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…
Upgrade ARCHIBUS software to maintain the current reporting capabilities as well as leverage additional functionality of newer software components.
The software upgrade has been purchased through a contract with PSPC. The following Customization Porting services required for this upgrade include the following:
? Perform database structure comparison (field, tables, customizations, etc...)
? Perform data validation
? Script generation of new fields, tables and configuration data
? All changes applied via script in order to prevent taking the database offline
? Test script implementation to a production copy of the database in suppliers labs
? Apply fixes to any issues
? Test both client server application and web components in supplier’s test labs including:
o Customized files and navigation originally provided by supplier(ensuring the existing functionality remains operational)
o New core ARCHIBUS functionality
? Apply changes on client servers with new database
? Verify both client server application and web components in client environment
? Troubleshoot
? Review and comparison of functionality (business workflow) in existing system to new ARCHIBUS version, and path either Client Server/Web Central mix or Fully Optimized Web Central
? Upgrade of customized navigation, reports or functionality to newer core technology (where applicable) – estimated at 125 hours (100 development work, 15 training and 10 security).
? Upgrade training – for users migrating to the new version
? Applying any new functionality that replaces customization
? Applying new stock navigators
? Testing client customizations
? Upgrading or documenting files outside of the per-site folder
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:
? Must be an authorized Reseller of Archibus software and services in Canada.
4. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
We intend to deal directly with the supplier mentioned in section 5 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, 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, Horizant Inc., is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above.
6. Ownership of Intellectual Property Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
7. Contract Period
The contract period will be Contract award to January 31, 2018.
8. Estimated Cost
The estimated maximum value of the contract is $34,606.25 CAD inclusive.
9. Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor
Horizant Inc.
135 Michael Cowpland Drive, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K2M 2E9
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 October 15, 2018 at 14:00 EDT.
12. Contract Authority
Name: Andrea Berthelet
Address: 580 Booth Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4
Telephone: 343-292-7009
email: a••••••••@••••••.ca
