INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ADVICE

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: Suppliers on permanent list or able to
meet qualification requirements
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Lowest/Lower Bid
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ADVICE

Transport Canada requires the services of a team of personnel
consisting of; one (1) Senior Engineer - Naval Architect and one
(1) Senior Technician - Marine Engineer. The services required
are being solicited under Stream 2 - General Engineering and
Related Services of the Technical, Engineering and Maintenance
Services Supply Arrangement (TEMS SA). The period of the
Contract is from date of contract to one (1) year after date of
contract with an option to extend for one (1) additional periods
of one (1) year.

There is a security requirement associated with this
requirement. For additional information, consult Part 6 -
Security and Other Requirements, and Part 7 - Resulting Contract
Clauses. Bidders should consult the "Security Requirements for
PWGSC Bid Solicitations - Instructions for Bidders"
(http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/app-acq/lc-pl/lc-pl-eng.html#a31)
document on the Departmental Standard Procurement Documents Web
site."

There is a security requirement associated with this requirement.

The requirement is subject to the provisions of the Agreement on
Internal Trade (AIT).

The requirement is limited to Canadian goods and/or services.

Mandatory Technical Criteria

1. Senior Engineer - Naval Architect:

The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a minimum a
university undergraduate degree in Engineering from a Canadian
Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) accredited engineering
program (Copy of certificate to be provided with the Bidder's
proposal);
- OR -
Alternatively, should the candidate's degree be from a non-CCPE
accredited engineering program, their engineering education
credentials must be deemed 'substantially equivalent' by the
CCPE via an application to the Engineering International -
Education Assessment Program, (EI-EAP) (Copy of official CCPE
judgement to be included);
- OR -
Finally, as a third alternative, the candidate's engineering
education credentials will be considered compliant if the
candidate is deemed eligible for registration as a Professional
Engineer by a recognized provincial licensing body (proof of
which is to be provided with the Bidder's proposal).
- AND -
(2) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a minimum of
eight (8) years of experience as an Engineer.
(3) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a University
degree from a recognized institution in naval architecture;
(4) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a minimum of
eight (8) years of experience as a Naval Architect;
(5) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a minimum of
eight (8) years of experience in the design, construction or
repair of commercial vessels;
(6) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have a minimum of
five (5) years of experience surveying large commercial vessels
for compliance with Canadian or International Marine
regulations; 
(7) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have knowledge of
ferry industry including ferry operations, vessel technical
requirements, operating environment requirements;
(8) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have experience
producing and manipulting CAD (Computer Assisted Design)
documents; and
(9) The Senior Engineer - Naval Architect must have knowledge of
the Canadian Supplement to the SOLAS Convention - TP 15211E
(2012) and the Marine Safety Alternate Regulatory Regime Policy.

2. Senior Technician - Marine Engineer:

(1) The Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must have a minimum
of a university undergraduate degree OR a college diploma in any
field; and Must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience
as a technician.
- OR -
Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must have a minimum of a
secondary school graduate diploma/certificate and Must have a
minimum of eight (8) years of experience as a technician.
(2) The Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must possess a
Transport Canada First Class Motor certificate;
(3) The Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must have a minimum
of eight (8) years of experience as a Marine Engineer;
(4) The Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must have a minimum
of eight (8) years of experience in the operation or repair of
commercial vessels; and
(5) The Senior Technician - Marine Engineer must have a minimum
of five (5) years of experience surveying large commercial
vessels for compliance with Canadian or International Marine
regulations.

3. Mandatory Team Technical Criteria, Senior Engineer - Naval
Architect and / or Senior Technician - Marine Engineer:

(1) One team member must have experience developing statement of
requirements or technical specifications for ship
repairs/modification;
(2) One team member must have experience developing statement of
requirements or technical specifications for marine
infrastructure modification
(3) One team member must have experience in managing a vessel
refit project; and
(4) One team member must have experience providing vessel
life-cycle analysis and cost estimates.

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.