Cold Climate Railway Technologies

Solicitation number T8009-180251/B

Publication date

Closing date and time 2020/07/20 14:00 EDT


    Description
    Trade Agreement: Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
    Competitive Procurement Strategy: Best Overall  Proposal
    Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
    Nature of Requirements: 
    
    Cold Climate Railway Technologies
    
    T8009-180251/B
    Holvec, Monique
    Telephone No. - (647) 616-3991
    
    Transport Canada’s (TC) Innovation Centre (IC) works closely with industry, academia, and other government organizations to research, test and evaluate the safety, efficiency and environmental performance of the railway industry in Canada. 
    
    Transport Canada (TC) has a requirement for a wide range of Research, Design and Development (RD&D) tasks relating to railway operations in cold climatic conditions. This requirement relates to the research and development of improved procedures and materials, and the application of innovative technologies for efficient and safe operation of railways in cold climatic conditions.
    
    TC is seeking a research facility with capabilities to conduct testing and evaluation of track infrastructure materials, procedures and innovative technologies in a revenue service environment with a Canadian Class 1 railway(s) that is flexible, agile and close to real-time capacity to address planned and unforeseen issues in the Canadian rail environment related to continental climate and extreme winter weather operations. 
    
    The period of the contract will be from the date of Contract award to March 31st, 2023 with the option to extend the contract two (2) additional one (1) year periods.
    
    Please refer to the Request for Proposal document for complete details regarding this requirement, including the mandatory evaluation criteria, and basis of selection.
    
    
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    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Public Works and Government Services Canada
    Address
    11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
    Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Holvec, Monique
    Phone
    (647) 616-3991 ( )
    Email
    monique.holvec@pwgsc-tpsgc.gc.ca
    Fax
    () -
    Address
    Ontario Region
    10th Floor, 4900 Yonge Street
    Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6A6

    Buying organization(s)

    Organization
    Transport Canada
    Address
    330 Sparks St
    Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0N5
    Canada
    Bidding details

    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.

    Tender documents
    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    000
    French
    7
    000
    English
    40

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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Ontario (except NCR)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price
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