Remote Control ARC boat

Trade Agreement: 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: Yes
Vendor Name and Address: 
HR Wallingford Limited
HR Wallingford
Howbery Park
United Kingdom
OX108BA
Nature of Requirements: 
Remote Control ARC boat

K4E21-140291/A
Logan, Elizabeth
Telephone No. - (780) 497-3956 (    )
Fax No. - (780) 497-3510
1.	Advance Contract Award Notice

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.

2.	Definition of the Requirement

Environment Canada, Water Survey branch, Yellowknife, NT is
seeking a supply and delivery of one (1) remote, radio
controlled ARC boat for use with existing Acoustic Doppler
Current Profilers (ADCP), the Rio Grande 1200 ADCP and Sontek
M(ADCP),used in the collection of river data such as flow, depth
and velocity.  The complete remote controlled ARC Boat must be
received at Environment Canada, Water Survey Branch,
Yellowknife, NT, no later than January 15, 2015. 

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)

Any supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement of
capabilities that its equipment meets the following requirements:

	Item	Description
M1	The boat must be able to be transported within the cabin of
an A-Star Helicopter with a field crew of two persons (not
including the pilot). Maximum Transport Dimensions: -	Maximum
length 1.4 meters.  Boats in excess of 1.4 meters must have the
ability to be disassembled in under 30 minutes with minimal
tools into two components with no component measuring more than
1.4 meters in length.; -	Maximum width of 0.75meters; and
-	Maximum depth of 0.32m.
M2	The hull must be designed to accept and efficiently operate a
Rio Grande 1200 and Sontek M9 ADCP, with minimal flow
disturbance to the acoustic head.
M3	Maximum boat weight including batteries and ADCP - 45Kg
M4	The boat requires high operating speeds for high gradient
streams. -	The boat must have two propellers for high
maneuverability; and  -	The boat must have the ability to
operate in river velocities of minimum 5 m\s.
M5	The unit must come complete with batteries that provide for
minimum  of 4 hour operation.
M5	Charging system for the batteries must be included
M6	The boat must have a remote control with an minimum
operational range of 200m. 
M7	The remote control unit must provide for a Bluetooth link for
data transmission to shore.
M8	The manufacturer  must provide a minimum one year warranty.


	
4.	Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

w	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
w	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.	Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement

This procurement is subject to the Tlicho Land Claim Agreement.

6.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The HR Wallingford, Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI Rio
Grande ADCP Deployment,, is the most recent version of the ARC
boat that performs to the above standards in an Arctic
Environment and can be transported in an A-Star Helicopter with
room for gear and technicians.

The required technology, available in the HR Wallingford, is
unique to the vendor. 

The HR Wallingford, Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI Rio
Grande ADCP Deployment is the only known ARC boat that meets
this requirement.  HR Wallingford is the sole supplier of the
ARC Boat.

Make and Model Required:  Remote Control ARC-Boat 2013 for RDI
Rio Grande ADCP Deployment.

7.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6
(d) - only one person is capable of performing the contract.

8.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the:

w	Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (b)
w	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 2
(b)


9.	Delivery Date

All the deliverables are required on or before January 15, 2015.

10.	Cost Estimate of the Proposed Contract

The estimated value of the contract, including option(s), is
$28,990.00 (GST/HST extra).

11.	Name and Address of the Pre-identified Supplier

	HR Wallingford Ltd.
	Howbery Park
	Wallingford, Oxforshire OX10 8BA, United Kingdom

12.	Suppliers' Right to Submit a Statement of Capabilities:

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services and/or 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.

13.	Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is October 21, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. MST.

14.	Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities

	Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be delivered to:

	Elizabeth Logan
	Supply Specialist
	Public Works and Government Services Canada
	Western Region - Acquisitions Branch
	Telus Plaza North 5th Floor
	10025 Jasper Avenue
	Edmonton, AB   T5J 1S6

	Telephone:  (780) 497-3956
	Facsimile:   (780) 497-3510



Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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