Inflatable Satellite Antenna Systems

Trade Agreement: WTO-AGP/NAFTA/AIT/Canada FTAs with
Peru/Colombia/Panama
Tendering Procedures: 
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
GATR Technologies
11506 Gilleland Road
Huntsville Alabama
United States
Nature of Requirements: 
Inflatable and Mobile Satellite Communications Antenna Kits


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
Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of its
client the Department of National Defence (DND), Valcartier,
intends to negotiate with GATR Technologies, for the supply and
delivery at Quebec City of ten (10) Inflatable and Mobile
Satellite Communications Antenna Kits. 

The Department of National Defence (DND) must be ready to deploy
personnel anywhere in its area of responsibility (AOR), which
extends from the northern border of Mexico to the 75th parallel
North and to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, to respond to a
domestic emergency in the form of an Immediate Reaction Unit
(IRU) and to conduct northern exercises to train troops for
deployment in the Canadian Arctic.  

To carry out this type of activities, DND must acquire satellite
communications antenna kits, operating in an environment of
Arctic activities and engagements. These special antenna kits
will have to be able to work in both Ku and X bands. The X Band
will use the WGS (WideBand Global Satcom) satellite
constellation, property of the US government and managed by the
US Department of Defense (DoD). This system is strictly
restricted for military use. DoD requires that all the equipment
utilized to access the WGS satellite constellation being
certified by them and only them. Uncertified equipment will be
denied access to the WGS satellite constellation. Also because
of the weight and volume limitations imposed by their transport
on commercial airlines or smaller aircraft, we need to acquire
antennas kits, which are extremely light, compact and easy to
transport. They must also be easy to assemble and disassemble,
given the frequent travel of our troops deployed in the field. 

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)
DND requires satellite communications antenna kits that satisfy
the following technical criteria:
The antenna must measure a minimum of 2.4 meters.
All the components of the satellite communications antenna kits
must withstand Canadian Arctic weather conditions, i.e. winds up
to a minimum of 60 Km/h and temperature as low as of - 30
Celsius degrees.
The total weight of the antenna and its components must not
exceed 300 pounds.
Each satellite communications antenna kit must be possible to
transport in a maximum of three (3) transport containers; each
transport container must measure a maximum of 33 in. x 22 in. x
17 in. 
Each satellite communications antenna kit must be possible to
assemble within 45 minutes.
Each satellite communications antenna kit must be possible to
disassemble within 45 minutes.
Each satellite communications antenna kit must operate on 120VAC
(Volt Alternate Current) and include a transformer that will
supply 24 volts DC to the compressor unit.
The LNB (Low Noise Block) must produce a gain of precisely 62Db
NF0.7Db
The antenna and its components must be capable of producing, at
minimum, elevation angles of 5 to 90 degrees.
Each satellite communications antenna kit must work in the Ku
band and be easily adaptable to the X band.
Each antenna kit must be WGS (WideBand Global Satcom) standards
certified.
Each component of the antenna kits (bands, amplifiers, injection
unit, cable etc.) must be compatible (connections/voltage) to
form the required satellite communications antenna kit.

4.	Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreements

- Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement
(WTO-AGP)

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier
The supplier selected in advance and identified with the section
9, GATR Technologies, is to our knowledge the only supplier
meeting all minimum essential requirements required at section
3.  

6.	Government Contracts Regulations Exception(s)
The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is invoked for this procurement under subsection: 
6(d) - "only one person is capable of performing the work". 

7.	Exclusions and/or Limited Tendering Reasons
The following exclusions and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the:

-  Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) - Article 506.12 (a) &(b);
-  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article
1016.2b).
-  World Trade Organization - Agreement on Government
Procurement (WTO-AGP - Art. XV

8.	 Delivery Date 
No later than 120 days after the contract awarded.

9.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier
GATR Technologies.
11506 Gilleland Road,
Huntsville, Alabama 35803.
USA

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

11.	Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities
The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is February 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (EST).

12.	Inquiries and submission of statements of capabilities
Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Jonathan Perron
Spécialiste en Approvisionnement / Supply Specialist
Direction des approvisionnements / Supply Directorate
Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada / Public
Works and Government Services Canada
601-1550 avenue d'Estimauville / 1550 d'Estimauville avenue,
Suite 601
Québec (Québec) G1J 0C7
Courriel : jonathan.perron@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Téléphone / Telephone : (418) 649-2838
Télécopieur / Facsimile: (418) 648-2209
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.

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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.