INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: YES (MERX) Electronic, Paper
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
THIS IS AN INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY


PRE-QUALIFICATION:

Vetting procedures to be performed by the US Department of
Defence (DoD) Trade Controls in Order to Access ITAR-Controlled
Technical Data; and 

Registration in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration
Program.

BACKGROUND:

The Canadian Forces currently has thirty-nine (39) military
vehicles that are out of commission and have been declared
surplus.  The objective is to remove the existing residual,
unserviceable materiel and carry out specific work in order to
convert each of these vehicles into commemorative monuments on
an as-and-when-required basis.

REQUIREMENT:

On behalf of the Canadian Forces, Public Works and Government
Services Canada (PWGSC) is implementing a pre-qualification
process in order to establish a list of Contractors who would be
invited to bid on this requirement.  These military vehicles are
of U.S. Origin.  In order to access ITAR-Controlled Technical
Data, the names of entities must be vetted through the U.S.
Department of Defence Trade Controls (DDTC) and must also be
registered in the Canadian Goods Registration Program (CGRP).  

As such, PWGSC is seeking the names of potential bidders who
have an interest in the conversion of Military Vehicles into
Monuments.  To be pre-qualified, Respondents must:

pass the US DoD vetting procedures.  It should be noted that
once the names are submitted to the US DoD, the process can take
up to three (3) months; and

be registered in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration
Program (CGRP).  

Only potential bidders who are successfully vetted by the US DoD
and registered in the CGRP will be invited to bid in the
Solicitation phase.

CONSTRAINTS:

The Contractor's facility, where the conversion will be
performed, must be located within a 300-kilometer perimeter from
the Longue-Pointe Military Base, 25 Canadian Forces Supply
Depot, 6363 Notre-Dame Street East, Montréal, Québec to allow
the Technical Authority (TA)  and the Quality Assurance
Representative (QAR) regular access to the site where the work
will be performed.  The relatively close proximity is also
required to limit the risk of having Controlled Goods system on
the road for a long period of time.

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The original request for Letter of Interest (LOI) for the
conversion of these Monuments was issued 30 April 2012,
Reference Number: PW-$$BL-235-22711, amended 24 May 2012 and
closed 31 May 2012.  




  

   




   
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procurement.

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