Analysis of area-based model portability and alternative data sources and applications for enhanced forest inventories.

ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN) 140936 Title: Analysis of area-based model portability and alternative data sources and applications for enhanced forest inventories. 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 The department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) requires specific scientific expertise to investigate (i) the portability of forest inventory models generated using three-dimensional data from airborne laser scanning (ALS) data and field plots in a highly productive, coastal temperate rainforest environment in British Columbia; (ii) potential methods for improving forest inventory estimates from digital aerial photogrammetry (DAP) data using an area-based approach in a coastal temperate rainforest environment in British Columbia; (iii) the capacity of ALS to inform on drivers of forest regeneration post-disturbance.The requirement is data processing, scientific analysis, and preparation of scientific manuscripts suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals. 3. Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it has a proposed resource that meets the following requirements: Having a PhD in forest science (e.g., forest ecology, forest management, or related field) from a recognized university.  Having demonstrated experience in the following: - Publishing findings of scientific research in peer-reviewed scientific journals. - Using both digital aerial photogrammetry (DAP) and airborne laser scanning (ALS) data for forest inventory in a coastal temperate rainforest environments in British Columbia with LAStools, FUSION, and ArcGIS software for spatial processing and analysis. - Assessing forest regeneration with remotely sensed data. 4. Trade Agreements This procurement is not subject to trade agreements. 5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier We intend to deal directly with the supplier mentioned in section 10 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; this non-competitive process will be abandoned and a competitive process will be pursued as appropriate 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 invoked for this procurement under subsection: 6(d) – “only one person is capable of performing the work”. The identified provider, University of British Columbia, is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above. 7. Ownership of Intellectual Property Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor. 8. Contract Period From contract award to March 31, 2018. 9. Estimated Cost The estimated maximum value of the contract is $47,250.00 CAD inclusive. 10. Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor University of British Columbia 102-6190 Agronomy Road Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Operating as: Office of Research Services 11. 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. 12. Closing Date The closing date for a submission of a Statement of Capabilities is October 20November 8, 2017. 13. Contract Authority Ruth Elkington Natural Resources Canada 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5 Email: ruth.elkington@canada.ca Tel: 250-298-2515