Technical support task to provide Real Time Application Platform (RTAP)

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier. 2. Definition of Requirements Requirement for specific “on-demand” technical support task to provide Real Time Application Platform (RTAP) related to NRCan’s HPGNSS.C system. Tasks/Deliverables Provide Real Time Application Platform (RTAP) technical support to the NRCan development team, generally:

develop, compile and debug the RTAP-applications and RTAP Computation Engine (CE) functions integrating the NRCan/CGS functions; perform the required RTAP Data Base (DB) and system configuration work; perform the required RTAP RTCM data interface maintenance; maintain an interface control document that describes the interface between NRCan/CGS functions and the RTAP system and all HPGNSS.C:RTAP database and system configuration, scan tasks and tools. Provide strategic technical and cost benefit analysis concerning Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) tools and hardware. Also provide analysis of real-time information technology infrastructures that supports NRCan/CGS’s real-time applications.

3. Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

Access and authorization to the existing HPGNSS.C modules, functions and source code for real-time interfacing; Minimum 5 years’ experience in providing real-time automation solutions using RTAP software enabling technology (system integration and support).

4. Trade Agreements Not applicable. 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier We intend to deal directly with the supplier mentioned in section 11 below as; it is the only known supplier that meets the mandatory criteria set out in section 3 above. Should Canada receive a statement of capabilities from a supplier that contains sufficient information to indicate that it meets the requirements set forth in this ACAN; a competitive process will be triggered with a technical and financial evaluation methodology of the bids proposed by the potential bidders 6. Exception to the Government Contracts Regulations The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is (are) invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) – “only one person is capable of performing the work). The identified provider, TesserNet System Inc, is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above. 7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons Not applicable. 8. Ownership of Intellectual Property Not applicable. 9. Contract Period The contract will be for one (1) year period from date of contract award with the option to extend the contract for two (2) additional one (1) year periods. 10. Estimated Cost The estimated maximum value of the contract is $67,200.00 CAD all inclusive. 11. Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor TesserNet Systems Inc. 142 Sceptre Close NW Calgary, Alberta T3L 1Y2 12. Suppliers’ right to submit a statement of capabilities Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a Statement of Capabilities in writing, preferably by e-mail, to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date and time of this Notice. The Statement of Capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. 13. Closing Date The closing date for a submission of a Statement of Capabilities is 17 May 2017 at 14:00. 14. Contract Authority Serge Tshimanga email: serge.tshimanga@canada.ca