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Create free accountTrade 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: Human Solutions of North America, Inc. 1857 Evans Rd. cary North Carolina United States 27513 Nature of Requirements: 1. Advance 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
The Department of National Defence (DND), Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), Toronto, ON, Directorate Armament Sustainment Programme Management (DASPM) 4 Tank Replacement Project has a requirement for Digital Human Modeling (DHM) software and one (1) floating license. This software will be used to investigate the change in accommodation percentage of tank drivers when the tank's footrest position is relocated. This investigation will be cost effective when done in a virtual world environment rather than in a real tank with real drivers, although portions of the model and simulation will be evaluated with data collected by real drivers sitting in real tanks.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
3.1 Must create custom mannequin and manually position the mannequin 3.2 Must easily apply different sized mannequins to analysis; 3.3 Must provide full body skin points for easy contact definition; 3.4 Must create static clearance limits for posture calculation; 3.5 Must be able to measure static clearances; 3.6 Must have ability to import 3D body scans for visualizations; 3.7 Must have seat/lap belt modelling capability; 3.8 Must import and modify CAD geometries as well as create and modify custom geometries; 3.9 Must generate reach and vision cones; 3.10 Must create a motion script.
4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
There is only one known supplier that can provide a software package that can provide the requirements identified in part 3 of the Advanced Contract Award Notice. The RAMSIS software provided by Human Solutions of North America, Inc. provides the functionality to import the 3D body scan anthropometry data collected by the Department of National Defence (DND) during the Canadian Forces Anthropometry Survey (CFAS 2012). The CFAS 2012 3D body scan data may extend the number of mannequins that could be tested in the new tank configuration for the DASPM 4 Tank Replacement Project. Also, given that the properties of tank swing seats are quite similar to seat/lap belts, the Ramsis seat/lap belt modelling software capability provides the opportunity to explore ways to better model the driver's seat.
6. Government Contracting Regulations Exception
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - "only one person 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:
- Agreement on Internal trade (AIT) - Articles 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 (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. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The software, floating license and warranty must be delivered within 2 weeks of contract award
9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract is $65,000.00 (HST/GST extra),
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Human Solutions of North America, Inc. 1857 Evans Road Cary, NC 27513
11. 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.
12. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is July 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM.
13. Inquiries and submissions of statements of capabilities
Jeff Schmidt Supply Officer Public Works and Government Services Canada 33 City Centre Dr, Suite 480C Mississauga, ON L5B 2N5
Telephone: 905-615-2058 Facsimile: 905-615-2060 E-mail: jeff.schmidt@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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