Non Human Model Training, Stream 2

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama 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: Non Human Model Training, Stream 2

W8486-136127/D Diane Reynolds Telephone: 819-956-1141 E-mail: Diane.Reynolds@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

This Request for Standing Offer (RFSO) for Stream 2 cancels and supersedes previous RFSO number W8486-136127/C dated September 19, 2013 with a closing of November 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The Department of National Defence (DND) requires the following Non Human Model Training courses and course topics at DND/Canadian Forces (CF) site(s) or at the Offeror's facility, as and when requested: Train the Trainer Course, Operator Course, Instructor Non Human Model Table Top, Instructor Non Human Model Scenarios, Non Human Model Table Top Training, Non Human Model Scenario Based Training, Mass Casualty Discussions, Ballistic Session.

Any work performed in Canada involving the care and use of experimental animals must be carried out in compliance with the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) programs and only by an institution holding a CCAC Certificate of Good Animal Practice. If the work is performed outside of Canada, the work must be done in a facility and under animal use protocols that meet or exceed the standards set out in the policies and guidelines of the CCAC.

The RFSO is intended to result in the issuance of a National Individual Standing Offer (NISO). A NISO is a Standing Offer (SO) generally issued for the use of a single client.

This requirement contains two streams: Stream 1 is when training must be provided at a DND/CF site and Stream 2 contains a minimum monthly average temperature of 32°F/0°C for each month of the year. The intent is to issue up to two NISOs, one per stream; a NISO for Stream 1 was issued to Canadian Tactical and Operational Medical Solutions (CTOMS) Inc. on January 20, 2014.

The period for making call-ups against the SO is from date of issuance to February 16, 2016 with an irrevocable option to extend the term of the SO by up to two additional one-year periods.

For services requirements, Offerors in receipt of a pension or a lump sum payment must provide the required information as detailed in article 3 of Part 2 of the RFSO.

There is no security requirement associated with this requirement.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The SO is not to be used for deliveries within a Comprehensive Land Claims Settlement Area (CLCSA). All requirements for delivery within a CLCSA are to be processed individually. 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.