EREP: General Info & Disposal RFI

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Environmental Response Equipment Program (EREP): General Info and Disposal Strategies
Request for Information (RFI)


Purpose:  

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to request that interested companies provide feedback and recommendations to the questions posed herein. The questions posed are regarding the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Environmental Response Equipment (ERE) Program.   

Background Information:

The Environmental Response Equipment (ERE) Program for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) forms part of the Oceans Protection Plan announced in November 2016. Under the ERE Program, CCG is renewing its suite of environmental response (ER) equipment, ensuring a robust and strategic national response capability. The ERE Program will modernize ER equipment with new technology for strategic ER locations across Canada. Approximately 50-100 unique procurements for different types of equipment including integrated logistics support documentation and some life cycle management services will be required. The requirements include, though are not limited to:

1. Skimmers (Stationary and Advancing Skimmers);
2. Boom (including Sweep Systems);
3. Contaminant Storage Equipment (towable and stationary); 
4. Dispersant and Burning Equipment;
5. ER Safety Equipment
6. ER Communications Equipment
7. ER Surveillance Equipment
8. Pumps, Hoses, and Hydraulic Control Panels; 
9. Generators;
10. Mobile Incident Command Posts (various categories with differing operational applications);
11. Crew Posts;
12. Logistic Posts;
13. Decontamination Posts;
14. Mobile Camps;
15. Trailers and Small Specialized Vehicles and Small Craft; 
16. ER handling equipment; and,
17. Other small purchases of miscellaneous equipment such as buoys, lighting, wildlife deterrents, etc.

Note to respondents:

This RFI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal (RFP). No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this RFI. The issuance of this RFI is not to be considered in any way a commitment by the Government of Canada, nor as authority to potential respondents to undertake any work that could be charged to Canada. This RFI is not to be considered as a commitment to issue a subsequent solicitation or award contract(s) for the work described herein.

Participation in this RFI is encouraged, but is not mandatory.  There will be no short-listing of potential suppliers for the purposes of undertaking any future work as a result of this RFI. Similarly, participation in this RFI is not a condition or prerequisite for the participation in any potential subsequent solicitation.

Respondents will not be reimbursed for any cost incurred by participating in this RFI.

Interested Respondents may submit their responses to: 

Erin Fox
Supply Team Leader
Environmental Response Equipment Program
erin.fox@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: 23/06/2017

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.