Contribution and support to a project on geothermal energy in the Bécacour area, QC

ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN) 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) has a requirement to obtain data related to gas wells, as well as data collected since their drilling and in particular during brine extraction, to carry out a study on the assessment of the potential for geothermal heat production in the St. Lawrence Lowlands. These industrial data acquired by Junex/Cuda over several years are essential to our study. Derena Geosciences is the only consultant authorized to share and interpret these raw data. 3. Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities 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:

He holds an authorization from Junex/Cuda to access and share data related to the gas wells themselves, as well as data collected since their drilling including those acquired during brine extraction. This consultant has more than 20 years of practical experience in data acquisition and interpretation in the oil and gas industry, including borehole geophysical data, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the subsurface (stratigraphy, structural geology) of the region of interest.

4. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier The supplier mentioned in section 9 below 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 5. 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, Derena Geosciences, is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above. 6. Ownership of Intellectual Property Canada intends to retain ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract on the basis that the main purpose of the contract is to generate knowledge and information for public dissemination. 7. Contract Period The contract period will be from July 19, 2019 to July 18, 2020 plus 3 optional years. 8. Estimated Cost The estimated maximum value of the contract is $ 91 888 .02 CAD inclusive i.e. $19,980.00 excluding taxes per year. 9. Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor Derena Geosciences 893 Tilleuls Steet, Levis, Quebec G7A 3Y5 10. 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. 11. Closing Date The closing date for a submission of a Statement of Capabilities is on July 18, 2019 at 14:00 Eastern Daylight Time. 12. Contract Authority Catherine Boilard Procurement Officer 1055 PEPS Street Quebec (Quebec) Tel : 418-648-5654 catherine.boilard@canada.ca