Mine Clearing Roller System (MCRS)

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Vendor Name and Address: URDAN METAL & CASTING INDUSTRIES LTD. INDUSTRIAL ZONE, P.O.B 3028 Israel 42130 Nature of Requirements: Mine Clearing Roller System (MCRS) on the Canadian Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fleet

Advance Contract Award Notice

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.

Requirement

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the integration of a Mine Clearing Roller System (MCRS) on the Canadian Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) fleet. This includes acquiring 16 MCRSs, associated documentation, drawings, spare parts (two year supply), tooling, training, and other logistics support, and the right of use for Canada's purposes only related to the MCRS. To complete the requirement, the Contractor must have an MCRS that has been tested and proven to operate on a Leopard 2 MBT.

Furthermore, Canada has developed new roller wheels (and associated hardware) to increase mine-kill effectiveness of the MCRS. Each roller bank consists of 14 new steel wheels approximately 900 mm in diameter, totalling approximately 5000 kg per bank. These roller wheels were developed to fit in the dimensional envelope of NSN 2590-01-499-3783 (roller bank assembly - excluding the standard roller wheels). Therefore, to complete the requirement, the Contractor must also possess the intellectual property rights for the roller bank assembly, NSN 2590-01-499-3783 (excluding the roller wheels).

It is intended to award a sole source Contract to Urdan Metal Casting Industries Ltd,Kfar Saba, Israel, who holds the intellectual property rights for NSN 2590-01-499-3783, making it the only company capable of performing the proposed contract .

Trade Agreements and Other Obligations

This limited tendering is in accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Chapter 10, section 1016, 2(b) & the World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Article XV, 1(b)

The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), Canada-Peru, Canada-Columbia, is applicable, as the limited tendering strategy is in accordance with Article 506, paragraph 12 (a) for reasons of exclusive rights.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement's (CLCA's) do not apply as no goods will be delivered in a land claim area.

The Government Contract Regulations, paragraph 6 (d) applies, as there is only one firm capable of performing the Contract.

Estimated Period of Performance

The Goods shall be delivered in 2014.

Estimated Cost of the proposed Contract

The estimated value of the proposed contract is $10,000,000.00 CDN (including GST/HST).

Only known source of supply Urdan Metal and Casting Industries Ltd 11 Haplada St Industrial Area Zip Code: 42378 Netanya , Israel

Suppliers' Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves qualified and available to provide the goods and services 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 Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities

The closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities is by 14:00PM EDSTon January 18, 2013

Inquiries and Submission of Statement of Capabilities

All Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities are to be sent to the Contract Authority:

Linda Abboud Supply Specialist 6C1-34 - Place du Portage, 11 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0S5 Telephone: 819-956-5427 Email: Linda.Abboud@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.