Lease of Portable VHF Radio Sets - DND, Valcartier, Quebec, Canada

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

The closing date of the Request for Proposal is changed from March 17 to March 23, 2017, 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).



Statement of Work:
The Contractor must lease “portable VHF radio sets” in accordance with the statement of work at Annex A of the Request For Proposal.

The number of portable VHF radio sets to lease:
1) At the contract award: 75.
2) In option: 28 (additional quantity).

Minimum Performance Characteristics of Equipment
Each portable VHF radio set:
Must operate attemperatures varying between -20 and +60 degrees Celsius;
Must operate at frequencies ranging from 30.20 MHz to 87.775 MHz;
Must have an output power of 5 W;
Must weigh a maximum of 1.5 kg including the battery pack;
Must meet standard MIL-STD-810G;
Must have a minimum of 10 pre-programmable channels;
Must have 25-kHz spacing;
Must be FM (F3E) digital frequency modulated;
Must be compatible with STANAG 4204, 150 Hz tone squelch in legacy mode.


Period of the Contract:
The period of the Contract is from date of Contract and will continue with a lease period that starts on the day the hardware is accepted and ends 24 months later with one additional year in option. 

Optional Quantity of 28 of radio sets: Lease period of 24 months.


Canadian Content:
The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.

Trade Agreements:
The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).
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.