Target Echo Strength Benchmark Modelling

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: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Martec Limited
Martec Limited
1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 400
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada
B3J3J8
Nature of Requirements: 
TARGET ECHO STRENGTH BENCHMARK MODELLING

W7707-145710/A
LeBlanc, JoAnne
Telephone No. - (902) 496-5010
Fax No. - (902) 496-5016


1.   An Advanced Contract Award Notice (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 requirement

This contract addresses the need to provide a modernized version
of the AVAST target echo strength prediction software to support
the activities of DRDC Atlantic with respect to a proposed
international effort (Benchmark Target Strength Simulation or
BeTSSi) to benchmark this type of software being hosted by
Germany in 2014/2105. As a participant in this activity, DRDC
Atlantic requires assistance in developing the required
benchmark models and upgrades to the existing AVAST software to
be able to perform the necessary numerical predictions. The work
necessary includes upgrading AVAST to work under the Windows 7
operating system, developing a 64-bit version of AVAST,
producing the required BeTSSi target echo strength models,
producing associated TES models as required, and developing a
benchmarking system for the AVAST code in general. The suggested
contractor developed AVAST under previous contracts and has
unique knowledge necessary to implement the enhancements
required.

3.  Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that its services meets the the requirements
that are detailed herein.

4.   Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

MARTEC Ltd. of Halifax has considerable experience in using the
AVAST computer codes required for this work and is the sole
developer of the AVAST software. The work of this present
contract stems from related work produced by MARTEC Ltd. in
previous contracts  where the development of the present AVAST
code was undertaken.  Their knowledge of the required computer
softwawre and of the research to be conducted for this contract
give them a unique capability required for the contract's
successful completion.

5.   Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)

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

6.    Ownership of Intellectual Property

Canada intends to retain ownership of any Foreground
Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract,
under the following Exceptions:

(6.4.2) the main purpose of the contract, or of the deliverables
contracted for, is to augment an existing body of Canada's
background information as a prerequisite to the transfer of the
augmented background to the private sector, through licensing or
assignment of ownership (not necessarily to the original
contractor), for the purposes of commercial exploitation; 

(6.4.3) the main purpose of the contract, or of the deliverables
contracted for, is to deliver a component or subsystem that will
be incorporated into a complete system at a later date, as a
prerequisite to the planned transfer of the complete system to
the private sector, through licensing or assignment of
ownership, for purposes of commercial exploitation;

7.   The period of the proposed contract

The proposed contract is from the date of contract award, to
March 31, 2014.

8.   A cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract is $90,000.00 (GST/HST
extra).

9.   Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Martec Ltd.
1888 Brunswick Street
Suite, 400
Halifax, N.S.  
B3J 3J8

10.   Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods, services or construction services
described in the ACAN, 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.

11.   The closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is December 5th, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. ADT.


12.   Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

JoAnne LeBlanc
Supply Officer
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Telephone:    902-496-5010
Facsimile:     902-496-5016
E-mail address:  joanne.leblanc3@pwgsc.gc.ca



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Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
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how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

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procurement.

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