Acquisition of Oceanographic In Sit

TITLE :

Acquisition of Oceanographic In Situ Data of Scientifically
Controlled Quality

DESCRIPTION :

Fisheries and Oceans Canada requires in situ data of
scientifically controlled quality to support the Global
Ice-Ocean Prediction System (GIOPS).
The Contractor must provide the global in situ ocean temperature
and salinity data (sent and collected in real time) from
instruments reporting on the Global Telecommunication System
from an observation period beginning on April 1, 2014 and ending
on the contract's expiry date. The data must be supplied daily
by file transmission protocol over the internet.
The solicitation is intended to result in the award of 1 (one)
contract for 2 (two) years, and up to 2 (two) irrevocable
one-year options allowing Canada to extend the term of the
Contract.

TRADE AGREEMENTS :

This requirement is subject to the Agreement on Internal Trade
(AIT).

MANDATORY EVALUATION CRITERIA :

To be considered responsive, a bid must meet all of the
following mandatory evaluation criteria. Bids not meeting all of
these mandatory requirements will be given no further
consideration. Consequently, Bidders are encouraged to supply as
much information as necessary to demonstrate clearly that the
mandatory requirements have been met.

M1. The bidder must demonstrate a minimum of five (5)
consecutive years of experience supplying the latest global in
situ ocean temperature and salinity data from instruments
reporting on the Global Telecommunication System with
additional scientific quality control.

M2. The data must be supplied on a daily basis (7 days a week)
at a fixed time of the day, to a global ocean analysis and
prediction centre.

M3. The data must be supplied by file transmission protocol over
the internet.

M4. The bidder, through its affiliated employees, must have
authored at least one published, peer-reviewed study over the
past ten (10) years, demonstrating the ability to use remotely
sensed altimetry data to detect and estimate quantities
contained in in situ oceanographic data.

M5. The bidder must provide the data in netCDF multiprofile
format.

M6. The bidder must have access to oceanographic profiles
transmitted on the Global Telecommunication System (GTS) of
the World Meteorological Organization.

POINT-RATED EVALUATION CRITERIA :

Point Rated Evaluation Criteria are included in the attached
Request for Proposal.

BASIS OF SELECTION :

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

1. To be declared responsive, a bid must:
a. comply with all the requirements of the bid solicitation; and
b. meet all mandatory criteria; and
c. Obtain the required minimum of15points overall for the
technical evaluation criteria which are subject to point rating.
The rating is performed on a scale of60 points.
2. Bids not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive.
3. The selection will be based on the highest responsive
combined rating of technical merit and price. The ratio will
be70%for the technical merit and30%for the price.
4. To establish the technical merit score, the overall technical
score for each responsive bid will be determined as follows:
total number of points obtained / maximum number of points
available multiplied by the ratio of70%.
5. To establish the pricing score, each responsive bid will be
prorated against the lowest evaluated price and the ratio of30%.
6. For each responsive bid, the technical merit score and the
pricing score will be added to determine its combined rating.
7. Neither the responsive bid obtaining the highest technical
score nor the one with the lowest evaluated price will
necessarily be accepted. The responsive bid with the highest
combined rating of technical merit and price will be recommended
for award of a contract.

CONTRACTING AUTHORITY :

Name: Rosella Rinaldo
Title: Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate - PR Division
Address: Place du Portage, Phase III, 6A2
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Québec K1A OS5
Tel. #: (number on the official notice)
E-mail: (email on the official notice)

All enquiries must be submitted in writing to the Contracting
Authority no later than ten (10) calendar days before the bid
closing date.

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.