GEOMATICS TRAINING

Trade Agreement: NAFTA/AIT/Canada-Peru FTA/Canada-Colombia FTA
Tendering Procedures: Generally only one firm has been invited
to bid
Attachment: None
Non-Competitive Procurement Strategy: Exclusive Rights
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Vendor Name and Address: 
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa Ontario
Canada
K2G1V8
Nature of Requirements: 
GEOMATICS TRAINING

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.

The Canadian Forces Support Training Group in coordination with
the Mapping and Charting Establishment (MCE) - School of
Military Mapping (SMM) require the delivery of a training
program that will satisfy the occupation performance
requirements for the CF Geomatics Technician occupation and
achieve the increased personnel production demands over the next
five years. The contracted service provider will develop and
deliver a training program exclusively for CF personnel that
will satisfy the Qualification Level  5A Geomatics Technician
performance requirements as defined in the Performance
Objectives detailed in CF Qualification Standard.  In addition,
the program must satisfy requirements for a post secondary
community college approved certificate in geomatics which
culminates in a provincially approved diploma in geomatics.In
order to provide training and information in Military context,
it will be necessary for  CF personnel from the School of
Military Mapping to  use the  service providers facilities to
supplement the training provided to incorporate a military
perspective.  It is necessary that the contracted service
provider be located within the city of Ottawa. The only known
facility located in Ottawa that can deliver the required
training resulting in a post secondary community college
approved certificate in geomatics which culminates in a
provincially approved diploma in geomatics, is Algonquin
College. Consequently in order to satisfy the requirement the
intention is to award a contract to Algonquin College - Ottawa,
Ontario.

Any interested supplier must demonstrate by way of a statement
of capabilities that they can meet the following requirements:
1) The Contractor must be within the National Capital Region.
2) The Contractor must be recognized as a diploma/degree
granting institution by the Ontario Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities. 
3) The Contractor must be prepared to begin the first program
start in Aug 2012.  
4) The Contractor must provide:
a.	 A computer classroom, dedicated to military students only,
which accomodates a maximum of 30 students.
b.	Office space for 12 CFSMM staff.
5) The Contractor must provide instructors that have experience
with the following program areas:  Statistics, Cartography, RSI,
H/N Geography, 3D Vis, Thematic Mapping and Project Management.
6) The Contractor must provide Geomatics training materials that
include examples of course materials, practical assignments and
assessment materials such as geodesy, remote sensing,
photogrammetry, GIS, programming in Python and HTML, web design
and mobile application, and related database manipulation.
7) The Contractor must incorporate practical work sessions
during the training in order to develop student skills for the
commonly used geomatics software applications in the
public/private sectors and that are also common to CF Geo Techs.
The software applications include, but are not limited to: ERDAS
Imagine (including the Leica Photogrammetric Suite), ESRI ArcGIS
and Adobe Photoshop.
Suppliers who consider themselves fully qualified and available
to provide the 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.

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.

An Advance Contract Award Notice (ACAN) allows departments and
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.