Clean Transportation Initiative Call for Proposals

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: The bidder must supply Canadian goods
and/or services
Attachment: None
Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 
Title:  Clean Transportation Initiative Call for Proposals

Requirement

Transport Canada is seeking proposals, through this Clean
Transportation Initiative (CTI) Call for Proposals solicitation,
for research and development projects or studies aimed at
reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution in
three transportation sectors: Aviation; Marine, and Rail. 

The proposed Work must be complete no later than March 31, 2016.
Only proposals that have a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 1
to 6 will be considered. More information about the types of
proposals that may be submitted and TRLs can be found in the
Call for Proposals solicitation document.

The Bidder must provide a co-investment equal to or greater than
25% of the total project cost. Details about the Bidder's
co-investment can be found in the Call for Proposals
solicitation document. 

The Bidder must not have received a grant under Transport
Canada's Clean Rail Academic Grant Program.

Financial

The Bidder's Financial Proposal must not exceed $200,000.00 CAD,
Goods and Services Tax (GST) or the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
extra, if applicable. This does not include the co-investment
made by the Bidder, which will form part of the total project
cost. 

The total funding available for all contracts is approximately
$2,400,000.00 CAD, GST/HST extra. A breakdown of funding by
fiscal year and by transportation sector can be found in the
Call for Proposals solicitation document.

Trade Agreements

The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) applies to this
procurement.  

This procurement is excluded from the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) under Annex 1001.1b-2, Section B, class A -
Research and Development, and excluded from the World Trade
Organization - Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO-AGP)
under Appendix 1, Annex 4.

The requirement is limited to Canadian suppliers and Canadian
goods and/or services.

Basis of Selection - Highest Rated within Budget

To be declared responsive, a proposal must:

(a)	comply with all the requirements of the Call for Proposals
solicitation;
(b)	meet all Mandatory Criteria and Certifications; and
(c)	obtain the minimum score required to pass the Point-Rated
Criteria. 

Proposals not meeting (a) or (b) or (c) will be declared
non-responsive.

Details of the Certifications, Mandatory Criteria and
Point-Rated Criteria can be found in the Call for Proposals
solicitation document.

Three Pools of Pre-qualified Proposals will be established, one
for each of the three transportation Priority Areas (aviation,
marine, rail). 

The Pools of Pre-qualified Proposals will be determined based on
the point-rated scores (ranked highest to lowest) for the
responsive proposals in each transportation Priority Area. The
Pool of Pre-qualified Proposals will only identify the highest
ranked proposals up to the available funding. 

The establishment of the Pool of Pre-qualified Proposals is
approved in principle and will not constitute a guarantee on the
part of Canada that a contract will be awarded.

Contracting

Once a proposal has been pre-qualified, the Bidder will
participate in the development of a Statement of Work (SOW)
based on the Bidder's pre-qualified proposal. The SOW will form
part of any resulting contract. The price will be subject to
negotiation. The Bidder may be required to provide additional
information such as financial information to demonstrate its
capacity to undertake the Work and price support to demonstrate
the costs are fair and reasonable. 

Contracting Authority

For further information, please contact the PWGSC Contracting
Authority:

Brooke Taylor
Supply Team Leader
Science Procurement Directorate
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Telephone:  819-956-1674
E-mail address:  brooke.taylor@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

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.