Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/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:
National Standing Offer (s) to supply Medium Plastic
Coastal/Harbour Buoys
FP999-130001/A
Wilkie, Neil
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0704
Fax No. - (819) 956-0897
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The Canadian Coast Guard has a requirement for a Medium Plastic
Coast/Harbour Buoy for floating aids to navigation application
for use in many parts of Canada.
These buoys are required in red, green, yellow and white as per
International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA's)
colour requirements (IALA, 108 E).
These buoys will be mounted with a solar powered lantern and
dayboards as well as tethered to a chain mooring systems. The
buoy shall be capable of operating during the summer and fall
months of the year in sheltered coastal water and inland rivers.
1.2 SPECIFICATIONS
The buoys shall meet the requirements of the following DFO-MPO
specified documents:
a) Medium Plastic Coastal/Harbour Buoys - Performance
Specification, 2013-06. 58-013-000-GU-GJ-001
2. REQUIREMENT
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has a requirement for Medium
Plastic Coast/Harbour Buoy.
Bidders must be able to provide these Buoys in any of the
colours called out in the specification of paragraph 1.2 above.
Bidders will provide CCG with buoys on an as-and-when required
basis. Table 1 below provides annual estimates of the number of
buoys CCG anticipates it will require. This is not a commitment
by CCG to order the quantities of buoys shown but is CCG's best
estimate of its future requirements. These quantities will be
used for purposes of evaluating proposals.
2.1 QUANTITIES
Table 1 below shows the CCG's estimates of annual requirement
for this buoy excluding spares.
Table 1: Estimated annual buoy quantities
Year Category 1 Category 2
2013/ 2014 23 280
2014/2015 3 23
Note: The assembly of all buoy components shall be the
responsibility of the OEM or representative and be assembled
in Canada.
3 TESTING AND VERIFICATION
Bidders are required to demonstrate that the proposed buoy meets
the requirements of the Performance Specifications. The
proposals will be evaluated, and ranked in order of best value
to the government, in accordance with the evaluation framework
published in the Request for Standing Offer (RFSO).
4.0 Period of Standing Offer
National Individual Standing Offer from October l, 2013 to
October 31, 2015.
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.
