SA - Small Vessel Dockings Atlantic Canada

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
ATLANTIC CANADA SMALL VESSEL DOCKING REFITS

F5561-142801

Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) has a
requirement, on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), to
establish a Supply Arrangement (SA) for Atlantic Canada Small
Vessel Docking Refits.
  
A supply arrangement (SA) is a non-binding arrangement between
Canada and a pre-qualified supplier that allows departments and
agencies to award contracts and solicit bids from a pool of
pre-qualified suppliers for specific requirements within the
scope of the SA.

An SA is not a contract for the provision of the goods and
services described in it and neither party is legally bound, as
a result of signing a supply arrangement alone. The intent of a
supply arrangement is to establish a framework to permit
expeditious processing of individual bid solicitations, which
result in legally binding contracts for the goods and services
described in those bid solicitations.

The purpose of this Requirement is to establish a list of
pre-qualified suppliers that will be used by the Halifax office
of PWGSC to permit processing of individual bid solicitations
and award subsequent contracts. The Atlantic Canada Small Vessel
Docking  Supply Arrangement for the Canadian Coast Guard
(CCG)/Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Marine
Engineering, will apply to all small vessel docking refits from
the Atlantic provinces, with the exception of vessels currently
being maintained and managed by CCG and PWGSC resources from
Newfoundland and Labrador. This SA may at times be used to
perform urgent/unscheduled docking repairs to CCG small vessels
from all regions of Canada, as and when required.

For the purpose of this Supply Arrangement, small vessel docking
refits are described as PWGSC contracted small vessel docking
refits of a specified duration that will be conducted at the
contractors' facilities. For the purpose of this Supply
Arrangement small vessels are considered to be less than 30
metres in overall length and have a displacement of less than
300 tons. Small vessel docking refits are undertaken while the
vessels are under the care and custody of the contractor and, in
any subsequent contracts awarded; contractors will be required
as a minimum to abide by provincial and federal safety, security
and environmental rules and regulations. 
Large vessel docking refit projects will continue to be handled
through separate individual contracts tendered through PWGSC and
available to all potential suppliers on the Government
Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) website, at
www.buyandsell.gc.ca
The Supply Arrangement has no defined end-date and will remain
valid until such time as Canada no longer considers it to be
advantageous to use it.

This requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement
on Internal Trade (AIT). Certain holders of this Supply
Arrangement will at times be restricted from bidding on small
CCG small vessel refits. These vessels are not ice strengthened
and have limited ability to withstand ice accumulation resulting
from transiting in freezing spray conditions. It has been
determined that the risks to personnel and equipment associated
with extended open sea transits in winter conditions are high.
To reduce these risks, small vessels will not be permitted to
transit to or from contractor facilities located in the province
of Newfoundland and Labrador or other locations that may require
extended open sea transits. The period of these restrictions
will normally be from December to April inclusive, but may be
adjusted based on seasonal conditions.

This procurement is set aside from the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) - exemption reference: Chapter 10, Annex
1001.2b, General Notes, Schedule of Canada - paragraph 1(a).  It
is also set aside from the World Trade Organization - Agreement
on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - exemption reference: Annex
4, Note 4.

The Supply Arrangement will be effective starting 1 January
2015. 

The solicitation closing date is 15 December 2014. Inquiries may
be submitted to:

Michel Gaudreau
Public Works and Government Services
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3C9
Phone (902) 483-0823, Fax (902) 496-5016
E-mail: michel.gaudreau2@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.