An advanced contract award notice (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 meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date and time stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
1. Definition of requirement:
The Correctional Service of Canada - CORCAN has a requirement to provide “Signaleur de chantier routier (road construction flag person) training recognized by the Ministère des Transports du Québec (Quebec Provincial Ministry of Transportation) to its offender population in the Quebec Region. This training cannot be offered online. The work will involve the following:
Objectives:
The Contractor must ensure that CORCAN can provide offenders with training, and train operators in keeping with the requirements of specified standards.
Tasks/Deliverables:The Contractor must:
Provide a DVD containing training in English and French;
Provide training to CORCAN trainers to qualify them to provide training to offenders;
Provide examinations for participants;
Correct participants’ examinations;
Send competency cards to participants; and
Provide competency cards in English
1.2.1 Paper consumption:
a. Should printed material be required, double sided printing in black and white format is the default unless otherwise specified by the Project Authority.
b. The Contractor must ensure printed material is on paper with a minimum recycled content of 30% and/or certified as originating from a sustainably managed forest.
c. The Contractor must recycle unneeded printed documents (in accordance with Security Requirements).
1.3 Constraints:
1.3.1 Location of work:
a. The Contractor must perform the work at its workplace. The Contractor will provide the training to the operator by telephone or teleconference, and provide the documentation via email.
b. Travel - No travel is anticipated for performance of the work under this contract. Any additional cost will not be reimbursed by CORCAN
1.3.2 Language of Work:
The Contractor must perform all work in French, and training in both official languages
1.4 Security Requirements:
There are no security requirements associated to this contract.
2. Minimum essential requirements:
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:
The Contractor must provide “Signaleur de chantier routier (Road Construction Flag Person)” training recognized by the Ministère des Transports du Quebec (Quebec Provincial Ministry of Transportation).
3. Applicability of the trade agreement (s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement (s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)]
The procedural requirements of the other international trade agreements will be fulfilled following compliance to the procedural requirements of NAFTA and/or the WTO-AGP.
4. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
This procurement is not subject to any set-asides for Aboriginal Suppliers.
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement (s)
This procurement is not subject to a Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier is the only organization that can provide the training required by the Ministère des Transports du Québec.
The pre-identified supplier meets all of the minimum essential requirements described in this ACAN.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection:
Only one person is capable of performing the contract.
8. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion (s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement (s) specified:
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016: Limited Tendering Procedures, section 2.
(b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or proprietary information or where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists;
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) – Article 506, 12.
b. where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute exists;
World Trade Organisation-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV:
(b) when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists;
9. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any foreground intellectual property arising out of the proposed contract will vest with the Contractor.
10. The period of the proposed contract or the delivery date(s)
The proposed contract is for a period of one (1) year, from date of contract award to March 31st 2017 with an option to extend the contract for 4 additional one-year periods.
11. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option (s), is $ 336,300.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Name: Association québécoise des transports - Transform
Address: 1255, rue university, bureau 200, Montréal, Québec, H3B 3B2
13. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods, services or construction services described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or before the closing date and time of this notice. This statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
14. The closing date and time for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is February 22, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (EST).
15. Enquiries and submission of statement of capabilities
Enquiries and statement of capabilities are to be directed to:
Philip Cowell
Senior Procurement Officer
340 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa, ON K1A 0P9
Telephone: 613-992-6509
Facsimile: 613-992-8443
E-mail: p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
