BLOS Follow-On

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
BLOS Follow-On

W8475-155249/B
Derby (175bq), Sandra
Telephone No. - (819) 956-0257 
Fax No. - (819) 997-0437

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for
the provision of In-Service
Support (ISS) for the Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) Ground Entry
Stations (GES) and Tactical Control Radar (TCR) Link-11 Systems.
The BLOS currently consists of eight (8) High Frequency (HF)
GESs installed at Shearwater NS, Debert NS, Trenton ON, Edmonton
AB, Inuvik NT, Resolute Bay NU, Iqaluit NU and Tofino BC as well
as a Control Group consisting of the Remote Control & Monitoring
System (RC&MS) located in North Bay ON.  
The two TCR Link-11 Systems are installed at 12 Radar Squadron
(Rdr Sqn), 3 Wing Bagotville, Lac Castor, QC and at the 42 Rdr
Sqn, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Primrose Lake Evaluation Range (PLER)
Radar Site, AB.
The Contractor will be required to provide services for the BLOS
and the TCR Link-11 Systems.
Work associated with this requirement will be on an "as and when
requested" basis using a DND 626 Task Authorization Form as per
Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses.
Preliminary details of the types of work that the Contractor
must perform are detailed below through the use of Contract Line
Item Numbers (CLINs), as follows:
	CLIN 1	In-Service Support (ISS) Plan (ISSP)
	CLIN 2	Software
	CLIN 3	Preventive Maintenance (PM)
	CLIN 4	Corrective Maintenance (CM)
	CLIN 5	Training
	CLIN 6	Field Service Representative (FSR)
	CLIN 7	Help Desk and Remote Diagnostics
	CLIN 8	Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM)
	CLIN 9	Additional Work Requests (AWRs)
The RC&MS is staffed by one (1) Contractor person, identified as
the Field Service Representative (FSR).

The BLOS GESs and Link-11s are serviced by Mobile Repair Teams
(MRT) from the Contractor's location or Local Mobile Repair
Teams (LMRTs) sub-contracted at or near the Worksite. 

The period of the contract will be for three (3) years, plus two
(2) one-year options to be exercised at the sole discretion of
Canada.

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.