CERTIFIED REPAIR SERVICE FOR FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS AIRCRAFT

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with Peru/Colombia
Panama
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to
bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Government Objectives Repre
enting Best Interests/Value to Govt
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Aviation B.L. Inc.
600, Chemin des Patriotes
St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu Quebec
Canada
J3L6A2
Nature of Requirements: 
1. Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN)
An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the supplier community t
at a department or agency intends to award a contract for goods, 
ervices or construction to a pre-identified supplier, thereby all
wing other suppliers to signal their interest in bidding, by subm
tting a statement of capabilities. If no supplier submits a state
ent of capabilities that meets the requirements set out in the AC
N, on or before the closing date stated in the ACAN, the contract
ng officer may then proceed with the award to the pre-identified 
upplier.

2. Definition of the requirement
The Department of National Defence of has a requirement to provid
 certified structural repair and welding services in accordance w
th Transport Canada regulations for the Cessna 305 Bird Dog L-19 
nd Schweiser 2-33A glider aircraft of the Regional Cadet Support 
nit.

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

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

1- The supplier must be within a 50 km distance from the address 
elow because Department of National Defence will transport parts 
hat are oversized and difficult to handle:

Department of National Defence
Cadet Air Operations
Hangar 3, Chemin de l'Aéroport
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
J3B 7B5

2- The supplier must be accessible by land and air with a landing
strip of at least 2000 feet long.

3- The supplier must be able to provide all the services below:

a) Structural repairs of all components of Cessna 305 Bird Dog L-
9 and Schweizer 2-33A glider aircraft operated by DND, including 
he wings, fuselage, tail unit, flight controls, engine cowl, etc.
Certification documents shall be duly completed and certified to 
ransport Canada standards at the client's request;

b)Structural repairs (welding) of steel tubulature, including fus
lage, stabilizers, elevators and engine mounts. Certification doc
ments shall be duly completed and certified to Transport Canada s
andards at the client's request;

c)Overhauls, repairs and inspection of fixed- and variable-pitch 
ropellers. Certification documents shall be duly completed and ce
tified to Transport Canada standards at the client's request;
d)Non-destructive examination (NDE) using the eddy current method
 magnetic particle inspection (MPI) and liquid penetrant inspecti
n (LPI). Certification documents shall be duly completed and cert
fied to Transport Canada standards at the client's request;

e)Support for the routine maintenance of Cessna 305 Bird Dog L-19
and Schweizer 2-33A glider aircraft, including 50-hour inspection
, 100-hour inspections and various mechanical problems encountere
 during flight operations. Certification documents shall be duly 
ompleted and certified to Transport Canada standards at the clien
's request;

f)Assistance to DND by designing and manufacturing modifications 
o the Cessna 305 Bird Dog L-19 and Schweizer 2-33A aircraft in or
er to certify them and make minor or major modifications accompan
ed by one or more supplemental type certificates (STCs);

g)Manufacture of control cables and oil lines in accordance with 
he aircraft manufacturer's specifications;

h) Fuel tank repairs in accordance with the aircraft manufacturer
s specifications;

i) Provision of electrochemical anodization service for Schweizer
2-33A gliders and Cessna 305 Bird Dog L-19 aircraft;

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (W
O-AGP)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

1-The supplier must be within a 50 km distance from the address b
low because Department of National Defence will transport parts t
at are oversized and difficult to handle:

Department of National Defence
Cadet Air Operations
Hangar 3, Chemin de l'Aéroport
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
J3B 7B5

2-The supplier must be accessible by land and air with a landing 
trip of at least 2000 feet long.

3-The supplier must be able to provide all the services mentioned
in section 3. Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabil
ties (Minimum Essential Requirements), Part 3.
6. Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts Regulation
 is invoked for this procurement under subsection 6(d) - "only on
 person is capable of performing the work".

7. Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are i
voked under the section of the trade agreements specified:

Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506 par.12b)

World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (W
O-AGP) - Article XV par.1b)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016 par 2.
)

8. Period of the proposed standing offer
The proposed standing offer is for a period of 3 firms years with
2 optional years.

9. Cost estimate of the proposed contract
The estimated value of the standing offer is $40,000.00 per year.

10. Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
Aviation B.L. Inc.
600, Chemin des Patriotes
St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
J3L6A2
Canada

11. Suppliers' right to submit a statement of capabilities
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available t
 provide the goods, services or construction services described i
 the ACAN may submit a statement of capabilities in writing to th
 contact person identified in this notice on or before the closin
 date of this notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly 
emonstrate 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 capabilitie
 is June 16, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EDT).

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:
Annie Blanchet 
Telephone: 514-496-3519 
Facsimile: 514-496-3822 
E-mail: annie.blanchet@tpsgc.gc.ca
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

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

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

Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available t
 provide the services/goods described herein, may submit a statem
nt of capabilities in writing to the contact person identified in
this Notice on or before the closing date of this Notice. The sta
ement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier m
ets the advertised requirements.

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

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

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.