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Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Leading Edge Geomatics, Ltd
Leading Edge Geomatics, Ltd
2384 Route 102 Highway
Lincoln New Brunswick
Canada
E3B7G1
Nature of Requirements:
Requirement for Enhanced Forest Inventory (EFI) from LiDAR derived statistics for 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown.
Definition of the requirement
The Department of National Defense has a requirement for the supply of: (i) Enhanced Forest Inventory (EFI) from LiDAR derived statistics for 5th Canadian Division Support Group Gagetown (5th CDSB Gagetown).
The Department of National Defense has a mandate to inventory and manage forest lands within its jurisdiction. As silvicultural and harvesting practices have become more complex, traditional approaches to forest inventory have become less reliable.
Forest Inventories derived from LiDAR data have been demonstrated to provide benefits at both the strategic and operational levels. The 5th CDSB Gagetown have always looked to implement the same forest inventory system as implemented by the NB Department of Energy and Resource Development (ERD) - Forest Management Branch. For the EFI they are looking for the same product that is derived from the same data type, field plots, algorithms, and to the same specifications as the New Brunswick standard.
DND requires the following deliverables from the contractor:
Merchantable tree height (m)
Average tree height (m)
Basal area (m2/ha)
Merchantable BA (m2/ha)
Quadratic mean DBH (cm)
Merchantable QMDBH (cm)
Merchantable stems/ha
Gross total volume (m3/ha)
Diameter Distributions
Percent Hwd/Swd weighted by BA
Gross Merchantable Volume (m3/ha) on the 20m grid
Canopy Height Model
Intensity Image Imagery format
Provide on-site data integration services / support within 24 hours’ notice
Provide support for all delivered products for 12 months after data delivery
Mandatory Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
Ready access to previously flown LiDAR and aerial imagery data over 5th CDSB Gagetown and adjoining parcels from November 2016 or later.
Significant experience (minimum 3,000,000 hectares) in the development and production of EFI in the Acadian Forest Type.
Significant experience (minimum 450 plots) in measuring LiDAR calibration and validation plots within the Acadian Forest Type.
Hold the Intellectual Property Rights to the algorithms used for the EFI produced for Energy and Resource Development - New Brunswick.
Significant experience (minimum 5 years) flying and processing LiDAR data from Riegl LiDAR systems.
Members of project team must have backgrounds in Forestry, Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics/Physics. In these four categories there must be at least one person with post-secondary or applicable certification levels.
Project team must include at least one Registered Professional Forester (RPF) in the Province of New Brunswick and Certified Forest Technician (CFT) in the Province of New Brunswick in good standing with their respective organizations.
Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The contractor is specialized in airborne remote sensing and geomatics solutions with a focus on airborne digital imagery, LiDAR acquisition, data processing, and solution development. The contractor has produced a LiDAR-derived EFI, with a core set of inventory metrics for forestry professionals. The contractor has derived EFI in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec and have extensive experience in the Acadian Forest Type.
The contractor holds the intellectual property for the same algorithms used to produce an EFI for the Province of New Brunswick. The contractor has demonstrated that they have extensive experience in the region and have developed relationships with consulting firms and industrial companies to provide a product of optimal accuracy and results for the region.
Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6 (d) - Only Company is capable of performing the work.
Ownership of Intellectual Property
The Intellectual Property (algorithms used for the EFI production) is owned by Leading Edge Geomatics of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The data/products identified to be delivered between contract award and March 28, 2018, with product support being provided up to March 28, 2019.
Cost estimate of the proposed contract
Contract value will be valued at $85,363.68 CAD (HST not included).
Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Yannick Lang
Supply Team Leader
Telephone No. - (506) 871-0031
Fax No. - (506) 851-6759
E-mail: y••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting officer identified above.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15) calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full tendering process.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile transmission, on the covering page.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before February 21, 2018. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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