Geomatics Technicians Training

Trade Agreement: CETA / WTO-AGP / CPTPP / CFTA / FTAs with Peru / Colombia / Panama / Korea
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 2021. 

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: 

-Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
-World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
-Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
-Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
-Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
-Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
-Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
-Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)

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 

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)-  Article 513, 1(b)
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV, 1.(b)
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - Article 19.2 (b)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - Article 15.10 (b)
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) - Article(s) Kbis-09 (b)
Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement - Article 17.11 (b)
Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement - Article 14.3
Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) - Article 1409 (b)
Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) - Article 10.13 (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 2021 to 30 June 2023. The proposed contract will contain the option for three (3) additional program periods from 01 September 2022 to 30 June 2024, 01 September 2023 to 30 June 2025, and 01 September 2024 to 30 June 2026 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:
 
February 12th, 2021 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.