smartWhales

Solicitation number 9F040-190633/A

Publication date

Closing date and time 2020/10/13 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date


    Description
    Trade Agreement: NONE
    Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods and/or services
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    
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    TITLE: smartWhales - Development of Space-Based Solutions for the Monitoring and Protection of the
                 North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW).
    
    1.2.1 Under the Integrator track of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) smartEarth initiative, in line with several key priorities of the Government of Canada (GoC), services of suppliers are being sought for the development of Space-Based Solutions for the Monitoring and Protection of the North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW). On behalf of CSA and in collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC), Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will be awarding several contracts under two streams. 
    
    Stream 1: To improve the accuracy of detection and monitoring of NARW.
    Stream 2: To increase the effectiveness of prediction and modelling methods. 
    
    Bidders can submit a proposal for each Stream.
    
    In the event they wish to submit bids for both Streams 1 and 2, bidders must provide separate bids, and clearly identify on each bid (1 or 2) for which Stream they are proposing their services. 
    
    Actual Available Budget
    
    Stream 1:
    The maximum funding available for each contract resulting from the bid solicitation for this stream is $1.2M per contract (Applicable Taxes extra, as appropriate). Annex A (Statement of Work) includes a description of the work required. Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available. A maximum of 3  contracts are expected to be awarded within Stream 1.
    
    Stream 2:
    The maximum funding available for each contract resulting from the bid solicitation for this stream is $0.9M per contract (Applicable Taxes extra, as appropriate). Annex A (Statement of Work) includes a description of the work required. Bids valued in excess of this amount will be considered non-responsive. This disclosure does not commit Canada to pay the maximum funding available. A maximum of 2  contracts are expected to be awarded within Stream 2.
    
    In this RFP, up to 5 (five) contracts are expected to be awarded. For additional information, please refer to Part 2, section 2.7 - Maximum Funding, of the bid solicitation.
    
    
    1.2.2    The proposed period of the contracts will be from the date of the award up to 36 months.  
         
    1.2.3 There are no security requirements associated with this requirement. 
    
    1.2.4     This requirement is not subject to the trade agreements.
    
    1.2.5 The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.
    
    1.2.6     The Federal Contractors Program (FCP) for employment equity applies to this procurement; refer to Part 5 - Certifications and Additional Information, Part 7 - Resulting Contract Clauses and the annex titled Federal Contractors Program for Employment Equity - Certification.
    
    
    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.

    Contract duration

    Refer to the description above for full details.

    Trade agreements

    • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Guérinik, Naoual
    Phone
    (514) 607-2651 ( )
    Email
    naoual.guerinik@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
    Fax
    (514) 496-3822
    Address
    Place Bonaventure, portail Sud-Oues
    800, rue de La Gauchetière Ouest
    7e étage, suite 7300
    Montréal, Québec, H5A 1L6

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Canadian Space Agency
    Address
    6767 Route de l'Aéroport
    Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 8Y9
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    010
    English
    130
    010
    French
    30
    009
    English
    54
    009
    French
    16
    008
    English
    75
    008
    French
    16
    007
    English
    78
    007
    French
    23
    006
    English
    75
    006
    French
    14
    005
    English
    83
    005
    French
    21
    004
    English
    77
    004
    French
    15
    003
    English
    98
    003
    French
    24
    002
    English
    101
    002
    French
    21
    001
    English
    135
    001
    French
    27
    000
    English
    343
    000
    French
    115

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Quebec (except NCR)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Selective Tendering
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price