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Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
Omnitech Electronics Incorporated
Omnitech Electronics Inc.
10 Akerley Blvd., Suite 1
Dartmouth Nova Scotia
Canada
B3B1J4
Nature of Requirements:
Deep Degaussing Range
1) 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) The Department of National Defense have a requirement for the refurbishment of the Ferguson’s Cove Deep Degaussing Range. It is intended to negotiate with Omnitech Electronics Inc. for items identified as:
1. Range Array Interface Unit, Part number 2389-050
2. Range Pressure Sensor Mounting Assembly, Part Number 2456-011-00
3. Magnetic Range Sensor Mounting Assembly, Part Number 2456-010-00
4. Sheltered Magnetic Range Backbone Cable, Part Number 2389-066-39/540
3) Minimum Essential Requirements
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that its system meets the following requirements:
ITEM 1 (RANGE ARRAY INTERFACE UNIT)
ITEM 2 (RANGE PRESSURE SENSOR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY)
-shall have securing/fastening assemblies that when hand tightened by divers at range depth (~20m), shall hold the Pressure Sensors securely in place for a period of one year with no perceptible loosening of the securing/fastening mechanism.
ITEM 3 (MAGNETIC RANGE SENSOR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY)
ITEM 4 (SHELTERED MAGNETIC RANGE BACKBONE CABLE)
4. This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
5. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
Not Applicable.
6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier selected in advance andidentified in section 13, Omnitech Electronics Incorporated, is to our knowledge the only supplier meeting all the specifications required in the section 3.
7. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
10.2 Exceptions 10.2.1 Section 6 of the Government Contracts Regulations contains four exceptions that permit the contracting authority to set aside the requirement to solicit bids.
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 10.2 Section 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work").
8. The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade
AIT Article506 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;
9. Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.
10. The period of the proposed contract will be delivery of all items within 180 days of contract. There will be no optional quantities.
11. The estimated value of the contract, is $ 212,000.00 (GST/HST extra).
12. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:
Omnitech Electronics Inc.
Dartmouth, NS
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 ask for a copy of the drawings in order to 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.
14. The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 30 June 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
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.
The buyer plans to award this contract to a named supplier without competition. If your business can do this work, send a statement of capabilities to the contracting authority before June 30, 2016. If it qualifies, the buyer must open a full competition.
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