SUBMARINE MATERIAL CERTIFICATION POLICY AND COURSE MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT

Description

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the provision of services of Level 2 (intermediate) Engineering Graduate and Level 3 (Senior) Engineering Graduate to support Directorate Maritime Equipment Program Management Submarines (DMEPM (SM)) organization for the delivery and management of the DND owned Submarine Material Certification Policy and Course as defined in Annex A – Statement of Work.

This requirement is open only to those Supply Arrangement Holders under E60ZT-180026 or E60ZT-180027 who qualified under “Tier 1” (= $0 - $3.75M) for the following category:

12.3 Engineering Graduate (Level 2)

12.3 Engineering Graduate (Level 3)

The following SA Holders have been invited to submit a proposal

Babcock Canada Inc.

BMT CANADA LTD.

GasTOPS Ltd.

Pennant Canada Limited

WSP Canada Inc.

However, SA holders not invited to bid who wish to do so may, no later than five days prior to the published closing date of the contract, contact the contracting authority and request an invitation to bid. An invitation will be issued unless it would interfere with the proper functioning of the procurement system. Under no circumstances will Canada extend the solicitation closing date to allow these suppliers to bid. Where additional solicitations are issued as part of the solicitation process, they may not be considered in amendments to the solicitation.

Description of the Requirement

This bid solicitation is being issued to satisfy the requirement of the DND [the “Client”] for the provision of Task and Solutions Professional Services. This requirement is for the provision of two (2) 12.3 Engineering Graduate (Level 2) and one (1) 12.3 Engineering Graduate (Level 3), in support of the DMEPM (SM). The contractor will provide consulting services and task deliverables as outlined in the task description and deliverable sections.

For services requirements, Bidders must provide the required information as detailed in the Request for Proposal, to comply with Treasury Board policies and directives on contracts awarded to former public servants.

Level of Security Requirement

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. For additional information, consult section - Security, Financial and Other Requirements, and section - Resulting Contract Clauses. For more information on personnel and organization security screening or security clauses, bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

Company Minimum Security Level Required: RELIABILITY

Resource Minimum Security Level Required: RELIABILITY

Document Safeguarding Security Level Required: PROTECTED

Applicable Trade Agreements

- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

- Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement

- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

- Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

- Canada–Honduras Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement

- Canada–United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement

- World Trade Organization–Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-GPA)

Associated Documents

The Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be e-mailed directly, from the Contracting Authority to the Qualified Supply Arrangement Holders who are being invited to bid on this requirement. BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT RFP DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE GOVERNMENT ELECTRONIC TENDERING SYSTEM (https://canadabuys.canada.ca/en/tender-opportunities).

Proposed period of contract

The proposed period of contract will be from Date of Contract to 14 October 2028, followed by three (3) option periods of one (1) year from 15 October 2028 to 14 October 2031.

Estimated Level of Effort

Initial Contract Period

The estimated level of effort of the initial contract period will be 507 days.

Option Periods

The estimated level of effort of the option periods will be 255 days per option year.

File Number: W8482-275200/A

Contracting Authority: Katerina Drescher, D Mar P 5-2-4

E-Mail: Katerina.Drescher@forces.gc.ca

Controlled Goods Program

This procurement is subject to the Controlled Goods Program. The Defence production Act defines Canadian Controlled Goods as certain goods listed in Canada’s Export Control List, a regulation made pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

The Crown retains the rights to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

NOTE: The Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS) Method of Supply is subject to quarterly refresh cycles. If you wish to find out how you can be a “Qualified SA Holder”, please contact SPTS.TSPS@TPSGC-PWGSC.GC.CA.