Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Bertin Corp.
2096 Gaither Road
Suite 230
Rockville Maryland
United States
20850
Nature of Requirements:
DAY/NIGHT DIGITAL FUSION MONOCULAR
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 datestated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.
2. Definition of the requirement
Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of its client Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) ? Valcartier Research Center, intends to negotiate with Bertin Technologies, for the supply and delivery at Quebec City of one (1) day/night digital fusion monocular with image fusion capabilities.
For performance metric development purposes, DRDC ? Valcartier Research Center requires a portable commercial monocular that fuses thermal digital images with color low-light digital images. The monocular must allow the user to toggle between the thermal image, the color low-light image and thefused thermal\color low-light image. The fused image must be generated by a digital fusion algorithm and not by simple blending (i.e. a global weighted average algorithm). The monocular must also enable live viewing of the imagery on a separate operatorscreen with digital video recorder (DVR).
3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
All interested suppliers must submit a statement of capabilities demonstrating that all deliverables listed below can be provided while meeting mandatory requirements,:
1. Day/night digital fusion monocular
1.1. The monocular must be comprised of a microbolometer with a spectral range of at least 8 - 12 µm.
1.2. The monocular must be comprised of a microbolometer with a sensor format of at least VGA (640 x 480 pixels).
1.3. The monocular must be comprised of a CMOS visible camera providing color imagery at low natural light levels (= 100mlx) and monochrome imagery at very low natural light levels (= 10mlx), without resorting to an image intensifying tube.
1.4. The monocular must be comprised of a CMOS visible camera with a sensor format of at least SXGA (1280 x 1024 pixels).
1.5. The monocular must offer a real-time fused-image visualisation mode (color visible and thermal), generated with a digital fusion algorithm and not by a global weighted average algorithm (i.e. weighted average of two images).
1.6. The monocular must have a color HD digital output.
1.7. All material provided by the suppliermust be commercial off-the-shelf (COTS), does not require any additional research and development, and must have been sold to other clients in the same configuration.
2. Spare rechargeable battery for the proposed monocular.
3. Battery charger for theproposed monocular.
4. Cable kit for the proposed monocular.
5. User maintenance kit for the proposed monocular.
6. Operator screen with DVR for the proposed monocular.
7. Carrying case for the proposed monocular.
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier selected inadvance and identified with the section 9, Bertin Corp, is to our knowledge the only supplier meeting all minimum essential requirements required at section 3.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: 6(d) - ?only one person is capable of performing the work".
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons areinvoked under the:
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (a) &(b);
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016.2b).
8. Delivery Date
No later than 12 weeks after the contract awarded.
9. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Bertin Corp
2096 Gaither Road - Suite 230
Rockville MD 20850
10. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to provide the goods 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.
11. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is February 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. (EST).
12. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiriesand statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Name: Arlow Laliberté Seyer
Title: Procurement Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Address: 1550, Avenue d’Estimauville, Québec, QC G1J 0C7
Telephone:418-649-2824
Facsimile: 418-648-2209
E-mail address: a••••••••@••••••••.••.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.
