SOA - AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING SERVICES

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
SOA - AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING SERVICES

T8493-120001/A
Cote (252by), Michel
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0118 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 997-0437

This Request for a Standing Offer (RFSO) is for a National
Individual Standing Offer (NISO) ASD requires engineering,
prototype design, maintenance support, development of
flight-test programs, and certification services from a Design
Approval Organization (DAO) for aircraft types owned by
Transport Canada and other government departments on an as
required basis during the period 1st June 2012 to 31st May 2015.
(Derived from - Provenant de: XBB036, 1996-10-29)


Mandatory Requirements:

DAO - Mandatory Experience and Certification:
 
To be considered responsive, a offer must meet all of the
mandatory requirements M1 to M6 below.  Offers not meeting all
of the mandatory requirements may be given no further
consideration. 

It is imperative that the offerors address each of these
mandatory requirements in sufficient depth so as to allow the
evaluators a full understanding of the offeror's capabilities.

M1 - The Offeror must comply with the terms and conditions of
this solicitation;

(A statement of compliance for each RFSO numbered clause is
required. It is the responsibility of the offeror to identify
and address any exception(s). The offeror must clearly
demonstrate that the exception(s) will be fully covered by
another deliverable, otherwise the offer will be considered as
non-compliant. Preference will be given to offeror's requesting
a minimum of exceptions. If you comply to a clause, please
express your compliance with few words only such as "Read,
understood and agreed". Expand only when there is an exception.
Keep it simple.) (CARs).

M2 The DAO must have significant experience in:

o Engineering prototype design;

o Integration of complex avionics systems;

o Large pressurized turbine aircraft;

o Damage tolerance structure; and

o Structural and avionics certification including the
development of Transport Canada approved flight test programs.

M3 The DAO must have the following certifications:

Transport Canada Design Approval Organization (DAO) to include:

o Structures and Mechanical and Electrical Systems;

o Preparation of Ground and Flight Test Plans for Avionics and
Electrical Systems;

o Flight Manual Supplements;

o  Delegation of witnessing of certification ground and flight
tests; 

M4 - The offeror must provide the following certification:

("We hereby certify that the price quoted is not in excess of
the lowest price charged anyone else, including our most
favoured customer for like quantity and quality of the product.")

M5- Offeror's must identify key technical problems, if any, and
outlines of solutions for each call-up.

(Identification of problems and justification of solutions is
the responsibility of the contractor.)

M6 - The Contractor must maintain a maximum delivery time of 45
calendar days commencing from the date of receipt of the order.

M7- The offerors proposal must be valid for 60 days from closing
date
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.