Legal Survey - Gwich'ìn CLCA

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
Nature of Requirements: 

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1.  TITLE:   

ORTHOPHOTO DATA CAPTURE AND VECTOR MAPPING OF GWICH’ÌN COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIM AGREEMENT BOUNDARY PARCELS

2.  SECURITY:

There is no security requirement associated with the requirement.

3.  REQUIREMENT:

Natural Resources Canada, Surveyor General Branch, Northwest Territories Regional Office has a requirement for orthophoto data capture and Vector Mapping of Gwich’ìn Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (GCLCA) boundary parcels.  

The requirement for this project is to utilize Earth Observation Technology (i.e. Aerial photography, Satellite imagery, LiDAR, etc.) and perform ground truthing field checks in order to map the natural boundaries defined in the GCLCA.  By whichever method deemed most appropriate, the Canada Lands Surveyor (CLS) shall extract the natural boundary defined by the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) or by the Watershed and the 100-foot perpendicular offset, and prepare a plan of Field Notes in accordance to the National Standards.
This project requires the on-site supervision of a licensed experienced Canada Lands Surveyor. 

The requirement is limited to Canadian services.

4.  COMPREHENSIVE LAND CLAIMS AGREEMENT(S) (CLCAS):  

This procurement is subject to the following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s):

    > Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (1992). 

This procurement is set aside from the international trade agreements under the provision each has for measures with respect to Aboriginal peoples or for set-asides for small and minority businesses.

5.  PROCUREMENT STRATEGY FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS (PSAB): 

Conditional Set-Aside Under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business 

This procurement is conditionally set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. 

In order to be considered, the Bidder must certify that it qualifies as an Aboriginal business as defined under PSAB and that it will comply with all requirements of PSAB. 

For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

Further to Article 800 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), CFTA does not apply to this procurement.

6. EVALUATION AND SELECTION:  

Mandatory technical evaluation criteria are included in Annex "D" of the solicitation. 
Gwich’in Indigenous Opportunity Considerations criteria are included in Annex "E". 

Contractor selection will be based on the highest responsive combined rating of technical merit and price.  The ratio will be 20% for the technical merit and 80% for the price.

7. PERIOD OF CONTRACT: 

It is anticipated that any contract will be effective from date of contract to 2022-03-01. 

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Contracting Authority

Lorraine Jenkinson  
Procurement Specialist 
Public Works and Government Services Canada 
Procurement Branch, Western Region 
Canada Place, Suite 1000
9700 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton AB, T5J 4C3 

Telephone: 587-337-2458  
E-mail address: lorraine.jenkinson@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.