-built products;

- Provide a rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) estimate of the costs associated withequipment purchase and in-service support;

- Provide details of any prior sales contracts of a similar size and scope with ABCA military forces and/or North American police agencies;

- Provide their number of years of experience in design, manufacture and support of Ski Mobility Systems;

- Provide copies of all equipment brochures, technical documentation, etc

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.