APN (WITH SECURITY REQUIREMENTS), LAND BASED TEST FACILITY (LBTF), Halifax, NS

Advance Procurement Notice

Land Based Test Facility (LBTF)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

(with Security Requirements)

Purpose of this Advance Procurement Notice

This is not a bid solicitation. This is an advance notice of potential projects

with anticipated security requirements to provide interested

Consultants/Contractors and Sub-consultants/Sub-Contractors an

opportunity to apply for security clearances. Note that there is no guarantee

that this project will proceed. Note that this project may, or may not, be

tendered by Defence Construction Canada (DCC).

Description of the Project

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) as part of the Canadian Surface

Combatant (CSC) project requires infrastructure to mimic specific combat

and platform components of an operational ship for the purpose of

conducting configuration and interoperability Test and Evaluation (T&E)

activities. The Land Based Test Facility (LBTF) will facilitate testing and

integration of CSC ship systems by the RCN and greater shipbuilding team

during the design and testing of the CSC.

Description of the Services

Pending Government approval, services associated with the LBTF

infrastructure could include concept and requirements development, design

and/or construction. The estimated cost for this project is in the order of

$62M. The proposed location for the LBTF is Hartlen Point in Eastern

Passage, Nova Scotia, at the northern mouth of Halifax Harbour on DND

lands. The LBTF infrastructure work is projected to occur between 2021 and

2025.

Security Requirements

Consultants/Contractors will be required to hold a valid FACILITY

SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET with approved

DOCUMENT SAFEGUARDING at the level of SECRET, issued by the

Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public Services and

Procurement Canada (PSPC).

Sub-consultants/Sub-Contractors will be required to hold a valid FACILITY

SECURITY CLEARANCE (FSC) at the level of SECRET, issued or

approved by the Canadian Industrial Security Directorate (CISD), Public

Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).

The following security requirement may be required but can only be sought

after contract award: The Consultant/Contractor MUST NOT utilize its

Information Technology systems to electronically process, produce or store

any sensitive CLASSIFIED information until CISD/ PSPC has issued written

approval. After approval has been granted, these tasks may be performed at

the level of SECRET.

Process

Consultants/Contractors and Sub-consultants/Sub-Contractors that do not

meet the stipulated security requirements and that are interested in

submitting for future procurements that may fall under this project can apply

for the security clearance through the Industrial Security Program (ISP). This

can be done by following the procedure on DCC’s website at the following

link: https://www.dcc-cdc.gc.ca/english/contractors_consultants/The

following information is to be provided with the request:

• Contract number 73393 and

• Level of clearance requested to be sponsored for.

Question

Any questions pertaining to the sponsoring process through the ISP can be

addressed to:

Telephone Number: (613) 998-8974; or

Email address: ISP.Sponsorship@dcc-cdc.gc.ca

Any questions relating to the Project can be addressed to:

Sean Brushett

Regional Service Line Leader, Contract Services

Defence Construction Canada

902-440-5364

Sean.Brushett@dcc-cdc.gc.ca