CH146 Helicopter Visual System & Flight Simulator Upgrade

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
CAE INC
8585 COTE DE LIESSE
ST-LAURENT Quebec
Canada
H4T1G6
Nature of Requirements: 
CH146 Griffon Helicopter Visual System & Flight Simulator Upgrade

W8485-152520/A
McDonald, Susan
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0125
Fax No. - (819) 997-0437

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.

The Department of National Defence has a requirement to replace
the Full Motion Flight Simulator Visual System and to upgrade
the simulator to support current and future air crew training on
the CH146 Griffon Helicopter.

BACKGROUND
The current CH146 Griffon Helicopter Full Motion Flight
Simulator is currently unsupportable due to obsolescence.  The
update is necessary to continue supportability of pilot training
requirements.

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
As the visual system and simulator upgrade will be integrated
into the current simulator, it must be compatible and able to
function within the existing simulator . Any interested supplier
must demonstrate by way of a statement of capabilities that they
have obtained an agreement from CAE Inc., Montreal (Quebec), who
has the Intellectual Property Rights to the existing hardware
and software, to perform the upgrade.

JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PRE-SELECTED SUPPLIER
CAE Inc. holds the intellectual property rights to the existing
simulator.  Unless an agreement is obtained from CAE Inc. to use
their background intellectual property, CAE Inc. is the only
supplier capable of meeting the government's requirement.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to meet the specified requirements may submit a statement of
capabilities in writing 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.

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is October 9, 2014 2:00 p.m. EDT.


Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Sue McDonald
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch, DMPS
Place du Portage, Phase III, 8C1
Telephone:	819-956-0125
Facsimile:	819-997-0437
E-mail:	sue.mcdonald@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

TRADE AGREEMENTS
AIT, NAFTA AND WTO-AGP - applicable
CLCA - not applicable





Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
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pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a
statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
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.

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transmission, on the covering page.

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procurement.

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