Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Government Objectives
Representing Best Interests/Value to Govt
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Testforce Systems Inc.
235 Stafford Road West, Suite 107
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2H9C1
Nature of Requirements:
Advance Contract Award Notice - M7594-160294
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 the requirement
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Telecoms Divisions has a
requirement for the supply of an Advanced Analog and P25 Digital
Radio Test Set. The equipment must perform measurements and
alignments on four (4) watt portable radios, twenty-five (25)
watt mobile radios and one-hundred (100) watt repeaters within
the VHF, UHF and 700/800 MHz range.
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential
Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its equipment meets the following
requirements:
1. P25 modulation measurements: C4FM modulation fidelity,
symbol clock error, symbol deviation, power, frequency error,
symbol distribution plot, TX BER and RX BER.
2. Must include the Improve Multi-Band Excitation (IMBE)
vocoder to allow for encode and decode of live audio.
3. Must include the AES P25 Encryption feature to allow for the
encryption and decryption of the voice frames.
4. Must have the interface with the Motorola KVL-3000
keyloader, so that a user can generate AES keys from the
Motorola Key Variable Loader (KVL) into the P25 radio test set.
5. Must include the P25 Trunking functions including the
ability simulate a P25 control channel, emulate network
initiated calls (Repeater to Subscriber) and accept user
initiated calls (Subscriber to Repeater). Must have the ability
to handle 3 or more radio simultaneously for registration and
affiliation on the control channel and support unit to unit
calls in addition to group calls. Must also provide the ability
to add adjacent channel broadcast and secondary control
channel broadcast messages to the control channel messaging
for testing of radio repeater handovers.
6. Must include the Motorola Smartnet/Smartzone trunking
capability.
7. Must include Control Channel logger feature, allowing for
the capture of data from the P25 trunking control and voice
channel.
8. Must include the feature to capture P25 messages, provide
analysis of P25 data off-air from portables, mobiles or
repeaters and verifies that it compliant to P25 standards.
9. Must include the Auto Alignment and Auto Test Feature. The
feature automatically aligns the reference oscillator,
deviation balance; power adjustments, symbol deviation and front
end filter alignment. The Auto P25 testing will measures the
power, receiver Bit Error Rate (BER), transmitter BER, C4FM
modulation fidelity, symbol deviation, RF error and document a
pass / fail report.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
- Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal
Business
N/A
6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Only TestForce can supply the Aeroflex IFR3920. The IFR3920 is
the only P25 radio test set that provides the IMBE vocoder, AES
encryption & KVL key loader, Smartnet/Smartzone, P25 trunking,
control channel logger, P25 message logging and auto
test/alignment.
8. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
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.
9. 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):
- This requirement subject to the provisions of the World Trade
Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) but
is exempt as per Article XV: Limited Tendering - Section (b).
- This requirement is also subject to the provisions of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but is exempt as
per Article 1016: Limited Tendering Procedures - Section 2 (b),
- The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies to this
requirement but is exempted as per Article 506 Procedures for
Procurement - Section 12(b)
10. Ownership of Intellectual Property
N/A
11. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The proposed contract is for a period of three (3) years, from
September 15th 2015 to March 31st 2018. The contract includes
two-one year option periods.
12. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
Price is not provided as it could compromise the pre-identified
supplier's competitive position if the requirement proceeds to a
traditional or electronic bidding process.
13. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Testforce Systems Inc.
235 Stafford Road West, Suite 107
Ottawa, Ontario
K2H9C1
Canada
14. 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 of this notice. The statement of
capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the
advertised requirements.
15. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is September 3, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EST).
16. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Include the name, position, address, phone, fax and e-mail
address where suppliers may inquire or submit a statement of
capabilities.
Stefan Wetscher
Intern Officer
Electronics, Munitions and Tactical Systems Procurement
Directorate
11 rue Laurier, Place du Portage Phase III, 8C2
Tel : 819 - 956 - 5772
Email: S••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.
An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award. However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this
Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate
how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.
The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
