GO Canada operations maintenance engineering services

Solicitation number 9F045-210090/A

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Closing date and time 2022/10/17 14:00 EDT

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    Description
    Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: Yes
    Nature of Requirements: 
    
    
    Geospace Observatory Canada (GO Canada) Program Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering Services
    
    Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), located in St-Hubert, Quebec (the '’Client"), is seeking bids to provide operations, maintenance, and engineering (OM&E) services to the Geospace Observatory (GO) Canada program.
    
    The Go Canada program is motivated by the need for greater fundamental understanding of the planetary environments that are affected by short- and long-term variability of our star - the Sun. The Sun and Earth form a tightly coupled system, with solar variability driving space weather and climate, the creation of harsh radiation environments, and the generation of the aurora. The GO Canada program seeks to understand this fundamental solar-terrestrial coupling and its influence on our planetary environment.
    
    The period of delivery of the services associated with the GO Canada program is from date of contract award to December, 31st 2024 inclusively.
    
    This bid solicitation includes the irrevocable option to extend the term of the Contract by up to  three (3) additional one-year periods under the same conditions. 
    
    The estimated amount of funding available is 2,350,000.00$ plus applicable taxes.
    
    Scope of work:
    a) Project Management:
    i. Produce reports and plans, project control
    ii. Participate in CGSM science team meetings
    b) Configuration Management:
    i. Maintain Material Inventory Control
    ii. Maintain System Configuration Control
    c) Scientific instruments:
    i. Provide assistance in development of ground-based instruments
    ii. Provide assistance in deployment of ground-based instruments
    iii. Provide assistance in maintenance of ground-based instruments
    d) CGSM Core Sites:
    i. Provide support to build, modify, refurbish, or electronically connect remote physical sites; and to decommission and dispose remote physical sites
    ii. Operate and maintain remote physical sites
    e) Information Technology:
    i. Maintain and develop the ITI system monitoring tool
    ii. Maintain and develop the ITI configuration tool
    iii. Integrate ITI systems
    
    The requirement is subject to a preference for Canadian services.
    
    There are no security requirements associated with this requirement.
    
    The following Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements apply to this procurement as detailed below:
    
    -Inuvialuit Final Agreement: for deliveries* to Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories;
    -Nunavut Land Claims Agreement: for deliveries to Arviat, Rankin Inlet et Taloyoak in Nunavut;
    -Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Final Agreement: for deliveries to Dawson, Yukon;
    
      
    This bid solicitation is to establish a contract with task authorizations (TA) for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the bid solicitation, to the Identified Users across Canada, including areas subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements.
    
    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.
    
    This bid solicitation allows bidders to use the epost Connect service provided by Canada Post Corporation to transmit their bid electronically.  Bidders must refer to Part 2 entitled Bidder Instructions, and Part 3 entitled Bid Preparation Instructions, of the bid solicitation, for further information.
    
    
    9F045-210090/A
    Proulx, Jean-Renaud
    Telephone No. - (418) 905-0629
    
    
    Line 1, GO Canada OM&E Services FY21/22CSA
    
    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

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    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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    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
    Proulx, Jean-Renaud
    Phone
    (418) 905-0629 ( )
    Fax
    () -
    Address
    601-1550, Avenue d'Estimauville
    Québec
    Québec, Québec, G1J 0C7

    Buying organization(s)

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

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    Tender documents
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    French
    4
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    English
    55

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Alberta
    ,
    Manitoba
    ,
    Northwest Territories
    ,
    Nunavut Territory
    ,
    Saskatchewan
    ,
    Yukon
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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