PURPOSE

The Integrated Technical Services (ITS), of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is seeking a resource to provide expert consulting services to assist with further development of the Vessel Maintenance Management Framework that was developed in response to Vessel Maintenance Management Review (VMMR) and Chapter 4 recommendations of the 2007 Auditor General’s report and the change in departmental responsibilities with regard to Marine Inspection and Quality Assurance Services.

BACKGROUND

The Integrated Technical Services Directorate of the CCG is responsible for the overall management of CCG physical assets within a Life Cycle Materiel Management (LCMM) Framework. The LCMM Framework ensures that all activities within the life cycle phases, performed by the ITS group, are executed within a rational decision-making process in accordance with approved departmental responsibilities, technical policies, standards and procedures, as well as approved and funded plans in order that ships, systems and equipment are available, reliable and respond to current and future operational requirements and support for future initiatives minimum life cycle cost.

OBJECTIVE

The objective is to obtain the expertise that can provide high level advice and recommendations on technical & governance frameworks, maintenance practices and operational requirements in the field of Marine Engineering to CCG in order to further the development of the Vessel Maintenance Management Framework. This will entail the conceptualization, development and implementation of national operational frameworks, strategies, policies, approaches and mechanisms for the life-cycle management of CCG’s mission critical assets (excluding real property and non-Sector unique information technology) to ensure that outcomes and outputs are aligned with allocated resources in support of the CCG’s strategic directions and operational requirements.

In order to do so CCG requires the service of a Senior Marine Engineer who has a combination of the highest level of marine engineering competency along with extensive experience in the overall management of technical programs and activities, extensive experience in ship building and marine procurement programs and significant experience managing resources. There may be occasions when additional resources with the same qualifications may be required. If this need arises the contractor is to submit a resume of another resource for evaluation. The project authority will evaluate the additional resource against the evaluation grid published in the Request for Proposal document to ensure the additional resource has the same qualifications.