Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
This bid solicitation cancels and supersedes previous bid solicitation number F3065-161071/A dated March 27, 2017 with a closing of April 18, 2017 at 02:00 PM. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to bidders/offerors/suppliers who bid on the previous solicitation.
CANADIAN COAST GUARD VESSELS CENTRAL & ARCTIC REGION FIRE DETECTION, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND PORTABLE FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT INSPECTION AND SERVICING SERVICES IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC
The Canadian Coast Guard, Central & Artic Region has the requirement for the annual inspection, servicing and certification of the fire detection, fire suppression and firefighting equipment on board an estimated 220 vessels located in the Central and Arctic region - Saint-Lawrence Sector -province of Quebec, in accordance with Annex A Statement of Work. The vessels range in size from a 5.9 meter rigid hull inflatables to the 100 meter vessel with a crew of 65.
The term of the Standing Offer is for an initial period of one (1) year with two (2) one (1) year option periods.
The period of the Standing Offer is from date of contract to one (1) year with an option to extend for two (2) additional period(s) of one (1) year.
The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.
There are no security requirement associated with this requirement
The geographic area of the potential sites for services covered under this Standing Offer is for the Central and Arctic region - Saint-Lawrence Sector - Province of Quebec.
The vessels of the Canadian Coast Guard have onboard an estimated 800 various types and sizes of portable fire extinguishers and equipment, including but not limited to: ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers BC dry chemical fire extinguishers, D dry powder fire extinguishers, CO2 fire extinguishers, FX 384, 358, 607 and 609 - ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers, K fire extinguishers, AFFF foam fire extinguishers and 40 cubic ft. - 30 minute air bottles - Scott or M.S.A.
The vessels are fitted with a variety of systems including the following:
Fixed Systems Alarm Systems
Kidde-Fenwal Inc. FM200 Notifier
Kidde- CO2 systems Edwards
Novec 1230 Simplex
Range Guard
Pyrene Corporation
Pyro-Chem
MinuteMan
FireCombat
Mandatory Technical Criteria
M.1 The Offeror must demonstrate that it employs on a permanent basis at least two (2) certified Fire detection and firefighting service technicians with at least two (2) years of experience with the Offeror.
M.2 The Offeror shall Certify that he can accomplish the work at all the following Home Port / Locations in the Province of Quebec as follows: Sorel Tracy, Quebec City, Rimouski, Matane, Sept-Îles, Mont-Joli, and Trois-Rivières
M.3 The Offeror must demonstrate that he has the necessary equipment and rolling stock required for the repair, maintenance, and certification services for fire detection / firefighting systems described in section 3 of Annex A.
M.4 The Offeror shall demonstrate that he is a certified Contractor for at least one of the following Fire Detection systems suppliers: Notifier, Edwards, Simplex, and provide certificates indicating that the Offeror is a certified Contractor and has on staff certified technicians.
M.5 The Offeror shall demonstrate that he is certified and have on staff certified service technicians to service portable fire extinguishers.
M.6 The Offeror shall demonstrate that he is certified and have on staff certified service technicians to service galley fire suppression systems.
M.7 The offeror shall demonstrate that he has an approval of service or is in the process of obtaining an approval of service from a Classification Society
M.8 Offeror must have a work record free of accident(s), incident(s) and unsatisfactory work record(s) on CCG ships and installations in the last two years including the following:
M.8A Offeror personnel must not have had a serious, light or minor accident caused by negligence or bad work practices on a CCG ship or facilities in the last two years from the date of issue of the solicitation. A potential offeror can request a review of an accident or incident for Mandatory Criteria M7 during the solicitation period by email to the Standing Offer Authority:
M.8B Offeror personnel must not have had an incident that caused damage to CCG equipment or ship or facilities in the last two years from the date of issue of the solicitation. A potential offeror can request a review of an accident or incident for Mandatory Criteria M7 during the solicitation period by email to the Standing Offer Authority:
M.8C The Offeror must not have had an unsatisfactory rating with a contract or call up against standing offer in the last two years from the date of issue of the solicitation. A potential offeror can request a review of an accident or incident for Mandatory Criteria M7 during the solicitation period by email to the Standing Offer Authority:
Financial Evaluation
The financial evaluation criteria is described at paragraph 2 of Annex E - Evaluation Plan of the RFP. The evaluation plan incorporates: hourly rates, travel time & distance and rates per kilometer.
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.
