Submarine Refrigeration

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Submarine Refrigeration

W8483-127092/B Burns, Robert Telephone No. - (819) 956-1199 ( ) Fax No. - (819) 956-0897

Description

The Department of National Defence has a requirement to replace the combined (Cold and Cool room) Provisional Stores Refrigeration System on board each of Canada's four (4) Victoria Class Submarines. All the deliverables must be received on or before four years after award of contract.

Mandatory Requirements

1. The Bidder must have engineered and supplied comparable refrigeration systems for use in shipboard marine environments within the previous five years.

2. The Bidder must have the capability to design, manufacture, system integration, installation and set-to-work of a refrigeration system comparable to this requirement.

Security Requirement

1. The Contractor must, at all times during the performance of the Contract, hold a valid Designated Organization Screening (DOS), issued by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).

2. The Contractor personnel requiring access to PROTECTED information, assets or sensitive work site(s) must EACH hold a valid RELIABILITY STATUS, granted or approved by CISD/PWGSC.

3. The Contractor personnel requiring access to NATO UNCLASSIFIED information or assets do not require to hold a personnel security clearance; however, the Contractor must ensure that the NATO Unclassified information is not releasable to third parties and that the "need to know" principle is applied to personnel accessing this information.

4. The Contractor MUST NOT remove any PROTECTED information or assets from the identified work site(s), and the Contractor must ensure that its personnel are made aware of and comply with this restriction.

5. Subcontracts which contain security requirements are NOT to be awarded without the prior written permission of CISD/PWGSC.

6. The Contractor must comply with the provisions of the

(a) Security Requirements Check List and security guide (if applicable), attached at Annex "C";

(b) Industrial Security Manual (Latest Edition). 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.