LOI - DG Sets

Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Please note that this is not a solicitation.  No contract will
result from this Letter of Interest.

This cancels and supercedes LOI #W8483-137106/B dated 2013-08-02
and closed on 2013-09-13

Letter of Interest for the Provision of HALIFAX Class Ships
Diesel Generator Sets and In-Service Support

1.	Purpose 
1.1	Technical:
1.1.1	The purpose of this Letter of Interest (LOI) is to
pre-qualify companies with marine Diesel Generator (DG)
engineering, manufacturing and maintenance expertise to:
a.	supply the DG sets in accordance with the Technical Statement
of Requirements (TSOR) and Statement of Work (SOW) for the
HALIFAX Class Diesel Generator (DG) Set Replacement; and
b.	provide ISS in accordance with the SOW for the HALIFAX Class
Diesel Generator (DG) Set In-Service Support (ISS).
The TSOR and SOWs mentioned above will be supplied only to
companies pre-qualified through this LOI process.

1.1.2	Interested companies are invited to submit a proposal to
be evaluated for the pre-qualification requirements of the
Statement of Capabilities attached herein.

1.2	Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRBs):
1.2.1	Canada's Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRB) Policy
will be a mandatory element of the HALIFAX Class Diesel
Generator Set Replacement Project, with the bidder committing to
achieve IRB valued at 100% of the contract value.  The Policy is
administered by Industry Canada (IC) with assistance from the
Regional Development Agencies. 
1.2.2	IRB Direct levels may be applied to the HALIFAX Class
Diesel Generator Set Replacement Project, which will be subject
to the Government's new Global Value Chain (GVC) equivalency
policy http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/042.nsf/eng/00031.html . 
GVC equivalency will permit bidders to meet the Direct IRB
requirement through Direct activity within a bidder's global
portfolio of business activities related to similar Diesel
Generator Set and/or service arrangements.
1.2.3	IRB Direct levels will be expressed as a percentage of the
total contract value and will be based on a combination of the
responses obtained through this LOI and an independent
assessment of industry capabilities, both international and
domestic.
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.