Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for Support Services
to Research

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
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: 
BDR Research Limited
P.O. BOX 652, STATION CENTRAL
HALIFAX Nova Scotia
Canada
B3J2T3
Nature of Requirements: 
F5244-110605/A
Hawes, Gina
Telephone No. - (902) 496-5324 (    )
Fax No. - (902) 496-5016

Title:  Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) for Support
Services to Research

1.   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 requirement

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a requirement
for support services to research. 

The requirement includes security provisions at the Reliability
Status Level.

The Centre for Offshore Oil, Gas and Energy Research (COOGER), a
Centre of Expertise within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), is
responsible for the management and conduct of an extensive and
ongoing multilateral research and development program on oil
spill countermeasures, impact assessment of waste discharges
associated with offshore oil and gas operations, and the effects
of renewable energy devices (e.g. tidal in-stream turbines) on
marine ecosystems.  This expanding program requires sourcing
expertise and labour not currently available within DFO, and
which must be provided by a reputable service contractor under a
Standing Offer.  Under this five-year Standing Offer the
contractor is requested to provide, on an as and when required
basis, administrative and technical support to this research and
development program.

The following are descriptions of work expected to be carried
out under the Standing Offer.  The work positions are not linked
to specific projects in the next five years, but serve as an aid
in defining the type of work required. 

Administrative Support/Production and Technical Graphics
Biological Data Collection and Analysis
Chemical Data Collection and Analysis
Chemical Data Processing
Laboratory and Field Research
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Environmental Biology


Location of Work:

Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

On occasion, research will be conducted in the field, both on
land and at sea.  The contractor shall ensure that personnel are
able and willing in all respects to travel within Canada and
internationally (primarily the United States) as well as work
for extended periods of time in remote and under-serviced
land-based field camps and at sea in various types of vessels.

3.  Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Minimum Essential Requirements

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

Must have the specialized knowledge, expertise and experience
required to provide the services, and the proposed vendor is the
only known company that can provide the services under the
conditions required by COOGER.

COOGER is the only research group in Canada that is conducting
oil spill research using a meso-scale wave tank facility
combined with instruments including a LISST and innovative
fluorescence technology.  It is also the only group that studies
the fate and effects of produced water discharges, using a
combination of specialized field research at sea and laboratory
analyses at BIO.  The work must be conducted on-site at the
Bedford Institute of Oceanography by an experienced research
team.  
  
4.   Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

The proposed vendor has significant specialized expertise and
ability to perform the required services in a timely and cost
effective manner.  This specialty includes extensive knowledge
of chemical oil dispersants and how they affect the behaviour of
oil under different energy regimes and with the application of
OMA.  It requires the ability to operate the BIO wave tank
facility, including computer software written specifically for
the wave tank.  The work also requires a high degree of ability
to use a LISST particle counter and fluorometers in combination
with laboratory and wave tank experiments to study oil spill
fate and behaviour.  The vendor must have significant experience
conducting complex field sampling and laboratory analyses (at
sea) of produced water discharges, and be able to conduct
comprehensive analytical research at BIO on waters using
radio-isotopes. 

The proposed vendor has radiation safety training and is very
experienced in conducting laboratory research on produced water
using radio-isotopes.  As well, the proposed vendor has worked
for at least the past five years directly with DFO on chemical
oil spill research, including operating the BIO wave tank
facility and conducting experimental research using DFO's
laboratory equipment.

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.   The period of the proposed contract

The proposed contract is for a period of five (5) year period
commencing from date of award.  

7.   Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

BDR Research Limited
P.O. Box 652, Station Central
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J2T3
Canada

8.   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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is November 28, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. ADT

10.   Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Gina Hawes
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Telephone:    902-496-5324   Facsimile:     902-496-5016
E-mail address:      gina.hawes@pwgsc.gc.ca

This PWGSC office provides procurement services to the public in
English.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
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.