Sea to Shore Connector System

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to purchase five (5) International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) approved Sea to Shore Connectors.  The procurement of the sectional pontoon type barges will include propulsion units, special tools and spares.  The Sea to Shore connectors will be used on DND’s Joint Support Ship PROTECTEUR (JSS) Class vessels operated by DND.    

The delivery points will include one to each of the two JSS Class ship locations, one to each of the two coastal training facilities and one serviceable spare location to be determined.

In addition, detailed engineering design data along with Technical Data Packages will form part of this requirement.  DND will also acquire the necessary operator training and maintenance documentation for each connector vessel.  

This procurement is only subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) as it is exempt from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in accordance with Annex 1001.2b, Schedule of Canada, General Note 1(a) and the World Trade Organization-Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) in accordance with Appendix 1, Annex 4, Note 4.

This procurement falls under the small vessel construction component of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), whereby the requirement will be competed to Canadian Industry.

The requirement is not subject to the Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements, as none of the locations where services are to be provided are located within a Land Claims Settlement Area. 

The Canadian Content Policy will not apply as Shipbuilding and Repair is exempt.

The sourcing strategy related to this procurement is that all interested suppliers may submit a bid. 

In order to be considered compliant, bidders must meet all the Mandatory Requirements of the Request for Proposal. 

The responsive bid with the lowest price will be recommended for award of a contract.

Canada retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.

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Amendment 001 

Amendment 001 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide questions and answers to potential bidders
b) Extend the RFP closing date
c) Modify paragraph 1.2.2 of article 1.2 Summary
d) Modify paragraph 1.2.3 of article 1.2 Summary

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Amendment 002

Amendment 002 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide questions and answers to potential bidders
b) Modify Statement of Work (SOW), paragraph 5.2 SEA TO SHORE               CONNECTOR GENERAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS

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Amendment 003

Amendment 003 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

1) Respond to one question received by Canada from industry;


In accordance with PSPC Policy Notification 128U1 effective 4 March 2019, the following modifications are being made to this solicitation:

2) Modify the Request For Proposal (RFP) Part 2, Bidder                     Instructions; and
3) Modify the Request For Proposal (RFP) Part 3, Bid Preparation            Instructions

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Amendment 004

Amendment 004 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders

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Amendment 005

Amendment 005 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders

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Amendment 006

Amendment 006 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders

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Amendment 007

Amendment 007 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders

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Amendment 007

Amendment 007 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders

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Amendment 008

Amendment 008 to the Sea to Shore Connector Request for Proposal (RFP), W847S-19-0074, is being issued to:

a) Provide question and answer to potential bidders





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.