Organization and Management of the Showcase Canada portion of the Canadian Pavilion and the Canada Chalet at the 2014 Farnborough International Air Show

INDUSTRY CANADA

IC 600085
			
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CONTRACTING OFFICER NAME:

Eric Leroux, Senior Contracting Officer 
Contracts and Materiel Management
Industry Canada
Telephone: 613-960-6770 
E-mail: eric.leroux@ic.gc.ca

TITLE:

Organization and Management of the Showcase Canada portion of the Canadian Pavilion and the Canada Chalet at the 2014 Farnborough International Air Show.

BACKGROUND:

The 2014 Farnborough International Air Show (FIAS) is a major trade event for the global aerospace industry.  The event will take place from July 14 to 20, 2014 at the Farnborough Airfield in Farnborough, England.  This event is a key opportunity to promote the Canadian aerospace industry.  At the 2012 FIAS, there were 1,500 exhibiting companies and over 107,000 trade visitors in attendance.

Canada’s participation at the FIAS is led by Industry Canada’s Aerospace, Defence and Marine Branch (ADMB).  ADMB coordinates Canada’s presence at FIAS through an organizing committee that consists of members from national and provincial aerospace associations, federal departments and agencies, provincial and territorial governments and the Canadian aerospace industry.  Collaboratively, the team works to organize a Canadian Pavilion, the Showcase Canada portion of the Canadian Pavilion, a Canada Business Centre (hereafter known as the Canada Chalet), a Ministerial program, a senior management program, business-to-business (B2B) meeting events, a speaker series and various targeted networking events for the benefit of Canadian aerospace firms.

The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) is a not-for-profit national industry association, representing 95% of Canadian aerospace companies.  The AIAC has the same objectives as the government with respect to promoting the Canadian aerospace industry at the FIAS.  The AIAC is the long term lead organizer of the Canadian Pavilion for both the Paris and Farnborough air shows.

The AIAC will be required to reserve and pay for the raw floor space for Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet.  Moreover, the AIAC will be required to design, construct, transport, install, coordinate, dismantle, and clean-up a Showcase Canada and a Canada Chalet.  The association will also manage the recruitment of Canadian exhibitors and the staffing of these facilities during the FIAS.  The AIAC may use subcontractor(s) for some of these tasks.  The subcontractor(s) would be selected through the AIAC’s International Exhibitions Committee which is comprised of Canadian industry, Provincial industry associations, Industry Canada and other government departments.

The Showcase Canada booth is an area located within the Canadian Pavilion that is used to promote Canada as a global leader in the aerospace industry and to highlight Canadian capabilities.  It also provides a central meeting area for the Canadian delegation at the show, and serves as the main information booth.

The Canada Chalet is located among a group of many separate, individually enclosed, temporary buildings outside and adjacent to the trade show exhibit space.  The Canada Chalet will be used by the Minister of Industry (Head of the Canadian Delegation), Government of Canada officials and Canadian companies to conduct international business development and investment attraction/retention meetings with representatives from the international aerospace industry.  The Chalet will also serve as a venue for B2B meeting events, various targeted networking events and industry briefing sessions for the benefit of Canadian aerospace firms.

REQUIREMENTS/RESULTS:

The Contractor will be responsible for renting the raw space, the design, construction, management, staffing and dismantling of a “Showcase Canada” display area within the Canadian Pavilion; and for the design, construction, management, staffing and dismantling of a “Canada Chalet” at the 2014 FIAS during the period of July 14-20, 2014.

SCOPE OF WORK AND DELIVERABLES:

The Contractor will design, organize, construct and manage: 1) a 40 square metre display, called “Showcase Canada”, in the Canadian Pavilion of the exhibit area; and 2) a 160 square metre single story type 1 Chalet; at the 2014 FIAS, in Farnborough, England, during the period of July 14-20, 2014.  The construction of both Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet will include all materials, transportation, installation and dismantling.  The management of both Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet includes services such as daily booth cleaning and the availability of one person to act as a trouble-shooter on site, on-call, during set-up time on July 12-13, 2014 and during show hours July 14-20, 2014.

Showcase Canada will incorporate:

•	appropriate graphics of Canadian industry capabilities, representing a range of products and services and technology focus areas; 

•	appropriate graphics of partner companies;

•	a telephone;

•	a reception desk and storage areas;

•	a fit-up display, kiosk towers and furnishings, lighting, carpeting, displays and graphics in a corner unit that ties the Showcase into the broader Canadian Pavilion;

•	an enclosed private meeting room for a minimum of six (6) people with a table and chairs; and

•	access to a shared lounge area and facilities and two exclusive tables each seating four within the lounge.

      Showcase participants shall be given access to one (1) exhibitor pass per company. 

The Contractor, with support from Industry Canada, will arrange staffing of the Showcase reception desk during the Trade Days portion of the 2014 FIAS.

      The Canada Chalet will incorporate: 

•	Exterior branding and logos as provided by the Government of Canada;

•	Appropriate Canadian-themed décor;

•	Chalet identification graphics;

•	Exterior front entrance feature with overhead canopy and front entrance steps; 

•	Four (4) meeting rooms that will comfortably seat 6-8 people each – one meeting room for the exclusive use of the Minister of Industry and staff (or the head of the Canadian delegation should the Minister not attend); and three (3) meeting rooms for the exclusive use of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD).  Industry Canada will have exclusive use of four (4) meeting rooms during the business-to-business events on Tuesday July 15 and Wednesday July 16 from 15:30 to 17:00 respectively.

