CCGS Henry Larsen Sonar System

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/CFTA/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Government Objectives Representing Best Interests/Value to Govt
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
KONGSBERG MARITIME CANADA LTD.
261 BROWNLOW AVE.
DARTMOUTH Nova Scotia
Canada
B3B2B6
Nature of Requirements: 

CCGS Henry Larsen Sonar System

F7044-170243/A
Langdon (057ml), Jeremy
Telephone No. - (819) 420-2890
Fax No. - (819) 956-0897 

Multibean Bathymetric Sonar System

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. Definition of the requirement 

The Canadian Coast Guard has a requirement for the supply and installation of 1 mid ocean (10 to 4000 metre depth) Multibeam Bathymetric Sonar System complete with: sonar head, sonar processor unit, position and orientation system, acquisition/display software, ice re-enforced protective acoustic window,  manuals & warranty.  The sonar will be used in an operational hydrographic surveying capacity onboard the CCGS Henry Larsen in the Canadian Arctic. 

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 its multibeam sonar system meets the following requirements:

The system proposed must be commercially available and of an existing proven design installed onboard a Polar icebreaking vessel.  
Contractors proposing 2 separate and distinct systems to meet these specifications cannot be considered for this requirement.
Contractors proposing Interferometric or Bathymetric Sidescan systems cannot be considered for this requirement. 

The system must be a flat array configuration.
The system must be flush mounted in the hull.
The system proposed must be commercially available and of an existing proven design installed onboard a Polar icebreaking vessel.  
The system must have an operating frequency that allows a minimum depth of 10m and maximum depth of 5000m
The system must utilize both Frequency Modulated (FM) and Continuous Wave (CW) pulse types.
The system must provide bathymetric data across a swath, at minimum, 3 times the water depth in up to 2500 metres and must do +/- 65 degrees, roll stabilized swath sector in typical operating conditions. 
The system must utilize sound speed at sonar head depth in real time.
The system must do both transmit and receive beam focusing.
The system must be equipped with a function to reduce transmission power to mitigate harm to mammals that may be close by.
The system must ensure all components maintain a coherent sense of time with measurable latencies.
The system must provide imagery (acoustic backscatter intensity) data of the seafloor. The backscatter should be calibrated; source levels and gain settings should be recorded with the data.
The system must have as standard or be upgradeable to log acoustic backscatter of the water column (volume backscatter), preferably to a separate file.
Both the bathymetric data and imagery must be provided in a format which can be readily imported into CARIS HIPS/SIPS software package, preferably via a full function CARIS data import parser.
The system must be compatible with Hysweep or QPS QINSy data logging software if not supplied with an all-encompassing data collection software package.
The system must accept and utilize vessel motion correctors (i.e., heave, pitch, roll, and heading) from an Applanix POS/MV320 IMU, and sound speed profile correctors from AML sensors.  Any or all of these corrections may be applied through both the manufacturer’s proprietary software package in real time and in post-processing through CARIS HIPS/SIPS.  Motion corrections applied in the sonar software must be flagged within the data stream to indicate what specific corrections were made within the sonar software.
The system must do roll-stabilization. It must do +/- 65 degrees swath sector with up to +/- 5 degrees of roll. The system must dynamically steer all beams based on the measured roll, not eliminate beams that roll outside of the desired sector.
The system must do pitch and yaw stabilization at a minimum +/- 5 degrees of pitch and yaw.  
The system must supply, within its data stream, a beam quality indicator that can be captured in Post-Processing for Quality Control.
The system electronics must provide 1°x2° beam widths at Nadir with across-track spacing increasing proportional to the beam steering angle. 
The sonar ping rate must be chosen by the sonar itself based on depth and swath sector or by the set sonar operating range. The sonar must allow the manual changing of the parameter within the design operating ranges.
The sonar must have automated functionality (controlled within manufacturer’s proprietary or third-party software) such as auto-ranging, power, and gain, and should have the ability to manually override these settings if required. 
The system must provide functionality in the acquisition software to control swath width and must have, at least, equidistant beam spacing.
The system must scale the beam spacing according to the set swath sector width so all beams are maintained
Transducer arrays with protection acoustic ice windows must fit within the following prescribed foot prints:
Combined Transmit and Receive Array must not be greater than 5.50 x 2.75 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres. 
Transmit array must not be greater than 4.25 x 1.0 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres.
Receive array must not exceed 0.75 x 2.75 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres.
All dimensions above must include allowance for 35mm thick plating envelope on all sides.
Arrays must be capable of withstanding the ice loads as prescribed for an Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations compliant vessel of Arctic Class 4 (AC4) or equivalent and of proven performance in Canadian Arctic waters during heavy icebreaking operations.  

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)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier 

The pre-identified supplier, Kongsberg Maritime is the only supplier known that has an existing near to midshore (10m - 4000m depth)  multibeam bathymetric sonar system capable of fitting within the maximum available space onboard and meeting the essential requirements for strength and mammal protection, specifically:
Flush mounted to the bottom shell plating within the following prescribed foot prints:
Combined Transmit and Receive Array must not be greater than 5.50 x 2.75 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres. 
Transmit array must not be greater than 4.25 x 1.0 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres.
Receive Array must not exceed 0.75 x 2.75 x 0.45 (LxBxD) metres.
All dimensions above must include allowance for 35mm thick plating envelope on all sides.

Arrays must be capable of withstanding the ice loads as prescribed for an Arctic Shipping Pollution Prevention Regulations compliant vessel of Arctic Class 4 (AC4) or equivalent and of proven performance in Canadian Arctic waters during heavy icebreaking operations in areas of high concentrations of multi-year ice.

Marine mammal protection feature - The system must be capable of reducing transmission power when in areas of marine mammals. 

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 et/ou raisons justifiant le recours à l'appel d'offres limité

The following limited tendering reasons are invoked:

Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - Article 513 Limited Tendering (b) - "if the goods or services can be supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable alternative or substitute goods or services exist for any of the following reasons: (iii) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons."

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP) - Article XV - Limited Tendering, 1 b. III) "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."

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 Limited Tendering Procedures, 2 (b) "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". 

8. Ownership of Intellectual Property 

Ownership of any Foreground Intellectual Property arising out of the proposed contract will vest in the Contractor.

9. Period of the proposed contract or delivery date 

The deliverables must be delivered on or before February 15, 2018.

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier 

Kongsberg Maritime
261 Brownlow Ave.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B3B 2B6

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. Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities 

The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 2:00PM EST.

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities 

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Jeremy Langdon
11 Laurier Street
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0S5
Telephone: 819-420-2890
E-mail: Jeremy.Langdon@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.