Portable Piloting Unit System for Marine Pilots

Solicitation number GLPA-1000043

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/11/21 23:59 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    The GLPA has issued this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to solicit and receive formal offers from prospective Bidders (defined below) for the supply and system support of integrated personal pilotage units (“PPU”) system(s) for its marine pilots.

    The GLPA recognizes that the use of electronic navigation equipment onboard maritime vessels continues to be a valuable aid to a marine pilot and a valuable tool to improve vessel navigation safety.

    The purpose of this RFP process is to select a vendor to supply, on a leasing arrangement, the PPU devices and software system for approximately 75 pilots and deliver support and maintenance services. The Preferred Bidder (defined below) will enter into an agreement with the GLPA for a 4-year term.

    The requirements and specifications for the PPU system and support services are outlined in Schedule A (Specifications) attached hereto.

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    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 49 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2025/12/12.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None

    Businesses interested in partnering for this tender opportunity:
    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Great Lakes Pilotage Authority Canada (GLPA)
    Address

    202 Pitt Street, 2nd Floor

    CORWALL, ONTARIO, K6H 5R9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Jean Marie Vianney Mubano
    Email
    jmmubano@glpa-apgl.com
    Address

    202 Pitt Street, 2nd Floor

    CORNWALL, ONTARIO, K6H 5R9
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN 13 2025/11/17
    001 FR 1 2025/11/17
    001 EN 15 2025/11/03
    001 FR 0 2025/11/03
    001 EN 15 2025/10/22
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    World
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    49 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price