Geomatics Technicians Training

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2G1V8
Nature of Requirements: 

1.  Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) 

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community
that a department or agency intends to award a contract for
goods, services or construction 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 award to the pre-identified supplier. 

2.  Requirement 

The Military Personnel Generation Training Group (MPGTG) in
coordination with the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) -
School of Military Mapping (SMM) require the delivery of a
training program that will satisfy the occupation performance
requirements for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Geomatics
Technician. The contracted service provider will develop and
deliver a training program exclusively for CAF personnel that
will satisfy the Qualification Level 5A Geomatics Technician
performance requirements as defined in the Performance
Objectives detailed in the CAF Qualification Standard. In
addition, the program must satisfy requirements for a
post-secondary community college approved certificate in
geomatics, which culminates in a provincially approved diploma
in geomatics. In order to provide training and information in
military context, it will be necessary for CAF personnel from
the School of Military Mapping to use the service provider's
facilities to supplement the training provided to incorporate a
military perspective. It is necessary that the contracted
service provider be located within the National Capital Region.
The only known facility located in Ottawa that can deliver the
required training resulting in a post secondary community
college approved certificate in geomatics, which culminates in a
provincially approved diploma in geomatics, is Algonquin College
(Ottawa Campus). Consequently, in order to satisfy the
requirement the intention is to award a contract to Algonquin
College of Applied Arts and Technology. 

3.  Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements) 

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that it meets the following requirements: 

1) The Contractor must be within the National Capital Region. 
2) The Contractor must be recognized as a diploma/degree
granting institution by the Ontario Ministry of Training,
Colleges, and Universities. 
3) The Contractor must be prepared to begin the first program
start 01 September 2016. 
4) The Contractor must provide a computer classroom, dedicated
to military students only, which accommodates a maximum of 30
students. 
5) The Contractor must provide office space for 12 CAF SMM
staff. 
6) The Contractor must provide instructors that have experience
with the following program areas: Statistics, Cartography, RSI,
H/N Geography, 3D Vis, Thematic Mapping and Project Management. 
7) The Contractor must provide Geomatics training materials that
include examples of course materials, practical assignments and
assessment materials such as geodesy, remote sensing,
photogrammetry, GIS, programming in Python and HTML, web design
and mobile application, and related database manipulation. 
8) The Contractor must incorporate practical work sessions
during the training in order to develop student skills for the
commonly used geomatics software applications in the
public/private sectors and that are also common to CAF Geomatics
Technicians. The software applications include, but are not
limited to: ERDAS Imagine (including the Leica Photogrammetric
Suite), ESRI ArcGIS, and Adobe Photoshop.

4.  Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement 

This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements: 

-Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 

5.  Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology has been
identified as the only supplier capable of meeting the
requirements as described above. 

6.  Government Contracts Regulations Exception 

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 

-Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506 - Paragraph
12(b) 
-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 -
Paragraph 2(b) 

8.  Ownership of Intellectual Property 

Canada intends to retain ownership of any Foreground
Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract, on
the following grounds: where the material developed or produced
consists of material subject to copyright, with the exception of
computer software and all documentation pertaining to that
software. 

9.  Period of the proposed contract 

The proposed contract is for an initial program period from 01
September 2016 to 30 June 2018. The proposed contract will
contain the option for three (3) additional program periods from
01 September 2017 to 30 June 2019, 01 September 2018 to 30 June
2020, and 01 September 2019 to 30 June 2021 respectively. 

10.  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. 

11.  Closing date for a submission of a statement of
capabilities 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is: 

16 November 2016 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

12.  Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities 

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to: 

Contract Authority: Andrew Denbeigh 
Phone Number: (613) 484-1586 
E-mail Address: andrew.denbeigh@pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

You are hereby notified that the government intends to negotiate
with one firm only as identified above. Should you have any
questions concerning this requirement, contact the contracting
officer identified above.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
agencies to post a notice, for no less than fifteen (15)
calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
intends to award a good, service or construction contract to a
pre-identified contractor. If no other supplier submits, on or
before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
the requirements set out in the ACAN, the contracting authority
may then proceed with the award.  However, should a Statement of
Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
ACAN, then the contracting authority will proceed to a full
tendering process.

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the services/goods described herein, 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.

The PWGSC file number, the contracting officer's name and the
closing date of the ACAN must appear on the outside of the
envelope in block letters or, in the case of a facsimile
transmission, on the covering page.

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.