Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) and Joint Support Ship (JSS) In-Service Support

AJISS NPP Summary

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to obtain In-Service Support (ISS) for two new classes of vessels under the National Shipbuilding Strategy - (NSS), the Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and the Joint Support Ships (JSS).

The In-Service Support work will include: program management, life cycle materiel management, management of all contracted services, logistics, design and engineering, quality management, training, preventative and corrective maintenance, management of spares, vessel enhancement, and equipment and platform disposal.

The Contract is performance-based. The exercise of the optional contract extensions will be conditional on Canada’s operational requirements and fiscal capabilities, and on the Contractor’s ability to meet mutually agreed performance indicators.

In accordance with the Canadian Shipbuilding section all work must be done in Canada, unless specifically authorized otherwise by Canada, with the exception of work that may be carried out on equipment fitted to the AOPS and JSS at the original equipment manufacturers plant, or work that may be carried out by the Contractor while a ship is on deployed operations.

There are security requirements associated with this requirement. Bidders should refer to the Industrial Security Program (ISP) of Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://ssi-iss.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/index-eng.html) website.

There will be site visits associated with this solicitation where personnel security screening is required prior to gaining access to the sites. Refer to “Part 2 – Bidder Instructions” of this RFP for additional information on the site visits.

The national security exceptions provided for in the trade agreements have been invoked; therefore, this procurement is excluded from the obligations of all the trade agreements.

Value Proposition: The Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) policy will apply to this procurement. The ITB Policy is administered by Industry Canada with assistance from the Regional Development Agencies.

Since AOPS and JSS may operate anywhere within Canadian territorial waters, the location of where deployed repair services, if any, may be required is unknown at this time but could occur anywhere in Canadian Arctic waters or globally. Repair work required within Canadian territorial waters may be subject to the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs

The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; see Part 5 - Certifications, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and Annex “G” entitled Federal Contractor’s Program for Employment Equity – Certification.

The resulting contract will be managed as a relational contract. The aim of relational contracting is to establish common goals and joint governance, encourage collaboration, and streamline processes.