Navy Radar and Fire Control Spare Parts Standing Offer

Advance Contract Award Notification (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.

Definition of Requirements

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to
establish a Standing Offer for the purpose of procuring spare
parts for various Radar and Fire Control Systems deployed
onboard the Royal Canadian Navy Patrol Frigates (Halifax Class).
The Standing Offer will support the following systems:

- Sea Giraffe Family of Radars (SG-150, SG-180)

- CEROS Fire Control Directors (CEROS 200)

- 9LV Command and Fire Control System

The Standing Offer period will be three (3) years, and will
included the option to extend the Standing Offer for up to two
(2) additional one (1) year periods.

A standing offer (SO) is an offer from a supplier to Canada that
allows Canada to purchase goods and/or services, or a
combination of goods and services, as and when requested, during
a specific period of time, through the use of a call-up process
which incorporates the conditions and pricing of the standing
offer.

A standing offer itself is not a contract. A separate contract
is formed each time a call-up for the provision of goods and/or
services is made against a standing offer. When a call-up is
made, it constitutes an unconditional acceptance by Canada of
the supplier's offer for the provision, to the extent specified,
of the goods and/or services described in the standing offer.

Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that they can supply Spare Parts under a
Standing Offer agreement for the above mentioned radar systems.

Due to the nature of the requirement, subsequent list revisions
may be made over the course of the Standing Offer period if
spare parts to support the above stated Radar and Fire Control
systems need to be added or removed from the list.

Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

The goods are classified under N1285, "Fire Control Radar
Equipment, except Airborne" and are excluded
from the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government
Procurement and the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Limited tendering strategy is in accordance with the Agreement
on Internal Trade Article 506.12(a) Exclusive Rights

Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business

This procurement is not subject to any Set-Asides.

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)

This procurement is not subject to Comprehensive Land Claim
Agreements.

Justification for the Pre-identified Supplier

The goods can only be supplied by the proposed OEM supplier,Saab
Microwave Canada Ltd. of Dartmouth Nova Scotia, and no
alternative or substitute source of supply exists.

Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s) and Limiting
Tendering Reasons

The following limited tendering reasons pertain to this
requirement:

Government Contracts Regulations, Part 1, Section 6, (d);
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), Article 506, 12. (a);
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1016,
2.(b);
World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP), Article XV, 1.(b).

Ownership of Intellectual Property

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

Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Saab Microwave Canada Ltd
Unit 56, 201 Brownlow Ave.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3B 1W2
Canada

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.

Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

April 25th, 2013 at 14:00 Eastern Daylight Savings Time

Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Michael Rancourt
Contracting Authority
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Defence and Major Projects Sector
Electronics, Simulators and Defence Systems
11 Laurier Street, Place du Portage, Phase III, 8C2
Gatineau, QC, K1A 0S5

Telephone: (number on the official notice)
Faxsimile: (number on the official notice)
Email: (email on the official notice)

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.