Acces to fire fighting and damage control training facility

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
COLLÈGE D'ENSEIGNEMENT GÉNÉRAL ET PROFESSIONNEL DE RIMOUSKI
2965 rue de l'Etchemin
St-Romuald Quebec
Canada
G6W7X5
Nature of Requirements: 
1.	Advance Contract Award Notice
	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 Requirement
	The Department of National Defence requires access to equipped
facilities that enable Canadian Forces Fleet School (CFFS(Q))
staff to provide fire fighting and flood control training in
accordance with the standards of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
damage control schools. The facilities must also enable staff to
provide sea survival and fall protection training.
	The training will be given to 360 recruits. CFFS(Q) must also
obtain the services of support resources to provide the training.
3.	Criteria for Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities 
	Interested suppliers must demonstrate by way of a statement of
capabilities that they meet the following requirements: 
To facilitate the daily commute of recruits, the supplier's
facilities must be located less than an hour away from a
military base and be able to accommodate 360 recruits between
June 10, 2013 and August 30, 2013. The recruits will stay at the
military base and will have to commute every day to take the
training on the supplier's premises.
The site layout must comply with the course standard. The course
standard is a PDF document entitled "Royal Canadian Navy - Basic
Military Naval Qualification." Since the document is large, it
can be given to suppliers on request.
The supplier's premises must include the facilities and
equipment needed to provide fire fighting and flood control
training in accordance with the course standard. The premises
must also enable staff to provide sea survival and fall
protection training. The following equipment must be provided:
Four classrooms that can seat at least 20 students and include
the following equipment in each class:
One computer with audio
One projector
One screen
One DVD player with audio
An outdoor area for a 10 X 40-foot maritime container
A parking space for 10 personal or service vehicles
An outdoor area for four 20 X 20 modular tents that will be used
as rest and meal areas for the recruits
An indoor rest area for CFFS(Q) military staff which can
accommodate at least 20 people
Access to a pool for sea survival exercises
Equipment to fill CO2 cylinders for 20-person rescue rafts
Two 15-foot scaffolds 
One I beam attached to the top of each scaffold which can
support up to 600lbs
Two changing rooms with showers: one for female and one for male
personnel
The supplier's facilities and equipment must be available from
June 10 to August 30, 2013 and be able to accommodate 360
recruits (about 300 Anglophones and 60 Francophones)
The supplier must provide the following staff as support for
CFFS(Q) instructors:
Four bilingual (English and French) resources who have taken the
fire fighting and first aid course as safety personnel
One bilingual Bronze Cross qualified lifeguard
One bilingual training coordinator
One technician for the repair and maintenance of fire fighting
and damage control equipment	
Two technicians to test breathing apparatuses
One janitor
·	The four resources proposed as safety resources must attend a
five-day familiarization course at a damage control training
centre in Halifax from May 29 to June 6, 2013.
4.	Applicability of Trade Agreement to the Procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) 
World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP) 
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 
5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
To our knowledge, the Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ) is the
only facility that meets the criteria in Section 3, Criteria for
Assessment of the Statement of Capabilities, of this document.
6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
Exception 6(d) of the Government Contracts Regulations has been
invoked for this requirement, since only one firm is able to
meet the contract requirements.
	The IMQ is the only specialized bilingual training centre less
than an hour's drive from a military base which can accommodate
at least 360 recruits from June 10, 2013 to August30, 2013 and
which has the facilities and equipment to provide fire fighting
and flood control training in accordance with the course
standard, as well as sea survival and fall protection training.
7.	Proposed Contract Period or Delivery Date
The period for the proposed contract is from contract award to
August 30, 2013.
8.	Supplier Proposed for this Contract
	Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ)
	2965 De l'Etchemin Street
	Saint-Romuald, Quebec  G6W 7X5

9.	Closing Date for a Submission of a Statement of Capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is May21, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. (EST). 
10.	Inquiries and Submission of Statements of Capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be sent to:
Josée Roy
Procurement Officer
Public Works and Government Services
1550 D'Estimauville Avenue
Quebec City, Quebec
G1C 0C7
Tel.: 418-649-2932
Fax: 418-648-2209
E-mail: Josee.Roy@tpsgc-pwgsc.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
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calendar days, indicating to the supplier community that it
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before the closing date, a Statement of Capabilities that meets
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Capabilities be found to meet the requirements set out in the
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statement of capabilities in writing to the contact person
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how the supplier meets the advertised requirements.

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