Engineering, Logistics and Management Support (ELMS) for the Ship Design Group

Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements:

This Letter of Interest is not a solicitation and there are no commitments with respect to future purchases or contracts.

Letter of Interest (LOI) for the Engineering, Logistics and Management Support (ELMS) for the Ship Design Group of the Department of National Defence (DND)

1. BACKGROUND

The Department of National Defence (DND), had a requirement for the first Engineering, Logistics and Management Support (ELMS) contract, for a maximum 10 year duration, which was awarded in 2009 to augment the engineering resource capacity and expertise within Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management (DGMEPM) and Director General Major Project Delivery (DGMPD) (Sea).

The ELMS Replacement is a contract that is intended to use simliar services as ELMS for a 15 year duration. It is a task-based contracting vehicle for the provision of engineering services for capital and National Procurement (NP) projects of DGMPEPM and DGMPD (Sea) on an as-and-when requested basis for a number of potential occupational categories and/or through the use of sub-contracted specialist resources.

2. REQUIREMENT

This Letter of Interest (LOI) W8482-168087/A is published to

* engage industry to provide initial feedback on draft solicitation documents, including the Statement of Work (SOW), the Evaluation Plan, the Terms and Conditions, and the Questions of this LOI;

* allow supplier time to assess and comment on the adequacy and clarity of the requirements as currently expressed;

* allow supplier to offer suggestions regarding potential alternative solutions that would meet requirements; and

* invite capable suppliers interested to participate in a webinar and one-on-one meetings in February 2018.

3. PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

Each capable Supplier interested is invited to provide a response to the LOI meeting the following participation criteria:

1. The Supplier’s response with the LOI number before 27 January 2018; 2. The Supplier’s name and address with a contact person, e-mail address and telephone number; 3. The Supplier’s capability to this type of engineering, logistics and management services with occupational categories or specialist resources by including a Supplier resume of a maximum of one page, including a website. 4. The Supplier’s choice of language of communication: English or French. 5. The initial written feedback on draft solicitation documents will be requested in the attached template format by the 12 February 2018 following the Webinar, or by the 28 February 2018 following the one-on-one.

Confidentiality: Respondents should mark any portions of their response that they consider proprietary or confidential.

4. ENQUIRIES

Any enquiries regarding this LOI must be submitted through Yvan.Guay@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca, by fax at 819-956-0897 one (1) week before the closing date of this LOI.

5. SUBMISSION OF THE RESPONSE TO THE LETTER OF INTEREST (LOI)

The Supplier must submit its response to the Letter of Interest (LOI) to Yvan Guay by e-mail at Yvan.Guay@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca, by fax at 819-956-0897 or by mail at the following address by the closing date currently on 28 February 2018, end of the day:

Yvan Guay Supply Team Leader Public Works and Government Services Canada Defence and Marine Procurement Branch Refit, Logistics and Small Vessel Construction Directorate Place du Portage, Phase III, 6C2 11 Laurier Street Gatineau, Québec K1A 0S5

Telephone: 819-420-2907 Facsimile: 819-956-0897 E-mail address: Yvan.Guay@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Canada will not reimburse the supplier’s expenses to participate to this LOI.

Topics of Questions to Suppliers

1, Restrictions on Bidding and Conflict of Interest 2, Restrictions on Bidding and Unfair Advantage 3, Economic Leveraging Approach 4, Security Requirement 5, Clauses and Conditions 6, Statement of Work 7, Bid Evaluation Plan 8, Letter of Interest Documentation

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.