PLUG, PIPE

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
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: 
PLUG, PIPE

W8482-133109/A

Dominic Forcier
Telephone: (819) 956-3951
Facsimile: (819) 956-5227
Email: dominic.forcier@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

AMENDMENT 001

This amendment is raised to modify the Request For Proposal and
to provide additional information on the Items to potential
bidders as follows:

1. Table of Contents - Part 5 - Certifications

Delete: 1.     Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a
Criminal Record Verification

Insert:	1.     Code of Conduct Certifications - Certifications
Required Precedent to Contract Award

2. Part 2 - Bidder instructions, Paragraph 1 - Standard
Instructions, Clauses and Conditions

Subsection 01.4 of 2003, Standard Instructions - Goods or
Services - Competitive Requirements, is amended as follows:

Delete: 	In its entirety

Insert: 	Bidders should provide, with their bid or promptly
thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Bidder.  If such a list has not been
received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, Canada
will inform the Bidder of a time frame within which to provide
the information.   Failure to provide such a list within the
required time frame will render the bid non-responsive.  Bidders
must always submit the list of directors before contract award. 

Canada may, at any time, request that a Bidder provide properly
completed and Signed Consent Forms (Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC 229) for any or all individuals
named in the aforementioned list within a specified delay. 
Failure to provide such Consent Forms within the delay will
result in the bid being declared non-responsive.

Subsection 01.5 of 2003, Standard Instructions - Goods or
Services - Competitive Requirements, is amended as follows:

Delete: 	In its entirety

Insert: 	The Bidder must diligently maintain the list up-to-date
by informing Canada in writing of any change occurring during
the validity period of the bid, and must also provide Canada,
when requested, with the corresponding Consent Forms. The Bidder
will also be required to diligently maintain the list and when
requested,  provide Consent Forms during the period of any
contract arising from this bid solicitation.

3. Part 5 - Certifications

Delete: Paragraph 1 in its entirety

Insert:
1.	Code of Conduct Certifications - Certifications Required
Precedent to Contract Award

1.1	Bidders should provide, with their bids or promptly
thereafter, a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the Bidder.  If such a list has not been
received by the time the evaluation of bids is completed, the
Contracting Authority will inform the Bidder of a time frame
within which to provide the information.  Bidders must submit
the list of directors before contract award, failure to provide
such a list within the required time frame will render the bid
non-responsive.

The Contracting Authority may, at any time, request that a
Bidder provide properly completed and Signed Consent Forms
(Consent to a Criminal Record Verification form - PWGSC-TPSGC
229) for any or all individuals named in the aforementioned list
within a specified delay.  Failure to provide such Consent Forms
within the delay will result in the bid being declared
non-responsive.

4. Part 6 - Resulting Contract Clauses, Paragraph 3.1 - General
Conditions

Subsection 29.4 of 2010A, General Conditions - Goods (Medium
Complexity), is amended as follows:

Delete: 	In its entirety

Insert: 	During the entire period of the Contract, the
Contractor must diligently update, by written notice to the
Contracting Authority, the list of names of all individuals who
are directors of the Contractor whenever there is a change.  As
well, whenever requested by Canada, the Contractor must provide
the corresponding Consent Forms.

5. Additional Information on Items

Items 001 and 003 
Pipe Plugs 4730-12-313-3182
Type of thread: NPT 
Size of thread: 0.250 (1/4)
Material: Steel

Items 002 and 004
Hydraulic Swivels 4730-12-352-1498 
NCAGE: U4963 DEUBLIN LTD, 
Part number: 1106-319-373

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

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The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the
items detailed below for delivery by January 02, 2013 to
Canadian Forces Supply Depots in Halifax, Nova-Scotia and
Victoria, British Colombia.

It is the Bidder's responsibility to submit by closing date and
time a complete bid.

Code of Conduct Certifications - Consent to a Criminal Record
Verification
Bidders must submit with their bid, by the bid solicitation
closing date:

(a) a complete list of names of all individuals who are
currently directors of the
Bidder;

(b) a properly completed and signed form Consent to a Criminal
Record Verification
(PWGSC-TPSGC 229), for each individual named in the list.

Technical Evaluation Procedures

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Part Number and
NSCM/CAGE
Bidders must indicate the Part Number and the NSCM/CAGE they are
offering.

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Substitute Products
Bidders proposing a substitute product must meet the following
criteria:

In order to be considered for the evaluation of a substitute
product, Bidders must provide all required technical information
(as detailed in Part 3,  Section I, of this RFP) to demonstrate
their technical compliance and to confirm form, fit, function,
quality and performance of these substitute products.

Mandatory Technical Evaluation Criteria - Replaced Part Numbers
from the OEM 
Bidders proposing a replaced part number must meet the following
criteria:

In order to be considered for the acceptance of a replaced part
number (superseded or obsolete),
Bidders must provide: 

a. proof by submitting a copy of a Certificate of Conformity
from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) providing
justification/explanation that the part numbers are a
replacement of the OEM parts specified herein and are equivalent
in form, fit, function, quality and performance to the OEM's
parts specified herein; or

b.  all required technical information (as detailed in Part 3,
Section I, of this RFP) to demonstrate their technical
compliance and to confirm form, fit, function, quality and
performance of these replaced part numbers.

Item Description

Item 001, Goods and Services Identification Number (GSIN):
N4730, 
NATO Stock Number (NSN): 4730123133182, 
PLUG, PIPE, 
Part No.: DIN908-G1/4A-1.4571; NSCM/CAGE: D8286
Part No.: 9236-001-RA; NSCM/CAGE: D0805
Part No.: NB25-200U3D-W3-28/250REP9031; NSCM/CAGE: D8860
Part No.: 9457.867/4; NSCM/CAGE: D2449
Part No.: DIN908-G1/4A-A4; NSCM/CAGE: D8286
Quantity: 20, Unit of Issue: Each, to be delivered to Halifax.

Item 002, GSIN: N4730, NSN: 4730123521498, 
SWIVEL JOINT, HYDRAULIC, 
Part No.: 8365644; NSCM/CAGE: D2049
Quantity: 10, Unit of Issue: Each, to be delivered to Halifax

Item 003, GSIN: N4730, NSN: 4730123133182, 
PLUG, PIPE, 
Part No.: DIN908-G1/4A-1.4571; NSCM/CAGE: D8286
Part No.: 9236-001-RA; NSCM/CAGE: D0805
Part No.: NB25-200U3D-W3-28/250REP9031; NSCM/CAGE: D8860
Part No.: 9457.867/4; NSCM/CAGE: D2449
Part No.: DIN908-G1/4A-A4; NSCM/CAGE: D8286
Quantity: 20, Unit of Issue: Each, to be delivered to Victoria

Item 004, GSIN: N4730, NSN: 4730123521498, 
SWIVEL JOINT, HYDRAULIC, 
Part No.: 8365644; NSCM/CAGE: D2049
Quantity: 10, Unit of Issue: Each, to be delivered to Victoria


Debriefings

After contract award, bidders may request a debriefing on the
results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request
to the Contracting Authority within fifteen (15) working days of
receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The
debriefing may be provided in writing, by telephone or in person.
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.