HOSE,NONMETALLIC

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama 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: HOSE, NONMETALLIC

W8482-146238/A

Dominic Forcier Telephone: (819) 956-3951 Facsimile: (819) 956-5227 Email: dominic.forcier@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

AMENDMENT 001

This amendment 001 is raised to amend the Request for Proposal and to provide descriptions on items 001 and 002 as follows:

1. Request for Proposal

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 5 - CERTIFICATIONS

Delete: 1. Mandatory Certifications Required Precedent to Contract Award

Insert: 1. Certifications Required Precedent to Contract Award

PART 2 - BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS 1. Standard Instructions, Clauses and Conditions

Delete: The 2003 (2013-06-01) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, are incorporated by reference into and form part of the bid solicitation.

Insert: The 2003 (2014-03-01) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services - Competitive Requirements, are incorporated by reference into and form part of the bid solicitation.

PART 5 - CERTIFICATIONS Delete in its entirety.

Insert: PART 5 - CERTIFICATIONS

Bidders must provide the required certifications and associated information to be awarded a contract.

The certifications provided by bidders to Canada are subject to verification by Canada at all times. Canada will declare a bid non-responsive, or will declare a contractor in default in carrying out any of its obligations under the Contract, if any certification made by the Bidder is found to be untrue whether made knowingly or unknowingly, during the bid evaluation period or during the contract period.

The Contracting Authority will have the right to ask for additional information to verify the Bidder's certifications. Failure to comply and to cooperate with any request or requirement imposed by the Contracting Authority may render the bid non-responsive or constitute a default under the Contract.

1. Certifications Required Precedent to Contract Award

1.1 Integrity Provisions - Associated Information By submitting a bid, the Bidder certifies that the Bidder and its Affiliates are in compliance with the provisions as stated in Section 01 Integrity Provisions - Bid of Standard Instructions 2003. The associated information required within the Integrity Provisions will assist Canada in confirming that the certifications are true.

1.2 Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Bid Certification By submitting a bid, the Bidder certifies that the Bidder, and any of the Bidder's members if the Bidder is a Joint Venture, is not named on the Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity "FCP Limited Eligibility to Bid" list (http://www.labour.gc.ca/eng/standards_equity/eq/emp/fcp/list/ine lig.shtml) available from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) - Labour's website.

Canada will have the right to declare a bid non-responsive if the Bidder, or any member of the Bidder if the Bidder is a Joint Venture, appears on the "FCP Limited Eligibility to Bid " list at the time of contract award.

2. Additional Certifications Required 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 inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide the information. Failure to comply with the request of the Contracting Authority and to provide the certifications within the time frame provided will render the bid non-responsive.

2.1 Additional Certifications Required with the Bid Bidders must submit the following duly completed certifications with their bid.

2.1.1 Substitute and Equivalent Products Conformance Certification The Bidder certifies that all Equivalent Products and Substitute Products proposed conform to the requirement detailed under the "Line Item Detail".

This certification does not relieve the bid from meeting the requirement detailed in Part 3, Section I, Substitute Products.

_________________________________ ________________ Bidder's authorized representative Signature Date

PART 6 - RESULTING CONTRACT CLAUSES 3.1 General Conditions

Delete: 2010A (2013-04-25) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity) apply to and form part of the Contract.

Insert: 2010A (2014-03-01) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity) apply to and form part of the Contract.

8. Certifications Delete in its entirety.

Insert: 8. Certifications

8.1 Compliance

The continuous compliance with the certifications provided by the Contractor in its bid and the ongoing cooperation in providing associated information are conditions of the Contract. Certifications are subject to verification by Canada during the entire period of the Contract. If the Contractor does not comply with any certification, fails to provide the associated information, or if it is determined that any certification made by the Contractor in its bid is untrue, whether made knowingly or unknowingly, Canada has the right, pursuant to the default provision of the Contract, to terminate the Contract for default.

10. Priority of Documents

Delete: (b) 2010A (2013-04-25) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity);

Insert: (b) 2010A (2014-03-01) General Conditions - Goods (Medium Complexity);

2. Descriptions Items 001 and 002:

NSN 4720-00-720-4162 HOSE,NONMETALLIC CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE: ROUND INSIDE DIAMETER: 2.000 INCHES NOMINAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE: SINGLE RESPONSE -40.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT TO 300.0 DEG FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE DIAMETER: 2.750 INCHES NOMINAL MINIMUM INSIDE BENDING RADIUS: 25.000 INCHES EXTERIOR COLOR: BLUE BURST TEST PRESSURE: SINGLE RESPONSE 5000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH LAYER COMPOSITION AND LOCATION: 1ST LAYER BRAIDED WIRE LAYER COMPOSITION AND LOCATION: 2ND LAYER BRAIDED WIRE LAYER COMPOSITION AND LOCATION: OUTER LAYER MOLDED POLYURETHANE MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE: SINGLE RESPONSE 1250.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH HYDROSTATIC TEST PRESSURE: SINGLE RESPONSE 2250.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH INSIDE SURFACE CONDITION: SMOOTH MATERIAL: TUBE PLASTIC POLYETHYLENE SPECIFICATION/STANDARD DATA: MIL-H-24135/1

All other terms and conditions remain the same. _________________________________________________________________ _____

The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the items detailed below for delivery by April 2014 to Canadian Forces Supply Depots in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Victoria, British Colombia.

Technical Evaluation Procedures

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

1.1.2 Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Equivalent and Substitute Products Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must indicate the Part Number and the NSCM/CAGE they are offering.

1.1.3 Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Equivalent and Substitute Products Conformance Certification Bidders proposing an Equivalent or a Substitute Product must complete the Equivalent and Substitute Products Conformance Certification.

Item Description

Item 001, GSIN: N4720, NSN: 4720007204162, HOSE, NONMETALLIC, SHELF LIFE Part No.: AE373-32; NSCM/CAGE: 01276 Quantity: 200, Unit of Issue: Each, To be delivered to Halifax, Nova Scotia

Item 002, GSIN: N4720, NSN: 4720007204162, HOSE,NONMETALLIC, Part No.: AE373-32; NSCM/CAGE: 01276 Quantity: 200, Unit of Issue: Each, To be delivered to Victoria, British Colombia

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.