Vessel - OP Frontier Sentinel

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

W0100-198628/A

Requirement:

The Department of National Defence has a requirement to lease a Vessel with crew to act as a vessel of interest during exercise Frontier Sentinel 19 in accordance with the associated Statement of Requirement provided in annex "A" of the solicitation document. The requirements and activities entailed are:

1. The Vessel must be a minimum of 100 feet in length over all (LOA)
2. The Vessel must be a maximum of 200 feet in length over all (LOA)
3. The Vessel must provide accommodations, meals, fresh water and sufficient power for 10 military personnel.  
4. The crew must accept to participate in a military exercise under which the Vessel will be placed under surveillance, boarded and searched by military and or police members.

Area of operation:

The vessel must be in the vicinity of southern Cape Breton on April 7, 2019. 

The area of operation will be in the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Cape Breton to Maine. 

Period of Lease:

The Contracted period of lease will be from 7 April 2019 until the completion of the exercise on 13 April 2019.

Sourcing strategy:

The requirement is exempt from the provisions of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP), Annex 4 and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Chapter Ten Annex 1001.2b Paragraph 1, however, it is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA).

IMPORTANT: This tender is part of Public Services and Procurement Canada’s initiative to submit bid submission files electronically using epost Connect. Interested bidders should refer to Part 2 of the solicitation document entitled Bidder Instructions, for instructions on how to participate and submit their files electronically for this tender.

Inquiries may be
submitted to:

Name: Dave Dunne
Title: Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch, Marine Procurement
Telephone: (902) 401-4294
Facsimile: (902) 496-5016
E-mail address: Dave.Dunne@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned
Delivery Date: 10/01/2019

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.