Emergency Towing Vessels

BACKGROUND

As shipping traffic increases globally, the traffic in all Canadian ports, including BC ports such as the Port of Burnaby, the Port of Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, is anticipated to increase.

With increased traffic, there is potential increased risk of having a vessel that has lost power or navigational control. This may result in collision or grounding of a vessel leading to spills and causing a significant risk to crew, other vessels, and the marine environment, including the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population and other species at risk. In response, the Government of Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan (OPP) was designed to address these issues and many others to improve marine safety. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) will work with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSCP) to Time Charter two offshore emergency towing vessels for operations on the West Coast to immediately increase its capacity to mitigate risks of disabled large commercial vessels off Canada’s coast.

SUMMARY OF THE REQUIREMENT

The primary deliverable for the Canadian Coast Guard, an agency of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), is the provision of service from two Emergency Towing Vessels (ETV) on a Time Charter basis.

It is intended to result in the award of a single contract for 3 years of services commencing on Inspection and Acceptance by Canada of the first available vessel plus 7 one-year irrevocable options allowing Canada to extend the term of the contract.

A portion of this procurement is set-aside under the program for Aboriginal Business and includes a mandatory Aboriginal Participation Component (APC).

The Buy-in-Canada Policy will apply to all mobilisation, repair, maintenance, refit, outfitting (including dry-docking and conversions) and demobilisation work.

BIDDERS' CONFERENCE

A Bidders' conference will be held in the National Capital Region on February 19th, 2018 (additional information is provided in the RFP). Bidders are requested to communicate with the Contracting Authority before the conference to confirm attendance (additional information is provided in the RFP). WebEx will also be offered.

FAIRNESS MONITOR

Bidders are advised that Canada is utilizing the services of a Fairness Monitor throughout the procurement process.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

There are Security Requirements associated with this requirement. Refer to the Request for Proposal for additional information. Security clearance processes are sometimes lengthy. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that security clearances are sought early.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

To ensure the integrity of the competitive bid process, enquiries and other communications regarding the Request for Proposal are to be directed ONLY to the Contracting Authority named below.

Marc Aubin
ETV procurement Contracting Authority
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

Telephone: (number on the official notice)
E-mail address: (email on the official notice)

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.