Provision of QL3 Aircraft Structures Technician Training to be
Provided in French

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
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: 
Collège Édouard-Montpetit
5555, place de la Savane
St-Hubert Quebec
Canada
J3Y8Y9
Nature of Requirements: 
This ACAN Amendment is being raised to incorporate additional
information regarding  definition of requirement.


Title:  Provision of QL3 Aircraft Structures Technician Training
to be Provided in French

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 National Defence has a requirement for the
provision of QL3 Aircraft Structures Technician Training to be
provided in French. 

To supplement Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and
Engineering(CFSATE) production ability, the Department of
National Defence requires instructional services for
apprentice-level QL3 Aircraft Structures Technicians.  This
training must be delivered at a Contractor's training asite. 
The language of instruction is French.

The students must have access to administrative, medical, dental
and other support services that are unique to the military
environment. The Contractor's training site must therefore be
located within a 50 km radius of a Canadian military
establishment capable of supporting the number of   students
selected for the training.  

Location of Training:
Montreal, Quebec

The crown intends that the training take place at a contractor's
facility. One of the limitations leading to the requirement was
facility capacity at CFSATE.

The training plan for the training given at CFSATE can be
provided as an appendix to the ACAN upon request. 

The training does not involve military-unique systems and can be
provided in the context of either military or civilian aircraft.

CFSATE will continue to provide English-language trainng and the
military-unique portions of the training that are not associated
with the civil occupation.

This service can be done outside of Quebec.  
Ottawa is a military establishment.
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 provide the required training in full French language
apprentice level instructional services  for Aircraft Structures
Technicians.  

4.   Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

Consultation with the Association of Canadian Community Colleges
has determine that the pre-identified supplier is the only
provider capable of delivering the required training in French. 

5. Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements: 
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA), Canada-Chile, Canada-Peru and Canada-Colombia
trade agreements and World Trade Organization Agreement on
Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)

6. Set-aside under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal
Business

This requirement is not subject to a set-aside under the
procurement strategy for Aboriginal Business.

7. Comprehensive Land Claims Agreement(s)

Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements does not apply to this
procurement.

8.   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

9. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons

The following exclusion and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section of the trade agreements specified:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506 paragraph 11 and
12.

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016(1.b)

World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP) - Article XV(1.b)

10.   Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Ecole Nationale d'Aerotechnique (ENA)
5555 Pl de la Savane
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
J3Y 8Y9

11.   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.

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

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is March 20, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. ADT

13.   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

14. The period of the proposed contract

The proposed contract is for an initial period of two(2) years
with three(3) additional one(1) year periods.  

15. A cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract, is $2,000,000.00 (GST/HST
extra).

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.