Vertical Wind Tunnel

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Ciel Aventure Québec inc.
2700, av. du Cosmodôme
Laval Quebec
Canada
H7T2X1
Nature of Requirements: 
Vertical Wind Tunnel

W2037-130146/A
Weaver, Tammy
Telephone No. - (613) 545-8059 (    )
Fax No. - (613) 545-8067

Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)

1. An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier
community that a department or agency intends to issue a
Standing Offer for services to a pre-identified supplier,
thereby allowing other suppliers to signal their interest in
bidding, by submitting a statement of capabilities. If no
supplier submits a statement of capabilities that meets the
requirements set out in the ACAN, on or before the closing date
stated in the ACAN, the contracting officer may then proceed
with the issuance to the pre-identified supplier. 

2. Definition of requirement
The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement to
establish a Regional Individual Standing Offer (RISO) to provide
a Vertical Wind Tunnel (VWT) facility  and as required, DND will
also require the contractor to provide qualified VWT Instructors
to teach introductory freeflying and VWT instruction techniques.
enabling the Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre
(CFLAWC), Trenton, Ontario and Department of National Defence
Headquarters Canadian Special Operations Forces Command
(CANSOFCOM), Ottawa, Ontario to conduct personnel freefall (FF)
simulation training.

Background

  CFLAWC has been successfully incorporating VWT training into
its Military Freefall Parachuting (MFP) course and instructor
continuation training over the last several years.  This
training has proven invaluable in accelerating learning for new
candidates (and correspondingly reducing the number of descents
required from an aircraft to achieve qualification standards) as
well as maintaining and improving skills for more experienced
staff members.  In addition, the Canadian Forces Parachute Team
has taken advantage of this resource for training prior to
completed tandem and camera training camps.  The VWT affords
personnel an opportunity to practice freefall skills and
overcome difficulties in a safe and controlled environment.  It
offers the flexibility of training at any time during the year
when weather is unfavourable for jumping.  Currently, CLFLAWC
does not have a VWT at its facility at Canadian Forces Base
(CFB) Trenton.

3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities

Minimum Essential Requirements
The Contractor must provide:

A.  	 A re-circulating VWT with an indoor cylindrical flight
chamber no smaller than fourteen (14) feet in diameter, capable
of achieving a uniform airflow at speeds exceeding 200Km/h (125
mph);

B.	The facility must have rooms for video debriefing, space for
creeping, and at least one (1) classroom with a capacity for
twenty (20) persons; and

C.	The facility must be located within 250Km of the National
Capital Region (NCR) and within 400Km of CFB Trenton, Trenton
Ontario.

D.	Up to four (4) experienced VWT Instructors to teach basic
free flying and instructional techniques.  Instructors must have
a minimum of two years VWT instruction experience.  Duties
include, but are not limited to, providing training plans,
conducting dirt dives before each training session and providing
debriefs to students after each session.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Canada-Columbia Trade Agreement
Canada-Peru Trade Agreement
Canada-Chille Agreement
5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The identified supplier is the only known source who is within
the travelling distance required to the client and has a
re-circulating VWT with an indoor cylindrical flight chamber no
smaller than fourteen (14) feet in diameter, capable of
achieving a uniform airflow at speeds exceeding 200Km/h (125
mph).
The facility must be located within 250Km of the National
Capital Region (NCR) and within 400Km of CFB Trenton, Trenton
Ontario due to operational requirements.  Unit must be able to
return to their units same day should an emergency arise and
they must be able to drive to and from the facility.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception to the Government Contracts Regulations
is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) -only one
person is capable of performing the work.
7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the section of the trade agreement(s) specified:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - article 506 paragraph 12
where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons
and the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular
supplier and no alternative or substitute exists; (CAP code 71)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP) - Article XV: Limited Tendering Procedure
when, for works of art or for reasons connected with protection
of exclusive rights, such as patents or copyrights, or in the
absence of competition for technical reasons, the products or
services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no
reasonable alternative or substitute exists; (CAP code 71)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article(s) 1016
section (b) where, for works of art, or for reasons connected
with the protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive
rights, or proprietary information or where there is an absence
of competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can
be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists; (CAP Code 71)
8. The period of the proposed Standing Offer:
	The proposed Standing Offer is for a period of one (1) year,
from 01 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. 
	The Standing Offer will have a one (1) year option from 01
April 2014 to 31 March 2015.
9. A cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the Standing Offer, including option(s),
is $1,003,250.00 (GST/HST extra).
10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier:
Ciel Aventure Québec inc. 
Operating Name: SkyVenture Montreal 
 2700, av. du Cosmodôme
 Laval, Quebec CANADA, H7T 2X1

11. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the goods, services or construction services
described in the ACAN, may submit a statement of capabilities in
writing to the contact person identified in this notice on or
before the closing date of this notice. The statement of
capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the
advertised requirements.
12. The closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is:
March 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. EDT)
13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Tammy Weaver
Supply Specialist
86 Clarence St., 2nd Floor
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 1X3
Telephone: 613-545-8059 
Facsimile: 613-545-8067
E-mail: tammy.weaver@pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
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