INVITATION TO QUALIFY (ITQ) - DISPOSAL OF EX-PROTECTEUR AND
EX-ALGONQUIN

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to
meet qualification requirements
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
INVITATION TO QUALIFY (ITQ) - DISPOSAL OF EX-PROTECTEUR AND
EX-ALGONQUIN


W8482-157828/A
Passmore, Russ
Telephone No. - (819) 956-1209

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NOTICE AMENDMENT 001 is raised extend the response closing date
to May 7, 2015.  
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THIS IS AN INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY
This Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) is neither a Request for
Proposal (RFP) nor a solicitation of bids or tenders and is
intended only to pre-qualify suppliers.  Together this ITQ and
the subsequent bid solicitation are the two parts of the
solicitation process.  No contract will result from this ITQ.
The objective of this prequalification phase is evaluate the
capability of a company to perform the work required for the
disposal of EX-PROTECTEUR and EX-ALGONQUIN.
The pre-qualified suppliers will be referred to as the Qualified
Respondents in this solicitation process.  Only the Qualified
Respondents will be permitted to bid on the subsequent bid
solicitation.  
The sourcing strategy relating to this procurement will be
restricted to Canadian companies. The following apply: The Basel
Convention, the PCB Waste Export Regulations 1996(SOR/97-109),
the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999), the Export and
Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material
Regulations SOR/2005-149, the Controlled Goods Program (CGP),
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the
Operational Requirements of the Government of Canada. 

BACKGROUND
CANADA has a requirement for the safe disposal of two ships that
have reached the end of their operational lives. The ships are
Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Protecteur; a
Protecteur-class auxiliary oil replenishment (AOR) ship, and
HMCS Algonquin, an Iroquois-class guided missile destroyer
(DDG). Both vessels are based in Esquimalt, British Columbia.

OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENT
The resulting contract will require that the contractor prepare
each ship for transfer, transfer it to the Approved Site,
demilitarize the Controlled Goods, return any museum material,
and subsequently dismantle (dispose/recycle) the vessel in an
efficient and environmentally responsible manner that conforms
to Canadian laws and the terms of the contract. All structural
components above the main deck, from the main deck to the keel
and all equipment, machinery and other components installed on
or contained in the structure must be cleaned, removed,
recycled, reused and/or disposed of in accordance with
applicable regulations. The contractor may also be required to
return fitted items left onboard to the Canadian Forces Supply
System (CFSS). EX-PROTECTEUR will be available to the contractor
at contract award and EX-ALGONQUIN will be made available to the
contractor Spring of 2016. Dates will be confirmed in the
resulting bid solicitation.
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.