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Amendment no. 002 is issued to extend the solicitation closing date to November 15, 2024.
This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number W7714-228152/B dated January 8, 2024 with a closing of May 21, 2024 at 14:00 EDT.
This procurement encourages Bidders to submit an Indigenous Participation Plan (IPP) as part of their offer. See the solicitation document (Annex K: Indigenous Participation Plan Criteria) for a description of the specific IPP criteria that will be assessed for this procurement, and an explanation of how they will be evaluated.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: There is a security requirements associated with this requirement.
Due to its nature, distribution of the classified Annex D is restricted. This means that it contains information that cannot be published to CanadaBuy and can only be distributed upon request to Bidders who meet the security requirements
For more information, please consult PARTS 1 and 6 - SECURITY REQUIREMENTS of the solicitation document.
Due to the security requirements associated with this tender, only bidders based in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are eligible to submit a bid under this RFP process.
Background: On behalf of Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC), an Agency of DND, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is requesting proposals for the acquisition of goods and services to design, build, install and operate a second Canadian Polar Over the Horizon Radar system in the Canadian High Arctic. It is intended to issue one all-inclusive fixed priced contract and have the site fully operational twenty-four months after Contract award. The contract may extend the operational component by three one-year periods.
The contract work supports the All Domain Situational Awareness (ADSA) Science & Technology (S&T) Program of DRDC in its study of the feasibility of using sky-wave over-the-horizon radar technology in the polar cap region of the Canadian Arctic for detecting air targets, referred to as polar over-the-horizon radar. The requirement moves beyond sounding and involves putting together radar functional components at an Arctic Site. The goal is to determine the effect of the Aurora Borealis on target detection beyond line-of-sight.
Suppliers are to refer to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for full details on the requirement. Below is a summary of some key aspects.
VARIA Comprehensive Claims Land Agreement: The solicitation is subject to the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement, Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement and Tlicho Land Claims Agreement.
Canadian Content Policy: Proposals offering goods and services meeting the Canadian Content Policy may favoured.
Evaluation criteria and selection of proposals: Proposals must satisfy mandatory and point-rated criteria. Selection is based on the highest combined rating of technical merit, price and indigenous participation proposals that satisfy the criteria and other requirements of the solicitation.
International Trade Agreements: The requirement predominantly falls under the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) code 58 and is therefore excluded from each of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), the Comprehensive an Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Canada-Korea Trade Agreement.
Domestic Trade Agreement: The requirement is subject to Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).
Security: Also due to the nature of the requirement, certain information cannot be in the public domain. For this reason, security restrictions apply, as highlighted below.
Resulting contractors must possess a Secret security clearance issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD) of PWGSC. Bidders must possess the clearance before award of a contract. Suppliers wishing to view Annex D of the solicitation must possess the clearance, must sign a non-disclosure agreement, must view the Annex on Canada’s site in the Ottawa, Ontario/Gatineau, Quebec region of Canada, and, cannot record the information in any form other than personal memory. The information provided at this session will be the same information provided at the Bidders’ conference under the previous request for proposal W7714-228152/B.
Suppliers are to submit viewing requests to the Contracting Authority.
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.
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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