RECOIL ROPE,REDUCED

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: RECOIL ROPE, REDUCED

W8482-132654/A

Benoît Paquin Telephone: (819) 956-3966 Facsimile: (819) 956-5227 Email: benoit.paquin@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

AMENDMENT 002

This amendment is raised to extend the bid closing date and to modify the Request For Proposal as follows:

1. Page 1 Solicitation Closes

Delete: at 02:00 pm on 2012-07-23

Insert: at 02:00 pm on 2012-07-26

2. Table of Content - Part 5 - Certification

Delete: 1. Certifications Precedent to Contract Award

Insert: 1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification 2. Certifications Precedent to Contract Award

3. Part 2 - Bidder instruction, Paragraph 1 - Standard Instructions, Clauses and Conditions

Delete: The 2003 (2012-03-02) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, are incorporated by reference into and form part of the bid solicitation.

Insert: The 2003 (2012-07-11) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, are incorporated by reference into and form part of the bid solicitation.

4. Part 5 - Certification

Delete: In its entirety

Insert: PART 5 - CERTIFICATIONS

Bidders must provide the required certifications to be awarded a contract. Canada will declare a bid non-responsive if the required certifications are not completed and submitted as requested.

Compliance with the certifications bidders provide to Canada is subject to verification by Canada during the bid evaluation period (before award of a contract) and after award of a contract. The Contracting Authority will have the right to ask for additional information to verify bidders' compliance with the certifications before award of a contract. The bid will be declared non-responsive if any certification made by the Bidder is untrue, whether made knowingly or unknowingly. Failure to comply with the certifications or to comply with the request of the Contracting Authority for additional information will also render the bid non-responsive.

1. Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification

1.1 Bidders must submit with their bid, by the bid solicitation closing date:

(a) a complete list of names of all individuals who are currently directors of the Bidder;

(b) a properly completed and signed form Consent to a Criminal Record Verification (PWGSC-TPSGC 229), for each individual named in the list.

For information purposes an electronic copy of the Consent to a Criminal Record Verification can be found at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/forms/documents/229.pdf

2. Certifications Precedent to Contract Award The certifications listed below should be completed and submitted with the bid, but may be submitted afterwards. If any of these required certifications is not completed and submitted as requested, the Contracting Authority will so inform the Bidder and provide the Bidder with a time frame within which to meet the requirement. Failure to comply with the request of the Contracting Authority and meet the requirement within that time period will render the bid non-responsive.

2.1 Federal Contractors Program - $200,000 or more 1. The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) requires that some suppliers, including a supplier who is a member of a joint venture, bidding for federal government contracts, valued at $200,000 or more (including all applicable taxes), make a formal commitment to implement employment equity. This is a condition precedent to contract award. If the Bidder, or, if the Bidder is a joint venture and if any member of the joint venture, is subject to the FCP, evidence of its commitment must be provided before the award of the Contract.

Suppliers who have been declared ineligible contractors by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) are no longer eligible to receive government contracts over the threshold for solicitation of bids as set out in the Government Contracts Regulations. Suppliers may be declared ineligible contractors either as a result of a finding of non-compliance by HRSDC, or following their voluntary withdrawal from the FCP for a reason other than the reduction of their workforce to less than 100 employees. Any bids from ineligible contractors, including a bid from a joint venture that has a member who is an ineligible contractor, will be declared non-responsive.

2. If the Bidder does not fall within the exceptions enumerated in 3.(a)or (b) below, or does not have a valid certificate number confirming its adherence to the FCP, the Bidder must fax (819-953-8768) a copy of the signed form LAB 1168, Certificate of Commitment to Implement Employment Equity, to the Labour Branch of HRSDC.

3. The Bidder, or, if the Bidder is a joint venture the member of the joint venture, certifies its status with the FCP, as follows:

The Bidder or the member of the joint venture

(a) ( ) is not subject to the FCP, having a workforce of less than 100 full-time or part-time permanent employees, and/or temporary employees having worked 12 weeks or more in Canada;

(b) ( ) is not subject to the FCP, being a regulated employer under the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44;

(c) ( ) is subject to the requirements of the FCP, having a workforce of 100 or more full-time or part-time permanent employees, and/or temporary employees having worked 12 weeks or more in Canada, but has not previously obtained a certificate number from HRSDC (having not bid on requirements of $200,000 or more), in which case a duly signed certificate of commitment is attached;

(d) ( ) is subject to the FCP, and has a valid certificate number as follows: _______ (e.g. has not been declared an ineligible contractor by HRSDC.)

Further information on the FCP is available on the HRSDC Web site.

5. Part 6 - Resulting Contract Clauses, Paragraphe 3.1 - General Conditions

Delete: 2010A (2012-03-02) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity) apply to and form part of the Contract.

Insert: 2010A (2012-07-16) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity) apply to and form part of the Contract.

6. Part 6 - Resulting Contract Clauses, Paragraphe 10 (b) - Priority of Documents

Delete: 2010A (2012-03-02) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity);

Insert: 2010A (2012-07-16) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity);

7. The Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form is attached to this amendment.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

----------------------------------------------------------------- --- AMENDMENT 001

This amendment is raised to provide questions and answers to potential bidders as follows:

Question: Could you please provide a detailed description of recoil rope, reduced required ie...make, coverings, strands, breaking strength, etc.

Answer: Nominal diameter: 41 millimetres, Breaking strength: 499 KILONEWTONS, Fabrication Method: 12 Strand Braided, Issue form: Reel, Length: 400 Meters/Reel, Ordering Information: as per CAN/CGSB-40.20-2008 Appendix A para A1 and A2.

All other terms and conditions remain the same. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items mentioned below. The delivery is requested at: HMC Dockyard Halifax (Nova Scotia) and CFB Esquimalt (British Colombia) by October 1, 2012.

It is the Bidder's responsibility to submit by closing date and time a complete bid.

Technical Evaluation Procedures

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Part Number and NSCM/CAGE Bidders must indicate the Part Number and the NSCM/CAGE they are offering.

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Substitute Products Bidders proposing a substitute product must meet the following criteria:

In order to be considered for the evaluation of a substitute product, Bidders must provide all required technical information (as detailed in Part 3, Section I, of this RFP) to demonstrate their technical compliance and to confirm form, fit, function, quality and performance of these substitute products.

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Replaced Part Numbers from the OEM Bidders proposing a replaced part number must meet the following criteria:

In order to be considered for the acceptance of a replaced part number (superseded or obsolete), Bidders must provide:

a. proof by submitting a copy of a Certificate of Conformity from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) providing justification/explanation that the replaced part numbers are equivalent in form, fit, function, quality and performance to the OEM's parts specified herein; or

b. all required technical information (as detailed in Part 3, Section I, of this RFP) to demonstrate their technical compliance and to confirm form, fit, function, quality and performance of these replaced part numbers.

Item Description

Line1, GSIN:N4020, NSN:4020200043608, RECOIL ROPE,REDUCED, Part No.: CAN/CGSB-40.20-2008 TYPE 2-41 MM, NSCM/CAGE: 35068 Quantity:15, Unit of Issue:RL, to be delivered to HMC Dockyard, Halifax.

Line2, GSIN:N4020, NSN:4020200043608, RECOIL ROPE,REDUCED, Part No.: CAN/CGSB-40.20-2008 TYPE 2-41 MM, NSCM/CAGE: 35068 Quantity:9, Unit of Issue:RL, to be delivered to CFB Esquimalt.

Debriefings

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person. 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.