Letter of Interest - Joint CBRN General Services Respirator Project

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a requirement for a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) respirator to replace the current one in service. The Joint CBRN General Services Respirator (Joint CBRN GSR) project intends to procure Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), Military Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) or modified COTS/MOTS respirator systems through a competitive procurement process to meet the CAF's need. Each GSR system will consist of the respirator, including its filter system, any respirator accessories required per original equipment manufacturer's (OEM) design necessary to meet the requirements of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and any test equipment adapters as required.

This Letter of Interest (LOI) seeks information from industry on its interest, capacity, and ability to meet the Joint CBRN GSR requirements. This information may assist Canada to finalize its requirement. Canada aims to hold an Industry Consultation event during the last week of January 2014 in the National Capital Region of Canada.

The information provided by Canada in this LOI is preliminary and may change. This LOI is not a solicitation nor will it be used to pre-qualify or otherwise restrict participation in a future Request for Proposal (RFP). Responses to this LOI will not be used to identify a source list for the purposes of undertaking any future work. Responding to this LOI is neither a condition nor a prerequisite for participation in any RFP should Canada elect to proceed accordingly.

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.