Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address:
VirTra Systems
7970 S. Kyrene Road
Tempe Arizona
United States
85284
Nature of Requirements:
WEAPONS SIMULATOR SYSTEM
W6681-15TL25/A
Mastantuono, Ricardo
Telephone No. - (819) 956-5771
Fax No. - (819) 956-5771
1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a departmentor 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 ofcapabilities 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. Definition of the requirement
INTRODUCTION
Background
The Canadian Forces Military Police Group (CF MP Gp) as Canada’s Frontline Police Service may be deployed in any number of policing roles. Weapons simulation training has been used for approximately 15 years within the CF MP Gp in orderto provide use of force judgmental and firearms training opportunities to CF MP Gp members.
Objectives
The Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada has a requirement to procure (on behalf of DND) law enforcement weapons simulationsystems that will be employed as use of force judgmental training and firearms marksmanship, skills development and testing systems.
More specifically, DND is looking to procure:
- three (3) 300-series training, judgemental and combat simulators made by VirTra; and
- nine (9) V-ST PRO? training, judgemental and combat simulators also made by VirTra.
TRAINING
The contractor must provide an on-site train-the-trainer course with initial set-up of the equipment. Training must include:
a. providing operator training on procedures required to set-up or disassemble the system;
b. providing operator training on how to build and customize scenarios and range practices; and
c. providing training on maintenance of, operating and troubleshootingequipment.
WARRANTY
a. one (1) year warranty; and
b. 24/7 technical support for the life of the system.
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 product/ equipment/system (as appropriate) meets the following requirements:
- Technical Requirements for the Permanent Simulator System as found in Annex 1 to this ACAN; and
- Technical Requirements for thePortable Simulator System found in Annex 2 to this ACAN.
[NOTE: Please contact the Contracting Authority (via email) to attain electronic copies of both Technical Requirements in English and/or French.]
4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This requirement comes under the Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 6920, Armament Training Devices, and, as such, is subject to the following Trade Agreements:
- World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP);
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT);
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); and
- Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA).
5. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business
N/A
6. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)
N/A
7. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
It is the Canada’s intention to award a Contract to VirTra System (7970 S. Kyrene Road, Tempe, AZ 85284 USA) as they are the onlyknown supplier.
8. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception tothe Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work?.
9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exceptions to Trade Agreements apply:
- WTO-APG - Article XV, Subarticle 1(b);
- NAFTA - Partie 4, Chapitre 10, Article 1016, Sous-article 2(b) ;
- AIT - Chapter 5, Article 506, Subarticles 12 (a) et (b);
- CPFTA - Chapter 14, Article 1409, Subarticles 1(b) ii) et iii); and
- CCFTA - Part III, Article Kbis-01, Subarticle 1(b).
10. Ownership of Intellectual Property
N/A
11. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
3 permanently mounted Training and Judgment Combat Simulators must be received on or before 31 March 2016.
9 deployable Training and Judgment Combat Simulators must be received on or before 31 March 2016.
12. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
N/A
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 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. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is 14 January 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST.
15. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Ricardo Mastantuono
Contracting Authority
11 rue Laurier
GATINEAU, QC.
Telephone: 819-956-5771
Facsimile: 819-956-5650
E-mail: r••••••••@•••••.••.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.
