R&O OF PT6A-27 ENGINE & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
R&O OF PT6A-27 ENGINE & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS

W8485-126579/A
Chauvin, Lorraine
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0559 
Fax No. - (819) 997-0437

Description for NPP for W8485-126579, closing 11 October 2012
GSIN: C219BF

DESCRIPTION: REPAIR & OVERHAUL OF THE PT6A-27 AERO ENGINE,
ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL
INVESTIGATIONS AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT, AND PT6A-27 PUBLICATION
REVISION SERVICES.

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the provision of
Repair and Overhaul services for the Department of National
Defence (DND).  DND has a requirement for bundled services for
Complete Repair and Overhaul of the PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A-27 AERO
ENGINE, associated components and accessories, as well as for
Technical Investigations and Engineering Support (TIES)
Services,  for a period of three (3) years from date of contract
award, with seven (7) one-year options.  Any contract resulting
from this Request for Proposal is a replacement for an existing
contract.   Included with this RFP is a requirement for
continuity of service which must be addressed by providing a
Transitional Service Plan for Transition In.

This procurement is solely limited to Canadian services.

Exemptions:

This is a service procurement in support of DND Engines (FSC
28).  It is exempt from North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA) as per Article 1001.1b-1 Note 1, and from the World
Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
as per Appendix 1, Annex 4, Note 4.  

Provisions of the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCA) do
not apply to this procurement.


AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION:  

Bidders are advised that the requirement to provide a signed
form PWGSC-TPSGC 229 for the bidder's company directors has been
changed. The Bidder Instructions and the Resulting Clauses are
amended as follows:


PART 2 - BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS

1. Standard Instructions, Clauses and Conditions

The 2003 (2012-07-11) Standard Instructions - Goods or Services
- Competitive Requirements, are incorporated by reference into
and form part of the bid solicitation.

The text under Subsection 4 of Section 01 - Code of Conduct and
Certifications of 2003 referenced above is replaced by:

Bidders should provide, with their bid or promptly thereafter, a
complete list of names of all individuals who are currently
directors of the Bidder.  If such a list has not been received
by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, Canada will
inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide the
information.   Failure to provide such a list within the
required time frame will render the bid non-responsive.  Bidders
must always submit the list of directors before contract award. 

Canada may, at any time, request that a Bidder provide properly
completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals
named in the aforementioned list within a specified delay. 
Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the delay will
result in the bid being declared non-responsive.

The text under Subsection 5 of Section 01 - Code of Conduct and
Certifications of 2003 referenced above is replaced by:

The Bidder must diligently maintain the list up-to-date by
informing Canada in writing of any change occurring during the
validity period of the bid, and must also provide Canada, when
requested, with the corresponding Consent Forms. The Bidder will
also be required to diligently maintain the list and when
requested,  provide Consent Forms during the period of any
contract arising from this bid solicitation.


PART 5 - CERTIFICATIONS

The text under Subsection 1.1 of Section 1 - Code of Conduct
Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification is
replaced by:

1.1	Bidders should provide, with their bids or promptly
thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Bidder.  If such a list has not been
received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, the
Contracting Authority will inform the Bidder of a time frame
within which to provide the information.  Bidders must submit
the list of directors before contract award, failure to provide
such a list within the required time frame will render the bid
non-responsive.

The Contracting Authority may, at any time, request that a
Bidder provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms
(Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC
229) for any or all individuals named in the aforementioned list
within a specified delay.  Failure to provide such Consent Forms
within the delay will result in the bid being declared
non-responsive.


PART 6 - RESULTING CONTRACT CLAUSES

Subsection 1.3 is added to Section 1 -  Security Requirements:

1.3  Code of Conduct - Consent to a Criminal Record Verification

During the entire period of the Contract, the Contractor must
diligently update, by written notice to the Contracting
Authority, the list of names of all individuals who are
directors of the Contractor whenever there is a change.  As
well, whenever requested by Canada, the Contractor must provide
the corresponding Consent Forms.    


Any questions regarding this requirement should be directed to:

Lorraine Chauvin
Supply Specialist
PWGSC
Place du Portage, Phase III,  Tower C, 
11 Laurier Street,
Gatineau, Quebec 
K1A 0S5 
Tel: (819) 956-0559,  Fax: (819) 956-9110
Email address: lorraine.chauvin@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.