JACK Software

Trade Agreement: 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: 
SIEMENS INDUSTRY SOFTWARE LTD./SIEMENS LOGICIELS (INDUSTRIE),
LTEE
5005 Rue Lévy
Saint-Laurent Quebec
Canada
H4R2N9
Nature of Requirements: 

W7719-145257/A

"JACK" Software

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

The Department of National Defence (DND), Defence Research and
Development Canada (DRDC), Toronto, ON, has a requirement for
Digital Human Modeling (DHM) software, one (1) floating license,
and 12 months software maintenance and support, as well as the
option for 2 additional one year periods of software maintenance
and support.   This software will be used to investigate
Physical Demands Analysis for Griffon Helicopter Aircrew toward
mitigating neck and back trouble. This investigation will be
cost and time effective when done using a motion capture suit
and porting the postural and motion data directly into the DHM
and carrying out the analysis in a virtual world.

3.	Criteria for assessment of the Statement of Capabilities
(Minimum Essential Requirements)

3.1	Must be able to accept motion capture data from Animazoo and
XSens to drive the mannequin;
3.2	Must be able to calculate joint forces and torques;
3.3	Must export scene data to 3D goggles;
3.4	Must create custom mannequin and manually position the
mannequin
3.5	Must create static clearance limits for posture calculation;
3.6	Must import and modify CAD geometries as well as create and
modify custom geometries;
3.7	Must generate reach and vision cones;
3.8	Must create a motion script.

4.	Applicability of the trade agreements to the procurement

The procurement is subject to the following trade agreements:

-  Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
-  North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

5.	Justification for the Pre-Identified Supplier

There is only one known supplier that can provide a software
package that can fulfill the requirements identified in part 3
of the Advanced Contract Award Notice.  The JACK software
provided by Siemens Industry Software Ltd. enables the
measurement of aircrew body postures as they perform their tasks
in a virtual environment.  These measurements will facilitate
the Physical Demands Analysis required to analyze the
capabilities.  Motion Capture and Digital Human Modelling
capabilities are essential to analyzing these postures in a
virtual environment.   Siemens Industry Software Ltd. is the
sole authorized distributor of Tecnomatix JACK software in
Canada.

6.	Government Contracting Regulations Exception

The following exception(s) to the Government Contracts
Regulations is (are) 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 exclusion(s) and/or limited tendering reasons are
invoked under the:

- Agreement on Internal trade (AIT) - Articles 506.12 (b),
"Where there is an absence of competition for technical reasons
and the goods or services can be supplied only by  a particular
supplier and no alternative or substitute exists."

- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Article 1016
(b), "where, for works of art, or for reasons connected with the
protection of patents, copyrights or other exclusive rights, or
proprietary information or where there is an absence of
competition for technical reasons, the goods or services can be
supplied only by a particular supplier and no reasonable
alternative or substitute exists."

8.	Period of the proposed contract or delivery date

The software, floating license and warranty must be delivered
within 2 weeks of contract award

9. 	Cost estimate of the proposed contract

The estimated value of the contract is $85,892.00 (HST/GST
extra),

10.	Name and address of the pre-identified supplier

Siemens Industry Software Ltd.
Industry Sector
5005 Levy St.
St-Laurent, Quebec
H4R 2N8

11.	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.

12.	Closing date for a submission of a statement of capabilities

The closing date and time for accepting statements of
capabilities is 11 December 2013 at 2:00 PM.

13.	Inquiries and submissions of statements of capabilities

Inquiries and statements of capabilities are to be directed to:

Louise Smith
Supply Team Leader
33 City Centre Drive - Suite 480C, Mississauga, Ontario L5B2N5
Telephone: 905-615-2028
Facsimile: 905-615-2060
E-mail: louise.smith@pwgsc.gc.ca


Delivery Date: 31/12/2013

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.