Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to meet qualification requirements
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Department of National Defence, has finalized its design of the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS), the equipment that interfaces the C6 and GAU-21 (50-cal) machine guns on the CH146 Griffon Helicopter. Design of new CFDAS was performed at the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS), an accredited design and manufacturing organization. The Contractor will manufacture the following CFDAS equipment as per the drawing package provided in Attachment 1 to Annex A.
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract to 31 March 2019 inclusive.
All parts must be delivered to ATESS at the following address:
Attn: Engineering Production Officer (CFDAS)
35 Westwin Ave
Bldg 521
Astra, ON
K0K 3W0
Joint Certification Program:
This contract involves unclassified military data subject to the provisions of the Technical Data Control Regulations. In order to receive all drawings referenced in Attachment 1 to Annex A, the Bidder must be certified with the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP). Bidders can obtain information on how to become certified in the JCP by reviewing the information at: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/Pu…
OR by contacting the Joint Certification Office at:
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP)
JCP Team Contact Information
U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office
DLA Logistics Information Service
Federal Center, 74 Washington Ave., North
Battle Creek, Michigan USA 49037-3084
Phone: (800) 352-3572
E-mail: J••••••••@•••.MIL
To request all drawings, the Bidder must contact the Contracting Authority, within the timeframe indicated in Part 2, 2.3 Enquiries Bid Solicitation, and provide their JCP number as well as a mailing address. All drawings will be sent via courier.
Bidders' Conference
A bidders' conference will be held by teleconference on 12 September 2017 at 1030 hrs. The scope of the requirement outlined in the bid solicitation will be reviewed during the conference and questions will be answered. It is recommended that bidders who intend to submit a bid attend.
Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance. Bidders should provide, in writing, to the Contracting Authority, the name(s) of the person(s) who will be attending and a list of issues they wish to table no later than 07 September 2017.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
