ACAN - Public Order Tactical Advisor Course (POTA)

Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

Public Order Tactical Advisor Course (POTA)

1.0 Advanced Contract Award Notice (ACAN):

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community that a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified supplier.

2.0 Requirement:

The RCMP has a requirement for a customized Public Order Tactical Advisor Course (POTA), to be provided to specially selected members of the RCMP’s Tactical Support Group or other police agencies or public order units. The course must focus on the role of Public Order Tactical Advisor within both an Emergency Operations Center setting and a deployed Public Order Unit setting, on the ground. The course is based on the UK Policing Practices POTA Course and has been modified to suit Canadian Law and the RCMP’s Incident Management Intervention Model with a heavy emphasis on crowd psychology and current protest tactics and protestor groups.

This training must provide experience where the candidate can gain confidence by integrating tactical advice with police tactics for scenarios appropriate to RCMP operations.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) intends to enter into a sole source contract with the Public Order Management Academy.

1. Some of the learning objectives that candidates must demonstrate at the end of the course through submission of written reports, verbal interaction and a final scenario exercise in conjunction with a Public Order Commander are:
   1. The ability to provide guidance and information in line with legislation and policy and at an appropriate level to the situation in support of the public

      order commander’s aims and objective’s.

   2. Evaluate threat, risk and community impact assessments and their

      implication in order to identify how the public order situation may develop and the contingencies which may arise.

   3. Ensure proper briefing and debriefing processes to capture

      organizational learning.

   4. Understand the National Decision model.
   5. Understand the full spectrum of the Tactical Options available to

      Canadian Police Commanders

   6. Understand the usefulness and deployment of a protestor liaison team.
   7. Have the ability to plan a public order event in line with the commander’s intent.
   8. Have an understanding of contingency planning.
   9. Have an understanding of public order law in Canada.
   10. Have an understanding of Crowd Psychology.
   11. Understand the process of accountability and respecting the records of

       decisions and rationales supporting those decisions.

3.0 Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities (Minimum Essential Requirements):

 Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that it meets the following requirements:

1. The Contractor must have the ability and the capacity to offer the required training services and Specialized Resources to RCMP. 
2. The Contractor must be able to provide the first training session (demonstration) prior to October 26^th, 2020;
3. The Contractor must possess knowledge of the UK Policing Practices, Public Order Tactical Advisor Course material and must have delivered comparable training to military or law enforcement personnel.
4. The courses offered must be in accordance to the current UK Policing Best Practices.
5. The Lead Instructor must have previously taught POTA courses based on the UK Policing Best Practices guidelines, and have the following experience:

   - Minimum of 10 years of experience with Military or Law Enforcement public order units.

   - Has worked as a POTA within the last 5 years operationally

   - Have delivered at least 2 (two) Public Order Command Level courses

   - Able to provide training in English and French

6. The Contractor must provide a Lead Instructor with relevant experience in police operational or public order theatres. Alternatively, the Contractor must provide, an instructor with an understanding of current (within the last 5 years) research stemming from law enforcement or public order in ) operational theatres.

The entire requirement is defined in the Statement of Work (SOW). A copy of the SOW can be provided upon request.

4.0 Trade Agreements:

Not Applicable

5.0 Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business:

Not applicable.

6.0 Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s):

Not Applicable.

7.0 Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier:

We intend to deal directly with the supplier mentioned in section 13 below as it is the only known supplier that meets the mandatory criteria set out in section 3 above.

Should Canada receive a statement of capabilities from a supplier that contains sufficient information to indicate that it meets the requirements set forth in this ACAN, a competitive process will be triggered with a technical and financial evaluation methodology of the bids proposed by the potential bidders

8.0 Exemption to the Government Contract Regulations:

Part 1, Section 6 (d) of the Government Contract Regulations is being invoked in this procurement as the only one known person or firm that is capable of performing the contract.

The identified provider, Public Order Management Academy is the only one able to meet all of the criteria identified in paragraph 3 above.

9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

Not Applicable

10. Ownership of Intellectual Property

RCMP (The Crown) will be owning the Intellectual Property Rights to the course that is being presented as it will be manipulated to reflect Canadian Law and RCMP.

11.0 Period of Contract:

From Contract Award to March 31, 2021 with 2 (two) One year option periods.

12. Estimated Cost

The estimated maximum value of the contract is $27,500 inclusive.

Optional Service, if required

The additional estimated maximum value of the contract is $82,500.00 inclusive.

13. Name and Address of the Proposed Contractor:

Batavae Training and Consultancy

Rene Gaemers

Schoolwerf 185

1354 JS Almere

The Netherlands

Tel: +31655825546

batavae@gmail.com

14.0 Location of Work:

The course is to be presented in person in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

15.0 Suppliers’ right to submit a statement of capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available to meet the specified requirements may submit a statement of capabilities, via email, to the Contracting Authority identified in this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements. Statement of capabilities received after the mentioned date will not be considered.

The RCMP’s file number, the Contracting officer’s name and the closing date of the ACAN must appear within the body of the email.

167.0 Closing Date and time for Submissions:

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is August 07th, 2020 @ 2:00 pm EST

178.0 Contracting Authority:

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to (Via email):

Tara Kaddouh

Procurement and Contracting Branch

73 Leikin Drive, Building M1

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A OR2

Telephone: 343-571-5107

E-mail: tara-lyn.kaddouh@rcmp-grc.gc.ca