High-resolution optical web-based satellite imagery data products

MAXAR INTELLIGENCE

INC.
1300 W. 120th Avenue
Westminster Colorado
United States
80234
Nature of Requirements:

23240-220685/B
Friesen, Manon
E-mail: (email on the official notice)

ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN)
Nature of Requirement: ACAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA (NRCan) - Entity-wide Imagery Subscription Services to access MAXAR technologies SecureWatch Satellite Imagery Data Catalogue

Delivery Date Required: March 30, 2022

1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or 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 of capabilities 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
You are hereby notified that on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) intends to enter into a sole source contract with MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC., located at 1300 W 120th Avenue Westminster, Colorado, for the purchase of an Entity-wide Imagery Subscription Services of SecureWatch Satellite Imagery to access a commercial (?off the shelf?) high-resolution optical web-based satellite imagery data products owned by MAXAR technologies. The estimated value of the contract is $7,630,200.00 CAD including options, before applicable taxes for the purchase of an Entity-wide Imagery Subscription Services of SecureWatch Satellite Imagery.
Over the last several years, a collection of National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) has been established to facilitate the licensing of satellite imagery to the Government of Canada (GoC). The multiple National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) for Commercial Satellite Imagery Products or Data (E60SQ-120001/H) (https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-19-00896853) is still active. These NMSOs have been used to acquire satellite imagery with a significant coverage of Canada’s landmass; however these NMSOs currently do not provide continuous and direct access to high volume of imagery data.
High-resolution optical earth observation data constitute a vital component of the national geospatial infrastructure, providing well-established, direct benefits to society and the economy. Sat Imagery is the critical source data for large-scale mapping as it is used to locate key land surface features (urban areas, transport/energy networks, lakes and rivers, buildings) that gives context to other geo-located information.
The estimated project is for a period of one year with two optional additional periods of one year each. To support their requirement, NRCan will require Web Support Services, Technical Support Services as well as supporting documentation. The Entity-wide Imagery Subscription Services will provide up-to-date and accurate imagery that will lead to a vast array of applications aligned with Government’s priorities, including flood mapping, renewable energy and adaption to climate change.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements)
Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities their capabilities to meet all the mandatory requirements listed under Annex A Statement of Requirement (see attached).

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement:
o Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on High Resolution Imagery Acquisition (23240-161141/A): https://buyandsell.gc.ca/procurement-data/tender-notice/PW-16-00729541 that concluded in September 2019.
From responses received from the private industry, the supplier mentioned in section 11 below is the only known supplier that meets the mandatory criteria set out in section 3 above and owns the IP and the rights to SecureWatch Satellite Imagery.

6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work".

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the :
Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article(s) b. ii. the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights;

8. Ownership of Intellectual Property
Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date
The proposed contract is for a period of one year, from 2022-03-30 to 2023-03-29. The contract will also include an option for two additional one-year period.

10. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is $7,630,200.00 CAD (GST/HST extra).

11. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

MAXAR INTELLIGENCE

INC.
1300 W. 120th Avenue
Westminster, Colorado
80234
United States

12. 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.

13. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is March 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDST.

14. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Name: Manon Friesen
Title: Supply Team Leader, Commodity Specialist
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Acquisitions Branch
Commercial and Consumer Products Directorate - PI Division
E-mail: (email on the official notice)

ANNEX A - STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT (revised)

1 Mandatory Requirements related to the Imagery Data Specifications

1.1 Electromagnetic (EM) Spectrum Coverage
The Imagery Data must be captured using an Imagery Electromagnetic Spectrum offering a minimum of four (4) multi-spectral bands and a one (1) panchromatic band that cover the visible spectrum around the following wavelength ranges:

1. 1)
   a Blue band, 430?450-510..550 nm
2. 2)
   a Green band, 490..530-580..610 nm
3. 3)
   a Red band, 600..660-670..720 nm
4. 4)
   a Near Infrared (NIR) band, 740..850-880..950 nm
5. 5)
   a Panchromatic band, 400..500-650..950 nm

The Imagery Data from all spectral bands must be captured in synchronous mode, meaning that all images must be acquired at the same time under the same conditions.

1.2 Ground Sample Distance
The Ground Sample Distance of the Imagery Data must be less than or equals to 50 centimetres (