•	A/V equipment including microphone, speakers, media feed system, an adjustable podium, and appropriate connectors and cabling to connect laptop to LCD/plasma screen and speakers, and the availability of an on-site AV technician during the Chalet speaker series, B2B and networking events;

•	Main foyer entrance with reception counter, with appropriate Government of Canada and AIAC signage, attendant seating area and cloak closet; 

•	Telephone at reception counter;

•	Equipped mini-kitchen; 

•	Beverage service bar with bar stools and food buffet service counter; 

•	Washroom; 

•	Overhead suspended ceiling with recessed lighting;

•	Vertical blinds or drapes on all chalet windows, which provide cover to 100% of window, with pelmet to ceiling;

•	Broadloom carpeting throughout except in kitchen and bathroom which are vinyl covered; 

•	Air conditioned throughout;

•	Electrical mains supply and interior electrical fixtures and controls; 

•	Plumbing service for kitchen and washroom; 

•	A 50” or larger LCD or LED screen;

•	Four (4) bar stools;

•	Four (4) meeting room tables (boardroom style);

•	Six to eight (6-8) meeting room chairs for each meeting room; 

•	Four (4) meeting/dining tables for exclusive use by Industry Canada and DFATD officials.  

The Contractor will provide staffing for the chalet, specifically, will provide a permanent chalet manager from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily throughout the show.  The Chalet Manager will be responsible for: coordinating chalet activities with the designated Government of Canada official; chalet seating layout; catering, and other requirements as needed.

The Contractor will also provide ten (10) Exhibitor passes, two (2) media passes and one (1) chalet car park pass.


DELIVERABLES:    
	
The Contractor will provide Industry Canada with:

1) A summary report describing how sub-contractor(s) were selected by February 14, 2014; 

2) A copy of the rental agreement and invoice for the raw space for Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet by February 14, 2014;

3) The design plan (layout, graphics, text) and renderings for Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet areas by March 14, 2014;

4) A plan for the staffing, management and coordination of activities at the Canada Chalet, including the production of Chalet operating guidelines for the FIAS during the period of July 14 to 18, 2014, by March 14, 2014;  

5) A copy of the AIAC’s contract(s) with its subcontractor(s) for the construction, transportation, installation, dismantling, clean-up and coordination of Showcase Canada and the Canada Chalet by April 11, 2014;  

6) A copy of the reservation of rental equipment by April 11, 2014; 

7) Confirmation of the transportation and construction of all display structures by July 12, 2014;

8) Confirmation of proper transportation, installation, dismantling and clean up of the site by July 25, 2014; 

9) Copies of the AIAC’s subcontractor(s) invoices by July 31, 2014

10) If required, present justification for unsold space in the Showcase Canada portion of the Pavilion and/or proof of increased costs due to exchange rate by August 5, 2014.
	
	
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR:
	
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC)
255 Albert Street, Suite 703 
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A9
	
REASON FOR AWARDING CONTRACT TO THIS CONTRACTOR:
	
It is important that the Canadian presence at the 2014 FIAS be organized in the most cost effective and efficient manner.  It is the view of Industry Canada that the AIAC provides the expertise and best network of industry and other stakeholder contacts to accomplish this task. 

The AIAC is the national aerospace industry association.  The AIAC has the advantage of being a long-term exhibitor of record with the FIAS which enables it to reserve a preferred, high profile location at the show.  It is important to note that the AIAC does not make a profit from this contract, and the Aerospace, Defence and Marine Branch is involved in each step of the decision-making on all sub-contracts.
	
The AIAC has been designated as the coordinator of the one and only Canadian Pavilion at the FIAS by the major Canadian aerospace companies who are exhibiting at the event.  In order to present a single, unified image of Canada and the Canadian aerospace industry, it is essential that the Canadian government partner with the AIAC.     
	
There is no other private or not-for-profit organization with the knowledge, resources, experience, Canadian industry contacts, and exhibitor position at this trade show which could provide the services required.  There is an advance reservation and pre-payment requirement for the rental of space at this event.  The AIAC, by virtue of its role as exhibitor of record allows it to have access to and reserve prime locations for the Canadian Pavilion on the trade show floor and the Canada Chalet.  
	
The fulfilment of this contract requires a close working relationship with senior officials in the major Canadian aerospace firms as well as exhibitor status and experience in working with the FIAS organizers and their approved sub-contractors.  No other supplier meets the criteria of being the national representative organization for the Canadian aerospace industry with the requisite knowledge and Trade show experience.
	

ESTIMATED COST:  
	
The estimated value of the contract is $250,950.00 including applicable taxes, with the work to take place from date of contract award to August 31, 2014.
	
	
APPLICABLE LIMITED TENDERING REASONS:
	
Section 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations is being invoked in this procurement as only one person or firm is believed capable of performing the contract.
	
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) article 506.12(b) of AIT is applicable to this requirement, which states, where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no alternative or substitute exists. Also applicable to this requirement is Article 1011 of NAFTA and Article X of the AGP-WTO, which both Articles provide exceptions to the tendering process.
	
	
OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
	
Not applicable.					
		
	
CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR WRITTEN SUPPLIER RESPONSES CHALLENGING THIS REQUIREMENT IS 2:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME, January 7, 2014.		
	
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