Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
US Testing Equipment Ltd
8100 NE St Johns Rd, Suite A-104
Vancouver Washington
United States
98665
Nature of Requirements:
Automatic Under Vehicle Inspection System (AUVIS)
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has a requirement an
Automatic Under Vehicle Inspection System (AUVIS) to be
delivered to Parliament Hill located in Ottawa, Ontario by March
31, 2014.
SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
The primary features & capabilities that must be included in an
under vehicle inspection system are:
The system must be capable of automatically identifying a
reference image of the same or similar vehicle for automatic
comparison in the system database, based solely on the vehicles
undercarriage characteristics and not by way of a license plate
or RFID tag or any other vehicle identifier.
The system must be capable of automatically identifying any
change or difference between a newly scanned vehicle's
undercarriage and the undercarriage of the reference image of
the same or similar vehicle without the intervention of a system
operator and regardless of the vehicle speed up to 30 km/h.
All changes or differences identified by the system must be
automatically highlighted by the system on the system monitor
without operator intervention. The system must do the
comparison, not the operator.
The system must produce two composite images of the complete
undercarriage of a vehicle and not be sensitive to speed up to
30 km/h. Of the two contemporaneous views, one must look forward
at ~60° and one backward at ~60° from the one area scan camera.
Single images with a 90° viewing angle are specifically non
qualifying technologies.
The system must be capable of identifying each vehicle's make
and model base solely on the vehicles undercarriage image.
The scanner must contain an Area Scan camera capable of
operating at a minimum of 200 frames per second. The Area Scan
Image Processing technology must allow images to be normalized
or displayed with minimal distortion, regardless of the speed of
the vehicles up to 30 km/h. Running video and line scan camera
technologies are specifically non qualifying technologies.
The system allows for a vehicle to stop on top of the scanner
for up to 10 seconds without changing the quality of the
undercarriage images or the system's ability to identify any
change to the undercarriage.
The scanner must be environmentally sealed and contain
environmental controls to cater for cold and humidity via
sensors that activate circulating air through an external
desiccant filter and/or heaters.
The embedded vault must be made of hot dipped galvanized steel
and include access holes for cable conduit and drain piping. The
vault lid must be a minimum of 20mm thick to protect the scanner
and light rails and be capable of being affixed to the vault via
counter sunk bolts.
The system must be capable of processing a vehicle within 4
seconds of the vehicle clearing the embedded scanner.
The system must contain a self cleaning water sprayer to wash
the system down on a preset time basis or as required by the
operator.
System Software
The system must contain software that allows for digital
stitching of a vehicle in continuous motion to create consistent
high-resolution digital images regardless of vehicle speed up to
30 km/h.
The system must contain software that includes digital image
algorithms that will allow the system to automatically match a
scanned vehicle undercarriage image with the same or similar
vehicle undercarriage image contained in the system database
without the use of a license plate reader or RFID.
The system must contain software that will automatically detect
foreign objects or changes to a vehicle undercarriage and be
capable of providing both visual and audible alerts on the
operator terminal.
The system must contain software that provides a bi-directional,
contemporaneous dual inspection view (forward and backward) of a
vehicle undercarriage.
The system must contain Windows SQL database software.
The system must contain software that provides for remote access
and servicing via the Internet from anywhere in the world.
The system must contain software that allows the system to
automatically distinguish between vehicle types (bus, truck,
SUV, car etc)
The system must contain software that provides for a "Watch
List" and the ability to check a license plate against a vehicle
undercarriage and alert when the two don't match or have
changed.
The system must contain software that allows for the system GUI
and soft keyboard to be changed to any language.
The system must have software capable to share information
between the existing auto-vu system with security Center
software.
System Performance:
Max Vehicle Length: 25 meters standard - longer vehicles can be
scanned requires setup.
Vehicle Width: 2.75 meters standard - wider vehicles w/optional
settings.
Vehicle Weight: >30 ton axel weight
Max Vehicle Speed: 30 Km/hr
Note : The existing LPR ( license plate recognition cameras)
are Auto-vu cameras. Security Center software with genetic.
Both systems will be able to share information as required. All
information must be reliable with exact time stamps.
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS
This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Free
Trade Agreements with Peru/Columbia/Panama and the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP).
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REGULATIONS (GCR) EXCEPTION AND LIMITED
TENDERING REASON
In accordance with the GCR exception, this requirement is being
directed to US Testing Equipment Ltd., (the sole authorized
distributor for all Gatekeeper Inc. products (OEM)), as the
required items are guaranteed interchangeable with the current
auto-vu system with security centre software on site at
Parliament Hill.
Limited tendering procedures are being invoked for reasons of
Interchangeability/compatibility with existing
equipment/software.
REQUIRED DELIVERY
March 31, 2014
PROPOSED CONTRACTOR
US Testing Equipment Ltd.
8100 NE St Johns Road, Suite A104
Vancouver, WA
98665
CLOSING DATE FOR ACCEPTING STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES
November 22, 2013, 2:00 pm. EST.
INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF STATEMENTS OF CAPABILITIES
Joanne Ladouceur (M)
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
"HN" Division
Floor 7B3, Place du Portage, Phase III
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5
Telephone: (819) 956-3587
Facsimile: (819) 953-4944
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement. Documents may be submitted in either official
language of Canada.
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
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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.
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