Simulation and Validation of Launch and Recovery for Multi Role
Boats

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Interchangeable Parts
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Dynamic Systems Analysis Ltd.
101-19 Dallas Road
Victoria British Columbia
Canada
V8V5A6
Nature of Requirements: 
Simulation and Validation of Launch and Recovery for Multi Role
Boats

W7707-145739/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

Simulation and validation activities will be performed in
support of new Multi Role Boat systems that the Royal Canadian
Navy is considering procuring.  The simulation and validation
activities shall be performed using the Ship Mechanical Systems
Application Programmer Interface (SMS API) that was previously
developed by Dynamic Systems Analysis Limited (DSA) for DRDC
Atlantic.  The Contractor shall integrate ShipMo3D hydrodynamic
forces including interaction forces into the simulation.  The
Contractor shall perform simulations of existing and nominal new
boats being launched from the HALIFAX class.  The Contractor
shall produce new complete user documentation of input files for
the SMS API.  This new input file documentation shall
consolidate all existing input file documentation, including
revisions that have been made to input file formats.  The
Contractor shall also perform validation simulations for
comparison with sea trials that will be conducted with HMCS
ATHABASKAN or other similar ship.  

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

It is proposed that this contract be awarded to DSA.  DSA is the
only company that has detailed knowledge and experience of the
SMS API, which will be the main software component of the
proposed simulation.  Furthermore, DSA has detailed knowledge
and experience for application of the SMS API to simulate the
launch and recovery of a small boat from a ship.  The SMS API
software is being used for this contract because it has been
proven in previous simulation work and because the Government of
Canada owns the software.

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

This requirement has been reviewed in accordance with "Basis For
DRDC Ownership of Intellectual Property Arising From DRDC
Contracts" form and it has been determined that the Intellectual
Property arising from this requirement should rest with the
Crown.

Canada intends to retain ownership of any 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 for Part 1 of the proposed requirement and part 2
to be completed by November 30, 2014.

8.   A cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract is $30,000.00 (GST/HST
extra) for fiscal year ending in March 31, 2014 and $40,000.00
(GST/HST extra) for part 2 (to be completed by November 30,
2014).

9.   Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Dynamic Systems Analysis Limited
101-19 Dallas Road
Victoria, BC   
V8V 5A6

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 February 6th, 2014 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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calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

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

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.