Trade Agreement: CETA/WTO-AGP/CPTPP/CFTA/FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama/Korea/UK
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
AGENCE GRAVEL INC.
5175 John Molson
QUEBEC Quebec
Canada
G1X3X4
Nature of Requirements:
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. Requirement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) requires the provision, including delivery and installation, of open weapon storage racks, in support of their new National Armoury at Millhaven Institution, Bath, ON. The equipment must meet all the minimum essential technical requirements as specified below.
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 racking system meets the following requirements:
1. The firearm racking system must be freestanding (for C8 Carbines, Shotguns, & 40mm Launchers) and wall mountable (9mm pistols), adjustable, expandable, modular vertical stacking layout.
2. Skeletonized racks with rails for mounting and securing C8 carbines and 40mm launchers must be secured using the STANAG 4694 NATO accessory rail.
3. Extruded rail structure: Extruded anodized aluminum.
4. Mounting method: Mount weapons directly on rack, barrel up or down, not resting on optic frame or tubing.
5. Racks to support the rails must be freestanding and to be securely bolted to a concrete floor or wall.
6. An optical scope accessory on a weapon must not be susceptible to damage when mounting on a rack rail.
7. Racks must be linked together at the overhead height and adjacent walls to prevent movement.
8. C8 carbines and 40mm launchers must mount to rails using a locking mechanism that locks directly to the STANAG 4694 NATO accessory rail on the barrel. Shotguns must mount to the rails using stock and saddle.
9. C8 carbines and 40mm launchers must lock on the rails to prevent accidental removal.
10. Fully assembled rack(s) must mount twelve (12) C8 carbines within 36 inches width and 29 inches height.
11. Freestanding racks must mount 1,700 C8 Carbines within a space measuring 27 feet width by 33 feet length by 8.5 feet height.
12. Fully assembled rack(s) must mount twenty-four (24) 9 mm pistols in 36 inches width and 8 inches height.
13. Wall mounted/anchored rack must mount 800 9 mm pistol handguns within a concrete wall space of 14.5 feet length by 8.5 feet height.
14. The Supplier’s product must currentrly be in use by a NATO member military force, para-military organization, police force, or similar law enforcement agency. The Supplier must identify at least one agency that currently uses the product, and provide the contact information for the agency(ies) utilizing the products.
15. The Supplier must provide on-site installation services.
4. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
-Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
-Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
-Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
-Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
-Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
-Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA)
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
Agence Gravel Raptor Inc. has been identified as the only supplier capable of providing a weapons racking system as described above.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception
The following exception 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
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513, 1(b)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV, 1.(b)
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - Article 19.2 (b)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Article 15.10 (b)
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) - Article(s) Kbis-09 (b)
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement - Article 17.11 (b)
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement - Article 14.3
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) - Article 10.13 (b)
Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA) - same as CETA - Article 19.2 (b)
8. Delivery Date
The estimated delivery date of the system is 2022-06-15.
9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
~ $500,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Agence Gravel Inc.,
5175, Rue John Molson
Quebec, QC G1X 3X4
11. 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.
12. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is:
March 18th, 2022 at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Contracting Authority: Andrew Denbeigh
Phone Number: (613) 484-1586
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.
