MEOSAR Ground Segment Phase II RFI

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: 
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Trade Agreement: Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements: 

Title: MEOSAR Ground Segment RFI

Revision History

Amendment 24 - This amendment serves to publicize: 1 - responses to questions posed by vendors; 2 - the second MEOSAR Ground Segment Summary of Feedback and Outcomes document, which summarizes the feedback received on a full slate of draft Request for Proposal (RFP) documents; 3 - the decks presented during the vendor visits to the MEOLUT sites at Riverbend, AB and Goose Bay, NL; and 4 - questions posed and answers provided during the vendor visits to the MEOLUTsites at Riverbend, AB and Goose Bay, NL.

Amendment 23 - This amendment serves to answer questions posed by vendors.

Amendment 22 - This amendment serves to answer questions posed by vendors.

Amendment 21 - This amendment serves to correct the dates for the site visits to the prospective antenna installation sites at Riverbend, Alberta and Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada is offering opportunities for all interested vendors of the MEOSAR Ground Segment Phase II to participate in visiting the prospective sites for antenna installation at Goose Bay, Newfoundland on October 13-14, 2016 and at Riverbend, Alberta on October 26-27, 2016.

Amendment 20 - This amendment serves to answer questions posed by vendors.

Amendment 19 - Thisamendment serves to extend the period for comments on the draft terms and conditions. Vendors are invited to provide comments on the draft terms and conditionsto the contracting authority listed below before September 2, 2016.

Amendment 18 - This amendment is to post the draft terms and conditions for review. Vendors are invited to provide comments on the draft to the contracting authority listed below before August 26, 2016.

Amendment017 - This amendment is to seek vendor interest for site visits tothe prospective antenna installation sites at Riverbend, Alberta and Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Interested vendors must RSVPto the Contracting Authority by email at alan.chan@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca by close of business on Thursday, August 25, 2016.

Amendment 016 - This amendment serves to publicize the draft Logistics Statement of Work. Vendors are invited to provide comments on the draft to the contracting authority listed below before August 26, 2016.

Amendment 015 - This amendment servesto publicize the draft bid evaluation plan. Vendors are invited to provide comments on thedraft to the contracting authority listed below before August 26,2016.

Amendment 014 - Thisamendment serves to answer questions posed by vendors.

Amendment013- This amendment serves to publicize the draft Ground Segment Acronym List,and also to extend the periodfor comments on the draft ConOps document, thedraft In-ServiceSupport Statement of Work and the draft Statement of Work for the Build and Commissioning of Medium Earth Orbit Local User terminals (MEOLUTs). Vendors are invitedto provide comments on these drafts to the contracting authority listed below before August 26, 2016.

Amendment 012- This amendment serves to extend the period for commentsonthe draft ConOps document, the draft In-Service Support Statement of Workand the draft Statement of Work for the Build and Commissioningof Medium Earth Orbit LocalUser terminals (MEOLUTs). Vendors are invited to provide comments on these drafts to thecontracting authority listed below before August 5, 2016.

Amendment 011- This amendment serves to extend the period for comments on the draft Statement of Work for the BuildandCommissioning of Medium Earth Orbit Local User terminals (MEOLUTs). Vendorsare invited to provide comments on the draft SOW to the contracting authority listed below before August 2, 2016.

Amendment 010 -This amendment serves to publicize the draft ConOps document and the draft In-Service Support Statement of Work. Vendorsareinvited to provide comments on the draft ConOps document and draft In-Service Support SOW to the contracting authority before August 2, 2016.

Amendment 009 - This amendment serves to answer questions posed by vendors.

Amendment 008 - This amendment serves to extend the period for comments on the draft Statement of Workfor the Build and Commissioning ofMedium EarthOrbit Local User terminals (MEOLUTs).Vendors are invited to provide comments on the draft SOW to the contracting authority listed belowbefore July 14, 2016.

Amendment 007 - This amendment serves to publicize the draft Statement of Workfor the Build and Commissioning of Medium Earth Orbit Local User terminals(MEOLUTs).Vendors are invited to provide comments on this draft documentto the contracting authority listed below before June 27, 2016.

Amendment 006 -This amendment serves to publicize 1) questions posed andanswers provided during the vendorvisits tothe Canadian Mission Control centre; 2) the deck presented during the vendorvisits to the Canadian Mission Control Centre; and 3) the MEOSAR Ground Segment Summary of Findingsdocument, whichsummarizes the feedback received andrelated outcomesfrom the industry engagementsession.

