SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNICIAN CONSTANT WEAR FLYING SUIT

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: If 2+ bids offer Canadian goods/services other bids will not be considered
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

SEARCH AND RESCUE TECHNICIAN CONSTANT WEAR FLYING SUIT

W8485-174376/A
Swanson, Manon
Telephone No. - (819) 420-2945 (    )
Fax No. - (819) 956-5454 (    )

The Director Aerospace Equipment Program Management (DAEPM) Fighters and Trainers (FT) 6 is responsible for managing various pieces of equipment concerning a wide variety of applications used by Search and Rescue (SAR) in efforts to save human life in response to emergency situations across Canada and in Canada’s waterways and oceans. As such the SAR community requires a Search and Rescue Technician - Constant Wear Flying Suit (SAR-CWFS) ensemble that will replace their current dry suit. This will enable the user to utilize it as a constant wear Immersion suit and carry out their duties with it donned in fixed wing and rotary wing platforms. The equipment is utilized mainly as a dry suit for rescue swimming.

Firm quantity: 
367 SAR-CWFS ensembles

Estimated quantity for "as and when requested" 
Special sizes: estimated quantities:
30 SAR-CWFS ensembles; and 
Spare parts as requested 

The estimated quantities may be orders on and "as and when requested" basis for a period of 36 months from the effective date of the contract.  

This requirement also include an option to procure a maximum of 180 SAR-CWFS ensembles 


The technical evaluation will be conducted in two (2) phases:

Phase I : Mandatory Technical Criteria Screening 
Phase II : Operational testing 

The candian content conditional limited will apply
The evaluation team will determine first if there are two or more bids with a valid Canadian Content certification.  In that event, the evaluation process will be limited to the bids with the certification; otherwise, all bids will be evaluated.  If some of the bids with a valid certification are declared non-responsive, or are withdrawn, and less than two responsive bids with a valid certification remain, the evaluation will continue among those bids with a valid certification.  If all bids with a valid certification are subsequently declared non-responsive, or are withdrawn, then all the other bids received will be evaluated.


Delivery: Montreal QC

Enquiries
To ensure a response before the bid closing date, all enquiries about this requirement must be submitted  in writing and received by the Contacting Authority  at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the bid closing date.

E-mail: manon.swanson@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

This PSPC office provides procurement services to the public in both official languages

The crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.


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.