Vessel Lease - Frontier Sentinel 12

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: 
Requirement:

The Department of National Defence has a requirement to lease a
Vessel with crew to act as a vessel of interest during exercise
Frontier Sentinel 12 in accordance with the associated Statement
of Requirement provided in Annex "A" of the solicitation
document. The requirements and activities entailed are:

·	The Vessel must be of a commercial pattern
·	The Vessel must be a minimum of 150 foot length over all (LOA)
·	The Vessel must provide accommodations for 35 actors
·	The crew must accept to participate in a military exercise
under which the Vessel will be placed under surveillance,
boarded and searched by military and or police members.

Area of operation:

The area of operation will be in the Northumberland Strait, in
the vicinity of Cheticamp, Nova Scotia 

Period of Lease:

The Contracted period of lease will be from the predetermined
location no later than 0800 local on 26 October 2013 until the
completion of the exercise no later than 1800 local on 31
October 2013.

Sourcing strategy:

The requirement is exempt from the provisions of the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP),
Annex 4 and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
Chapter Ten Annex 1001.2b Paragraph 1, however, it is subject to
the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The solicitation closing date is 26 September 2013. Inquiries
may be submitted to:

Thersea Brow
Public Works and Government Services
1713 Bedford Row
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3C9
Phone (902) 5166
E-mail: thersea.brow@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.