Amendment 005 - This amendment was raised to extend the RFI period to March 31, 2017.

Amendment 004 - This amendment was raised to seek interest for a vendorsite visit tothe Canadian Mission Control Centre at Trenton.

Amendment 003 - This amendment was raised 1) to address the distributionof thedocuments referenced in section 1.6, Applicable Documents (AD), of the RFI; 2) to answer questions posed by vendors by email; 3) to summarize questions posed and answersprovided during the one-on-one meetings that took place on November 12, 13 and16, 2015; and 4) to provide additional technical information. 

Amendments 001 & 002 - This amendment was raised toaddress errors in the RFI and insert Innovation, ScienceandEconomic DevelopmentCanada's questions on engagement into the RFI document.

Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue Ground Segment Phase II Request For Information

General

The DepartmentofNational Defence is engaging suppliers for theMediumEarthOrbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) Project Ground Segment Phase II in orderto develop theStatement of Work,
Specifications, and Evaluation Criteria, and obtain pricing information for the corresponding requirement including in-service support for thefirst 5 years.

Background

Canada is apioneer in satellite-aided search and rescue andhas played a leadership role in creating a global system based onsatellitebeacons. Canada, together withRussia, France and the United States has contributed totheCOSPAS-SARSAT (C/S) system.

MEOSAR is the next generation satellite system which aims toreplace the current Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system. It will provide additional coverage and amoreaccurate detection and location capability for the Searchand Rescue teams. As part ofthe Space Segment, Canada will provide 24MEOSAR repeaters to beintegrated into the United States Global Positioning System III.

The Ground Segment consists of satellite ground terminals known in the C/S context as Local UserTerminals (LUTS), which track the MEOSAR satellites, and receive and process the transmissions of the distress radio beacons as relayed by those satellites.

Forfurther backgroundinformation please see the attached Request for Information (RFI) document.

The Requirement

Please refer to the RFI document attached to this procurement.

The Procurement Process

The procurement process includes therelease of this Request for Information (RFI) followed by a Request for Proposal (RFP). Amendments will be posted under this Requisition Number once
further information is availableincluding the draft statement of work, and evaluation plan and criteria.

TheRFI willinclude an IndustryDays, One-on-One meetings and submission of the RFI responses. The schedule forthe above is as follows:

Industry Day - November 12, 2015
One-on-One meeting  in the afternoon and the days immediately after the industry day.
Submission of the RFI Responses - Dec. 14, 2015 

A summaryof thefeedback received from the RFI processwill be posted on buy and sell to enhance openness and fairness. Attendanceat the Industry Day is not required in order to
submit a response to any follow-on RFP. 

Following the review of the RFI responses, an amendmentto the RFI willposted to include a draft statement of work, specifications, and evaluation plan and criteria including value proposition and Industrial Technological Benefit (if applicable). This information will be posted for review onceavailable.

The finalRFPis anticipatedtobe posted in Fall 2016.

Industrial Technological Benefit

The Industrial andRegional Technological Benefits Policy, includingValue Propositionmay apply to this procurement. Vendors are encouraged to familiarizethemselves withthe ValueProposition Guide, located on the Industry Canada website (http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/086.nsf/eng/h_00005.html). 

Notes to Interested Firms

This RFIrequest is not abid solicitation nor will it result in aContract. 

Potential respondentsare advisedthat any information submitted in response to this RFI request may be used by Canada in thedevelopment of a subsequentcompetitive RFP. Canada is not boundtoaccept any Expression of Interest or to consider it further in anyassociated documents such as a RFP.

The issuance of this RFI request does not create an obligation for Canada to issue a subsequent RFP, and does not bind Canada legally or otherwise, to enterinto any agreement or to accept any suggestionsfrom organizations. Canada reserves the rightto accept or reject any or all comments received.

There will be no short listing of firms forpurposes of undertaking any future work as a result ofthisRFIrequest. Similarly, participation in this RFI requestis nota condition or prerequisite for participation in any RFP(s).

Companies participating in this RFI should identify any submitted information that is to be considered as either company confidential or proprietary.

All enquiries and othercommunications including submission of theRFIResponse related must be directed exclusively to the Contracting Authority as follows:

PublicWorks and Government Services Canada
Acquisitions Branch
11Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0S5

ATTN: Ashley Byrnes
TEL: 873-469-4453
E-mail:ashley.byrnes@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right tonegotiate with suppliers on anyprocurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
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.