Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
Requirement
The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for Submarine Escape and Surface Survival Personnel Equipment (SESSPE) Escape Suits and Life Rafts for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) VICTORIA Class submarines. The SESSPE and Life Rafts will replace the current Submarine Escape and Immersion Equipment (SEIE) Escape Suits and Life Rafts.
This procurement shall be accomplished by customization (if applicable) of tested Military Off The Shelf (MOTS) components and documentation. The SESSPE Escape Suits and Life Rafts must be compatible with a VICTORIA Class Submarine single man escape tower and Hood Inflation System (HIS).
The procurement will be done in two (2) phases. At the initial phase, Canada will procure a quantityof three (3) SESSPE Escape Suits with Life Rafts from each of the three (3) contractors with lowest priced compliant bids. The three (3) SESSPE Escape Suits with Life Rafts will be tested at a third party, the Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE) located in Ville LaSalle, Québec.
The three (3) SESSPE Escape Suits with Life Rafts from each of the bidders will be tested for compliance, this as per DID-AT-01, ?Test at Third Party?, of Annex ?A?, ?Statement of Work?. The bidder with the lowest price that meets all the requirements of the ?Test at Third Party? will be recommended for the award of the Optional quantities.
At the second phase, Optional quantity of six hundred (600) SESSPE Escape Suits with Life Rafts, forty-eight (48) SESSPE Training Suits and twelve (12) Training Life Rafts will be required.
The final inspection and acceptance of the new SESSPE Escape Suits and Life Rafts will be performed at the Naval Engineering Test Establishment in LaSalle, Québec and/or RCN training facility in Rimouski, Québec.
Debriefings
After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of
receipt of notificationthat their bid was unsuccessful. The debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person.
There is no security requirement applicable to the solicitation.
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.
