Personal Flotation Device (PFD)

Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited to bid
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Goods Purchased on a Commodity Market
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
MUSTANG SURVIVAL ULC
7525 Lowland Drive
Burnaby British Columbia
Canada
V5J5L1
Nature of Requirements: 

Personal Flotation Device (PFD)

E60PR-18FLDV/A
Contact: Josette Richard
Telephone No. - (613) 462-4128
Email: josette.richard@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca

Personal Flotation Device (PFD)


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

Canada has a requirement to put in place a National Master Standing Offer (NMSO) the supply of personal flotation devices (PFD) that are fully compatible with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), approved uniform and equipment (U&E) used by officers performing marine law enforcement duties, and approved Hard Body Armour (HBA). The PFD must have the Transport Canada (TC) "RESTRICED FOR USE BY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS" designation.

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

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of technical documentation, including detailed specifications sheets, pictures and test reports, that its equipment meets the following requirements:

Mandatory Operational Requirements:

The personal floatation device must meet the following minimum criteria:
 
(a) Manual/Automatic Inflatable Personal Floatation Device of 150 N of Buoyancy.
(b) Heavy duty outer shell fabric Erez 
(c) Protective ballistic CO2 cylinder kevlar pouch
(d) Hydrostatic Inflator Technology (HIT)
(e) Beaded inflation handle to reduce unintentional inflation
(f) Urethane Baffle in the bladder to provide redundancy
(g) Dark colour to be used for discrete operations when the need is dictated
(h) Must have the Transport Canada (TC) "RESTRICED FOR USE BY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS" designation.

4. Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement

This procurement is subject to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

5. Government Contracts Regulation Exception(s)

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 contract.

6. Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

Mustang Survival ULC from Burnaby, BC is the only supplier that meets operational requirements, including compatibility with existing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), approved uniform and equipment (U&E) and approved Hard Body Armour (HBA) used by officers performing marine law enforcement duties within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Mustang Survival Corp. is also the only known supplier with a PFD with a Transport Canada (TC) "RESTRICTED FOR USE BY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS" designation.

7. Name of pre-identified supplier:

Mustang Survival ULC
7525 Lowland Drive
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5L1

8. The following exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are invoked under the:

(1) CFTA Article 513 b. 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:

v. to ensure compatibility with existing goods, or to maintain specialized goods that must be  maintained by the manufacturer of those goods or its representative.


9. Period of the proposed Standing Offer

 The period of the proposed Standing Offer is 2 years plus three one-year extension.

10. The estimated usage of the Standing Offer by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)*: 

Year 1: 450 units
Year 2: 150 units
Year 3 (extension): 150 units
Year 4 (extension): 150 units
Year 5 (extension): 150 units

* NOTE: The Standing Offer will also be made available for use by other law enforcement agencies at the provincial and territorial levels. Estimated usage by provinces and territories is unknown at this time.

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 the notice. The statement of capabilities must clearly demonstrate how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

12. Closing date for the submission of a statement of capabilities.
The closing date and time for accepting statements of capabilities is May 28 2018 at 02:00p.m. EDT

13. Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Josette Richard
Supply Specialist
Public Works and Government Services Canada
6A2, Portage III, 11 Laurier
Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Telephone: 613-462-4128
E-mail address: josette.richard@pwgsc-tpsgc.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.