INVITATION TO QUALIFY (ITQ) - DISPOSAL OF EX-PROTECTEUR AND EX-ALGONQUIN

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements Attachment: None Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: INVITATION TO QUALIFY (ITQ) - DISPOSAL OF EX-PROTECTEUR AND EX-ALGONQUIN

W8482-157828/A Passmore, Russ Telephone No. - (819) 956-1209

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THIS IS AN INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is neither a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor a solicitation of bids or tenders and is intended only to pre-qualify suppliers. Together this ITQ and the subsequent bid solicitation are the two parts of the solicitation process. No contract will result from this ITQ. The objective of this prequalification phase is evaluate the capability of a company to perform the work required for the disposal of EX-PROTECTEUR and EX-ALGONQUIN. The pre-qualified suppliers will be referred to as the Qualified Respondents in this solicitation process. Only the Qualified Respondents will be permitted to bid on the subsequent bid solicitation. The sourcing strategy relating to this procurement will be restricted to Canadian companies. The following apply: The Basel Convention, the PCB Waste Export Regulations 1996(SOR/97-109), the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999), the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations SOR/2005-149, the Controlled Goods Program (CGP), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Operational Requirements of the Government of Canada.

BACKGROUND CANADA has a requirement for the safe disposal of two ships that have reached the end of their operational lives. The ships are Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Protecteur; a Protecteur-class auxiliary oil replenishment (AOR) ship, and HMCS Algonquin, an Iroquois-class guided missile destroyer (DDG). Both vessels are based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.

OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENT The resulting contract will require that the contractor prepare each ship for transfer, transfer it to the Approved Site, demilitarize the Controlled Goods, return any museum material, and subsequently dismantle (dispose/recycle) the vessel in an efficient and environmentally responsible manner that conforms to Canadian laws and the terms of the contract. All structural components above the main deck, from the main deck to the keel and all equipment, machinery and other components installed on or contained in the structure must be cleaned, removed, recycled, reused and/or disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations. The contractor may also be required to return fitted items left onboard to the Canadian Forces Supply System (CFSS). EX-PROTECTEUR will be available to the contractor at contract award and EX-ALGONQUIN will be made available to the contractor Spring of 2016. Dates will be confirmed in the resulting bid solicitation. 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.